Popes
What great fear did the church rely on to convert people to Christianity?
Fear of going to Hades (everlasting punishment)
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
Germanic invasions
Who was the first Frankish king that united present day France?
Clovis
What did Popes use to make kings do what they wanted?
Interdict
What does Czar (or Tsar) mean?
Russian for Caesar
Which 2 inventions (during the 100 years' war) made warfare more deadly?
Longbow & Cannon
What spread the Bubonic Plague?
Fleas on rats
What belief got the Popes in trouble with kings?
Popes believed they were more powerful than kings
Who made brutal raids against the Europeans?
Vikings
What French king made Christianity the state religion?
Charlemagne
What is the sacrament of immersing one in water (or sprinkling) which shows one have given their life to Jesus?
Baptism
What Russian leader first unified Russia?
Ivan the Great
Which disease killed 1/3 of the world's population during this Medieval period?
Bubonic Plague
What was the language of "learned Persons"?
Latin
When the Pope & Patriarch disagreed and the rend could not be fixed, the church split. What was it called?
The Great Schism
What land did the French give to the Vikings?
Normandy
What title did the Pope give Charlemagne?
Emperor of the Romans
What is the sacrament that unites a man and woman in holy matrimony?
Marriage
Who was the first official Russian Czar?
Ivan the Terrible
What document did English Nobles force King John to sign-a document that limited his power and gave the nobles rights?
Magna Carta
Why was Dantes' "Divine Comedy" such a big thing?
It was written in the vernacular.
What did Pope Urban II start-a series of holy wars?
The Crusades
Who invaded Russia before the Czars took over?
Mongols
Why did the French give land to the Vikings?
To stop the raids
What is the sacrament that allows participants to eat a small amount of bread & drink a small amount of wine (juice) and it signifying Jesus' blood and body?
Communion or the Lord's Supper
What empire had the most influence on Russia, especially with religion?
Byzantium
What does one call the social group of merchants, traders & artisans?
Middle Class
What is the act of speaking or acting out against Biblical beliefs?
Heresy
What is the split in the Christian church where there were 3 popes at the same time?
The Papal Schism
Which race of people fled Western Europe and settled in Eastern Europe? (Poland)
Jews
Which American fast food is named from this area, but is NOT from France?
French Fries
What is the sacrament that is administered to the dying so they have a final forgiveness of sins?
Last Rites
Which Russian Czar killed his own son?
Ivan the Terrible
What kind of school started to "pop up" in larger European cities?
Universities
After the fall of the Roman Empire, what form of society did the Europeans turn to for protection?
Feudalism