Fall of Rome & Medieval Formation
What year is generally considered the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
What is 476 CE?
What was the basic economic unit of feudal Europe?
What is the manor?
Which two branches of Christianity split during the Great Schism?
What are Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?
What region did Islam originate in?
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
What deadly event killed millions in Europe in the 14th century?
What is the Black Death?
Name one major cause of Rome’s decline
What is political corruption, invasions, or economic troubles?
Who provided land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and protection?
What is a lord or noble?
Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
What is the Pope?
Name one major contribution of Islamic civilization to Europe.
What is advances in mathematics, medicine, or preservation of Greek texts?
What were the Crusades originally launched to do?
What is reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control?
How did the fall of Rome contribute to the development of feudalism in Europe?
What is the need for protection and local stability after centralized authority collapsed?
Describe one social effect of feudalism.
What is rigid class structure and limited mobility?
How did the Church influence medieval politics?
What is the Church crowned kings, influenced laws, and collected taxes?
How did Muslim, Christian, and Jewish societies interact in medieval Spain?
What is coexistence through trade and learning in Al-Andalus?
What effect did the Crusades have on trade between Europe and the East?
What is increased demand for goods and cultural exchange?
Identify one way the fall of Rome affected trade and learning in Western Europe.
What is trade decreased and literacy declined due to instability?
Compare the roles of serfs and knights in the feudal system.
What is serfs farmed the land; knights provided military service?
Explain one reason for conflict between the Pope and Holy Roman Emperors.
What is disputes over appointing bishops (Investiture Controversy)?
How did trade spread Islamic culture across Africa and Asia?
What is through merchants, scholars, and travelers on the Silk Road and trade routes?
How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the end of feudalism?
What is monarchs gained power, knights lost importance, and nationalism grew?
Explain one geographic factor that made Rome vulnerable to invasion.
What is its vast borders that were hard to defend?
Analyze how manorialism supported feudalism economically.
What is self-sufficient manors provided food and goods to maintain feudal relationships?
Evaluate a primary source from a medieval monastery: what biases might be present?
What is religious bias favoring Church authority or portraying clergy positively?
How did geography influence Islamic expansion?
What is deserts and coasts guided trade centers and pilgrimage routes?
What goods were traded on the African gold-salt trade routes, and why were they valuable?
What are gold and salt; both were essential for wealth and preservation?