A period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1000 years.
Middle Ages

A landed estate in the Middle Ages.
A Manor

Who were the Christians fighting in the Crusades?
The Muslims

Religion that vast majority practiced.
Christianity
What did people think caused The Plague in Medieval Europe?

God's punishment
Bad air/smells (miasma)
Position of planets
What increased between Europe and Asia because of the Crusades.
Trade

A political and social system of the Middle Ages in which powerful nobles gave land to lesser nobles in exchange for service and loyalty.
Feudalism

In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.

Monastery
What was promised if Christians went on a Crusade?
Sins are forgiven and get to go to heaven.

Peasants who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or vassal.
Serfs
The plague was caused by...
fleas on rats
The name of the military expeditions from Christian Europe to Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries.
The Crusades

Lessor nobles who received land and protection in exchange for their loyalty and service.
Vassals

What was one positive about the plague in Europe during the 1300's?
Serfs earned more money and ended feudalism.
What geographic features played a key role in trade and communication throughout Europe.
Rivers, seas, and oceans
