Purposes of Government
The government pays for projects like roads and schools
Which purpose of gov is this?
Provide Public Services
What year did the Roman Empire official “end”?
476 CE
Who was at the bottom of the feudal pyramid?
Serfs
True or False: Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions
TRUE
What is another name for the Bubonic Plague?
Black Death
Black Plague
Which purpose of government is best represented in this scenario?
The U.S. government supports a standing army to protect that nation from enemies foreign and domestic.
Prepare for the Common Defense
What was the name of the Eastern Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire
Which social group was at the top of the feudal pyramid?
The Monarch
(King or Queen)
Who was considered the “head” of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
How many Europeans died as a result of the plague?
40% of the European population
Why do governments mint their own money/currency?
Promote an Economic System
Which is NOT a reason the Roman Empire fell?
Bad Leadership
Money Problems
Military Defeats
Islamic invaders from the east
Islamic invaders from the east
Which social class provided protection to people?
The Knights
True or False: Islam is older than Christianity
False
True or False: Both the plague and COVID spread through social interaction
True
A school allows a Christian student to wear a cross necklace to school.
Purpose of government is this?
Protect individual rights
(freedom of religion)
Fill in the blank:
Rome is to the Roman Empire as
__________ is to the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
What did the serfs provide in exchange for protection?
Serfs worked the land
What part of the world did both Christians and Muslims want control over during the Crusades?
The Holy Land
(Israel or Jerusalem)
Which Feudal class gained more rights and wealth in directly after the Black Plague ?
The Serfs
Beyonce was speeding home from the Grammys. She got pulled over and got a ticket, even though she’s famous?
Which Purpose of government is this?
Promote Rule of Law
Why did Rome decide to split into two?
Rome was too big
Invaders took over and decided to split Rome
Not enough money to fund the whole empire
Internal conflict
Rome was too big
Feudalism was the primary political system of the medieval Europe (the middle ages).
How many years did the middle ages last?
1000 years
(500 CE - 1500 CE)
How many crusades we're there?
8 major Crusades between 1096-1291
This was a form of primitive medicine used by Plague doctors to cure sick patients. It involved purposefully cutting blood vessels.
Blood Letting