King
What is a vassal and what is his relationship with his lord?
Knight; The vassal received land in exchange for providing military service.
What was the Hundred Years War?
The Hundred Years War was a series of conflicts between France and England that occurred between 1337 and 1453
What is a serf?
Serfs were the poorest of the peasant class, Lords owned the serfs who lived on their lands, serfs worked the land to grow crops for themselves and their lord.
1315 the climate changed for the worse. What important event occurred at this time?
The Great Famine
What war did Joan of Arc fight in that caused the English to burn her at the stake?
The Hundred Years' War
William the Conqueror commissioned a Domesday Book-what was it?
The Domesday Book was commissioned to record all people, property, and wealth in England so William could tax them
What medieval document limited the power of the monarch and was the basis of the U.S. Constitution?
Magna Carta
Western European desire for protection from external forces helped lead to the rise of what system in medieval Europe?
Feudalism
What was the original source that started the bubonic plaque in Euroe?
Fleas on rats
Under a feudal system, serfs lacked freedom but were provided...
protection
The lord provided protection for people on his lands in exchange for
access to land by the people of the manor.. The feudal contract gave the lord socioeconomic and political control
What killed millions and contributed to major economic changes in Medieval Europe.
Black Death
The labor shortages of the Black Death led to the end of what system in Western Europe?
Serfdom-Feudal society ends.
How was the Catholic Church impacted by the Black Death and the Great Schism?
people lost faith due to millions of deaths and disputes over Church leadership.
What weaponry was introduced during the Hundred Years’ War?
Cannons
what was the main reason to start the Crusades?
Recapture the Holy Land
Who was responsible for starting the crusades with a speech in France that "all who fight and die shall have all sins forgiven?"
Pope Urban II
What was the Reconquista?
Christian's expulsion of all Muslims and Jews out of Spain.
Who won the first crusades?
Christians
What event in the Middle Ages caused an increase in cultural exchange between Europe and the Islamic empire?
Crusades
From 1378 to 1417, The Catholic Church lost legitimacy because it became involved in a political divide. Explain what happened in the Great Schism.
Two men, one in France and one in Rome, both took the title of Catholic Pope.
What happened during the fourth Crusades?
the conquest and looting of the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople by crusaders
What was the main reason for the Great Famine of 1315-1317?
Population growth was the main cause of the Great Famine of 1315–1317.
Who will be the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny
What is the most-streamed song on Spotify?
"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd