Vocabulary
What is Feudalism?
The relationship between lord and vassal
What carried the bubonic plague?
Fleas and rats
How many Crusades were there?
3
Someone from your team has 20 seconds to draw a diagram of Feudalism on the board.
Kings
Lord/Noble
Knight
Peasants
Serfs
True or False: Catholicism is a sect of Christianity.
True
What were Venice and Flanders?
Major trading centers created in Europe
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Black Death?
A. Feudalism was weakened
B. Trade increased
C. 70-200 million people died
D. Inflation of goods
B. Trade DECREASED
What was the economic cause of the Crusades?
Europeans wanted the wealth and land in the Middle East
What was the largest group in the Feudal System?
Peasants/Serfs
Define Inquisition
Church Court
What is natural law?
The belief that some rights and values are human nature
What year did the Black Death strike Europe?
1346
What was the name of the Muslim leader we talked about in the 3rd Crusade?
Saladin
What caused the end of Feudalism?
The Black Death
What was the "Christian capital" of Europe??
Constantinople
What is the Holy Land?
The land of Jerusalem in the Middle East that was fought over by Christians and Muslims
What group do historians believe are partially responsible for the spreading of the Bubonic Plague?
The Mongol Empire and/or Vikings
Who was the final country left fighting on the side of the Christians in the 3rd Crusade?
England
What year did the Age of Feudalism begin?
810 A.D.: Age of Feudalism
Name 3 ways in which Catholics served the people of Medieval Europe
Ran schools
Ran hospitals
Helped the poor
Who was Emperor Henry IV?
The king who was kicked out of his society for going against the power of the Pope
What is a disease that is currently killing people throughout the world, similarly to the epidemic of the Black Death?
AIDS
What city was captured during the Crusades?
Jerusalem
List the 3 ways Feudalism helped Europe's economy
1. Created trading companies
2. Created banks
3. Created Guilds (Business Groups)
Who called the beginning of the Crusades as being a "Holy War"? (Hint: One word answer)
the Pope