The Black Death + impact
What deadly disease devastated Europe in the 1300s and was also known as "The Black Death".
The Bubonic Plague
What type of fortified structure did nobles live in that was built for protection and defense during the Middle Ages?
A castle
What powerful empire collapsed in Western Europe in 476 CE, helping lead to the Middle Ages?
The Roman Empire
What places grew larger during the Middle Ages as people moved there to work, trade, and live?
Towns
What large, elaborate Christian churches built during the Middle Ages were often the center of city life?
Cathedrals
What common animal carried fleas that helped spread the Black Death?
Rats
What title was given to a warrior who served a lord or king during the medieval period?
A knight
What group of people from northern and eastern Europe invaded Roman lands and contributed to Rome’s fall?
Germanic tribes
What travelers traded goods between Europe and Asia, helping increase wealth and cultural exchange?
Merchants
What style of architecture featured tall structures, pointed arches, and large stained-glass windows?
Gothic
What major trade route connecting Europe and Asia helped spread the Black Death more quickly?
The silk road
What was the code of conduct that knights were expected to follow. That emphasized bravery, loyalty, and honor?
Chivalry
What system developed after Rome’s fall where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service?
Feudalism
What series of trade routes connected Europe and Asia and helped increase the exchange of goods like spices?
The silk road
What type of decorated handwritten book, often containing religious texts and colorful illustrations, was created by medieval monks?
Illuminated manuscripts
What group of people was unfairly blamed and persecuted during the Black Death?
Jewish people
What was the central tower or strongest part of a medieval castle, often used as the last line of defense?
The keep
What social class worked the land in the feudal system in medieval europe
Serfs/peasantry
What organizations were formed by craftspeople and merchants to control quality, training, and prices of goods?
Guilds
What colorful windows made of small pieces of glass were used in Gothic cathedrals to tell Bible stories and let in light?
Stained-glass windows
What medieval economic and social system weakened after the Black Death because of labor shortages?
Feudalism
What type of battle armaments would knights bring into battles in the early-middle medieval ages
Long sword/lance and chainmail armor
What was the name for the land granted by a lord to a vassal in return for service and loyalty?
A fief
What large, temporary marketplaces held in medieval towns allowed merchants from many regions to gather and trade goods?
Trade Fairs (medieval fairs)
What writing material made from treated animal skin was commonly used to create illuminated manuscripts before paper became widespread in Europe?
Parchment