What type of armor did most knights wear during the middle ages.
Chain Mail
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Knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land was called
A vassal
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What is the Holy Land
Palestine. region where Jesus had lived, preached, and died.
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To be officially cast out from the church
Excommunicate
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How did trade contribute to spread of the Black Death?
Traders brought rats carrying the disease on trading ships
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What kind of swords did knights carry?
Broad sword
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System of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals
Feudalism
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What was the ultimate goal of all the Crusades?
Retake the Holy Land
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King of England and leader of the Christian forces during the Third Crusade. Negotiated a peace treaty with Saladin.
King Richard I
Richard Lionheart
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What role did fleas have in spreading the disease?
Fed on infected rats, then passed the disease on to humans
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Who worked directly under the knights? Knights in training
Squire
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What was a knights most important and most expensive piece of equipment?
Horse
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The fourth crusade ended with….
The Crusaders excommunicated and never reaching the Holy Land
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A deadly plague that swept through Europe, killing an estimated 2/3 of the population.
Black Death
Bubonic Plague
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What were the 3 main forms of the Plague?
Bubonic, Pneumonic, speticemic
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When was plate armor introduced in Medieval Europe?
Late 13th Century
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What led to the growth of Europe's population in the Middle Ages?
New technologies in farming that produced larger harvests, plow, horse collar, etc.
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Describe the situation in Jerusalem before the Crusades
Muslims controlled the holy land but allowed Christian pilgrimage
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Leader of the Muslim Empire during the Third Crusade and brilliant strategist. Respected by both Christians and Muslims alike
Saladin
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What is a pandemic?
Epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through human populations across large areas
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What were the name of the English arrow tips that were extremely sharp, that were used for English longbows
Bodkin tips
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Code of Conduct used by Knights
Code of Conduct used by Samurai
Chivalry
Bushido
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Three reasons why the Crusades failed
Christian's were outnumbered
Crusaders had to travel huge distances, many died along the way
Crusaders weren't prepared to fight in desert climate
Poor planning
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What is a pandemic?
Epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through human population across a large area.
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Give me three ways the Plague was spread?
droplet contact – coughing or sneezing on another person
direct physical contact – touching an infected person
indirect contact – usually by touching soil contamination or a contaminated surface
airborne transmission – if the microorganism can remain in the air for long periods
fecal-oral transmission – usually from contaminated food or water sources
vector borne transmission – carried by insects or other animals