Charlemagne was the king of what land?
The Francs or Frankish Lands
What is the difference between a peasant and a serf
a serf was bound to the land (manor) and could not leave it, whereas a peasant could leave
The Battle of Hastings is depicted in this artwork...what is this artwork called?
The Bayeux Tapestry
What crusade were kids a main victim of the war?
Childrens Crusade
political and social order that developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects; nobles offered protection and land in return for service.
Feudalism
The Black Death is also known as the __________Plague
Bubonic or Black
What people were from Scandanavia (Norse Lands) who were politically organized and ended up settling in England and France?
Danish Vikings
what is the term for a piece of land granted from a lord to his vassal
fief
Who is depicted here (look at all the clues)
Joan of Arc
The Magna Carta limited the power of _____ and was signed in _____
the King / 1215
in medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked.
Manor
800 - The Pope
Where is the Frankish Kingdom
What is a peninsula and name two that are shown here
area surrounded by water on three sides....Iberian, Balkan, Italian, Scandinavian...
What does excommunicate mean?
to remove from the Church
in the Middle Ages, the ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; it was a code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold.
Chivalry
In what year did the Black Death reach Europe?
1347
What early Viking explorer discovered the continent of America on what is now Newfoundland?
Leif Ericson
Which Holy Roman Crusade was the ONLY successful one against the Muslims?
The 1st Crusade
Put the following places in order from North to South (stating the northernmost city first) : Crete, Paris, Rome, London,
London, Paris, Rome, Crete
Which Crusade is known as the "Kings Crusade" and name 2 European rulers that fought in it?
Phillip II (Augustus) - Fr
Frederick Barbarosa - HRE
King Richard - England
A weapon used by the Pope that would place an entire area under _____________, meaning that no Church services or sacraments could be performed
interdict
The Black Death began on which continent?
Asia
Who was crowned King of England after the Battle of Hastings?
William the Conqueror or William the 1st
This teenage heroine famously led grown men into war at the Battle of Orleans.
Joan de Arc
Where is the mediterranean sea?
If I am in the Adriatic Sea and I take a direct rout to Kaffa (Caffa), list four other seas that I would have to sail through...
Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean, Sea of Marmara, Black
Throughout the Middle Ages there were two major battles for power going on throughout the different European kingdoms ...what are these two different battles for power (between _____ and ______ and also a battle between _________ and ________)
Church and Monarchs
Monarchs and Nobles
If it is one century after the Battle of Hastings and I have 3000 acres of land, how many acres are unplanted in one year and what is the term for that?
1000- fallow
How did the Black Death affect Europe economically?
wages rose and trade declined
What year was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
This Pope called for the Holy War (First Crusade) to be launched against the Muslim Turks over Jerusalem?
Pope Urban II
Picture the Carolingian line...
How is Pepin related to Charles Martel and also to Charlemagne?
Pepin is the son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne
Who was King Richard's brother that raised taxes, was fabled as an "Evil Prince", and that the nobles forced to sign the Magna Carta once he was King?
King John
What do the leaves or outgrowths of the "medieval flower" represent?
collapse of trade/towns
loss of literacy/learning
Put these forms of the Plague in order from most dangerous/deadly to least dangerous/deadly:
Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic
Septicemic, Pneumonic, Bubonic