Crusades
Crusades II
Black Death
Education
Education/Random
100
What area were the Crusades fought over?
The Holy Land/Jerusalem
100
What was the rallying cry for Christian crusaders?
"God wills it"
100
What spread the Black Death?
Fleas
100
What group of people were educated during the middle ages?
Clergy
100
What modern idea began in the middle ages?
Universities
200
What event launched the Crusades?
Pope Urban II's speech
200
What did many Christians do with the land they won?
Formed Crusader States
200
Along what route did the plague spread?
Silk Road
200
Why weren't serfs educated?
They couldn't afford it
200
What is primogeniture?
The passing of land/possessions from father to oldest son
300
Who controlled Jerusalem at the start of the Crusades?
Muslims
300
Who gained strength as a result of the Crusades?
Monarchs
300
What was the result of the plague on populations?
massive decline in population
300
Why weren't nobles educated?
They were more concerned with feudal obligations
300
Monks translated Greek and Arabic works into what language?
Latin
400
What Muslim leader look control of the Holy Land from the Christians?
Saladin
400
Trade was stimulated as a result of the Crusades. Products from what area became more desirable?
Middle East
400
Why was trade disrupted during the plague?
People feared outsiders coming into their towns for fear of spreading the plague
400
What did monks preserve in their monasteries?
Greco-Roman cultural achievements
400
Who are the clergy?
Church officials
500
Wha city did Christian crusaders sack?
Constantinople
500
What empire was weakened as a result of the Crusaders?
Byzantine Empire
500
How many people died because of the plague?
around 100 million
500
What three categories of things were spread throughout Europe because of the monks?
Philosophy, Medecine, and Science
500
Why are the middle ages called the dark ages?
Because people were too worried about self preservation to be concerned with the advancement of society.
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