Early Medieval
This event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages.
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
What city was the heart of medieval Christendom and usually the home of the Pope?
Rome
These celebrations slowly drew people back to the cities over the course of the Medieval Period
What are Fairs
These wars were a series of raids into the middle east to attempt to reclaim the Holy Lands from the Muslims.
What are the Crusades?
What is the Hundred Years War
During the early middle ages, Europe developed this system of multiple small governments.
What is the feudal system?
The Cathedral of Notre Dame is an example of this style of architecture!
What is Gothic Architecture
Name one of the technological innovations that improved the European economy.
Better Ships, Iron Plow, Currency
Around what percentage of the European population died from the Plague?
50%
In 1346 this disease spread throughout Europe killing roughly 25 million people.
In feudalism, Kings gave land to various nobles in exchange for these.
What are, soldiers, grain, and taxes.
Name the 3 groups that made up the majority of medieval society
Nobles, Clergy, Peasants
What is Usury
Sin of exorbitant loans
Which major European state slowly disintegrated onto 100s of small statelets over the course of the High & Late Middle Ages?
Holy Roman Empire
This wealthy group of city dwellers began to challenge the Nobles for influence in Europe during the Late Middle Ages
Who were the Burghers?
In a feudal estate, this building was the home of the Lord or noble.
What is the Manor house.
This organization was the center of Medieval life and even controlled their judicial systems and influenced the rise and fall of rulers.
What is the Church?
People group that founded many of the early financial institutions in Europe and where eventually blamed for the plague
Jews
Who Wrote the Divine Comedy?
Dante
This was called the "Western Schism" or the "Papal Schism" of 1378, and had this effect on European views.
What is a disagreement among the Catholic church when there were 3 different Popes, all claiming to be the one true pope. It caused the church to be viewed as corrupt and the people to lose faith in the systems of the Catholic church.
Who were knights?
This important document was signed by King John of England and protected the rights of the citizens.
What is the Magna Carta?
What institution became more prominent as the wealth of cities & need for currency exchange grew?
Banks
All church services, prayer, sacred music, and scripture reading were done in this language.
What is Latin
A brave young woman who led the French army to an important victory during the Hundred Years War
Who was Joan of Arc