Geography
Feudalism
The Catholic Church
Medieval Society
The Black Plague
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What city fell to the barbaric tribe, the Visigoths, in 476 CE?
Rome
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What are the 4 tiers of Feudalism?
Ruler, Noble, Knight, & Peasant
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Who is the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
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What was a guild?
A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
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What was the primary way that the Bubonic Plague spread throughout Europe?
Fleas on rats
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What was the central issue in the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV?
Who got to appoint local church officials
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What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constatinople
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What was the role of the peasant in a feudal society?
To farm the land in exchange for protection and food for themselves
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How many sacraments are there within the Catholic faith?
7
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What significant document (signed in 1215) influenced many future documents related to human rights?
The Magna Carta
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What percentage of the European population died from the plague?
30-60%
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What did Charlemagne claim to be emperor of?
The Roman Empire
300
What major sea is this?
Mediterranean Sea
300
What was the role of the knights in a feudal society?
Providing military service to their lord in exchange for land
300
Who was the founder of the Catholic Church?
Jesus Christ
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What was the primary method of timekeeping in a medieval village?
The Church Bell
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Where did the plague originate?
China
300
What economic system replaced Feudalism?
Capitalism
400
What empire is this?
The Holy Roman Empire
400
What was the role of a noble in a feudal society?
Ruling over their territories and overseeing the peasants who worked on their land in exchange for protection
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What type of days did the church celebrate that gave peasants the day off from work?
Holy and Saint's Days
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What event occurred all over Europe in the late 14th century?
Peasant Revolts
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What 2 cities lost over half of their population to the plague?
Paris and Florence
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Who fought in the Hundred Years War?
England and France
500
What empire is this?
The Byzantine Empire
500
How did the Crusades affect the feudal system?
Lords/Vassals used almost all their money to fight in the crusades, leading to them selling off their land to serfs or towns, breaking the feudal bonds
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What is Excommunication?
To be kicked out of the Catholic Church
500
What are the 3 stages of becoming a knight?
Page, Squire, and Knight
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What city did the Mongols launch plague-ridden bodies into?
Kaffa
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What did people in the Byzantine Empire call themselves?
Roman