Horrible Histories
Two things weakened feudalism during the Middle Ages, the Crusades and the _______________
Black Death
What religious group was most powerful in Europe?
Catholic Church
How much of Europe’s population was killed by the Black Death?
Half
What is the vernacular language of the United States?
English
The Black Death resulted in workers gaining better wages and more ___
Rights
What minority group was blamed for the Black Plague and persecuted?
Jews
Who are clergy?
Church officials
Heresy was considered a crime against the ______ and could be punishable by death
Catholic Church
The goal of reform movements was to _________ the Catholic Church
Improve
What is a Catholic worship service called?
Mass
The word "ghetto" was originally used to describe Jewish communities that were forced to live ____________
Separately
The Great Schism was a division in the Catholic Church where three different people claimed to be ________at once
Pope
Famine is an extreme lack of what resource?
food
What change made literature more accessible to regular people?
It was written in the vernacular language
What human trade route did the Black Death use to travel from Asia to Europe?
Silk Road
Why was Joan of Arc executed by the English?
Accused of being a witch
Excommunication means removal from the church and _____________
Heaven
What is a plague?
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
What started the Hundred Years’ War?
King Edward III of England declared himself king and invaded France
What group were often scapegoats in Medieval Europe?
Jewish people
What made merchants more likely to spread disease?
Constant travel
What concerns about the medieval Catholic Church led to reform movements?
It was too rich and powerful
How did the English get an early advantage in the Hundred Years’ War?
Superior weapons
The Reconquista was meant to push what group out of the Iberian Peninsula?
Muslims
What modern countries did the Reconquista create?
Spain and Portugal
The Black Death traveled to Europe on ____ carried by ____traveling on human caravans and ships.
Fleas, Rats
What was the purpose of the Inquisition?
To question and punish heretics
Why would longbows and cannons be an advantage in war?
Long range
What is one benefit of using paper money?
Lighter, easier to produce, easier to store
Spanish leaders feared that their subjects were secretly practicing what religion?
Judaism