Vocab
What are monks?
Religious men that lived apart, in isolation communities called monasteries
Where did the Black Plague originate?
Asia
Which position did the Pope and King fight over the rights to elect?
Bishops
What are serfs?
Peasants who lived and worked on the manor in exchange for protection
Who built a European Christian Empire and was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800CE?
Charlemagne
What are the Middle Ages?
Another name for Medieval Europe. Also referred to as the Dark Ages
Which song has to do with the Black Plague?
Ring Around the Rosie
What did the Pope make the King do before he would talk to the King after he was excommunicated?
Stand in the snow barefoot for three days
What is feudalism?
A system of protection where land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land
When did Feudalism begin to spread to England?
After William the Conqueror invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings
What are manors?
A large estate of land often owned by a lord
What did doctors believe caused or spread the Black Plague?
Bad air
Which side believed the Pope should be the leader of all churches in both the east and west?
The west
What is the portcullis of a castle?
A strong gate that hangs above the entrance and has points at the bottom
What is the Bailey of a castle?
It is the courtyard
What is the Magna Carta?
Called the "great charter" which was a document listing basic rights that the king had to honor
What did many people believe caused the Black Plague?
Sins and this is punishment from God
What was the “Great Schism”?
The split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church of today.
Who is the top of the social class pyramid in Medieval Europe?
The Pope
Which group of people participated in the First Crusade?
Peasants and Knights
What are the Crusades?
A series of wars fought over the Holy Land
Which religion was promoted during the Spanish Inquisition?
Christianity
What did the Pope promise if people went to war during the Crusades and reconquered the holy land?
Anyone who went would have all of his/her sins forgiven and go to heaven.
What shape were the best keeps of a castle made into?
Round
Improvements, Feudalism declines, Turks still rule the Holy Land, Travel, Trade