Middle Age Stuff
Provide FOUR specific parts of the social structure during the Middle Ages
Pope-Kings
Nobles, Vassals
Knights
Peasants, Serfs
The name for the earliest part of the middle ages, right after the fall of Rome...the crazy time
What are the Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Medieval times?
The period of time before the Middle Ages...which empire ruled Europe and part of the Middle East and North Africa?
What was Rome?
Devastating disease that killed up to 50% of Europe's population
The Black Death. Other acceptable answers:
The Black Plague
The Plague
The Bubonic Plague
Type of government where there is no constitution, and few restrictions on the power of government.
What is dictatorship under monarchs for most of the Middle Ages?
The Crusades were military failures but did actually improve the wealth in Europe, how?
re-introduced trade along the Silk Road, improved transportation of troops which actually spurred even more trade and technology and culture back to Western Europe
Describe the economy of the middle ages, without modern currency
trade, barter system, Manorialism (trade for products from one manor to another)
What spread the Plague? What is the very strange story of how it actually made its way into Europe?
Fleas (on rats), traders in Kaffa in the Black Sea probably were infected by the plague due to Mongol soldiers catapulting the dead bodies of infected soldiers into the city
Which Amendment allows for the direct election of United States Senators ?
What is 17th?
Which empire was in desperate need for help , which actually encouraged the Pope to initiate a crusade to protect this empire and the city of Jerusalem?
Byzantine Empire, also to protect their trade routes too
These were abandoned during the plague?
What are Cities, people stopped leaving their homes, nobody performed church services?
The ultimate winner of the wars of the Crusades?
The Muslims
Where the plague started initially, how did it eventually make it to Middle East and Europe and Parts of India?
What is East Asia, Central Asia, China, Trade along the Silk Road
The name for an economic system where businesses are free to conduct themselves with very little government interference, to make a profit
What is "Free Enterprise"? Other answers may include:
Market Economy
Free Market
About how many Crusade wars were there? What were the results?
around 9, a few more if you count the children's crusades...only the first crusade was successful
What institution was the glue to keep everybody together during the Middle Ages?
What is Roman Catholic Church, all of the small kingdoms basically had different kings and rules but they all believed in the same religion
The church leader who asked Feudal Kingdoms to begin the Crusades and take over Jerusalem?
Who is Pope Urban II?
Invention that allowed travelers to sail across the oceans more safely...from China
What is the compass
Besides Jerusalem, name three other major cities in the Middle East which were important for trade
Damascus, Mecca, Medina, Bagdad, Constantinople (both Europe and Middle East sort of), Alexandria
Who won the power struggle between Pope Gregory and King Henry? What was the issue that started the power struggle and explain it
The Church, Lay Investiture
Term for a period of time where lands were divided into many small kingdoms, where peasants served lords, and lords served kings
What is Feudalism?
The knights had a special oath...what were some of their obligations?
What is to protect the weak, be true to your word, always do what is right even if causes death, do not fear death?
The name of the Period of Time recognized as a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas, reflected in art, science and discovery.
What is the Renaissance?
What made the Samurai and Knights so dangerous
teacher interpretation