People
Which group of people was known for having a poor reputation for raiding?
Vikings
The series of religious wars (4) by Europeans to reclaim the "Holy Land" was called....
The Crusades
The social system that organized society into lords, vassals, and peasants.
feudalism
The Black Death was spread by what creatures?
Fleas and Rats
Which leader was most responsible for spreading Christianity throughout medieval Europe?
The pandemic that killed millions of people and drastically changed life in Europe.
The Black Death
The land owned by a lord that was worked by peasants and serfs.
Manor
What type of building was known as the "center of medieval life"
This class of people made up a majority of medieval society and worked for the lords.
Peasants
How many years did the "Hundred Years War" last?
116
Medieval artisans and merchants formed these to regulate trade and protect their interests.
The punishment for knights or nobles who broke their oath or committed treason.
excommunication
The code of behaviour that guided knights in their conduct was called....
chilvary
What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king and became a foundation for democracy?
The group who had the least power in feudal society but were essential for its functioning.
Serfs/Peasants
She was burned at the stake.
This young girl claimed "divine guidance" and led the French army to victory during the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
The type of justice that determined guilt or innocence was called trial by ______________.
Trial by ordeal
Most medieval towns developed near what geographical feature (for trade and transport)?
A river
The Middle Ages are sometimes called this because of the decline of learning and culture after the fall of Rome.