True or False: Though Charlemagne could read and write fairly well, he liked to have books read to him which led to his creation of universities.
What is false?
100
The method by which the Bubonic Plague spread
-What was infected fleas living and feeding on infected Rats and eventually biting and infecting humans?
or
-What are fleas on rats.
100
Who was at the very top of Pyramid of Feudalism, who was the ruler who claimed ownership of the lands?
King
100
What was chivalry?
The code of conduct that a knight was expected to live by during the Middle Ages.
200
A Manor.
What is a large piece of land and everything on it including the buildings and serfs.
200
Charlemagne is also known as this name.
Who is "Charles the Great"?
200
The Bubonic Plague is also known as this.
What is The Black Death
or
The Black Plague
200
The words that fit into the blanks of the following sentence. The King often granted the land to important _______ who pledged their ______ by swearing to serve and _______ the king.
what are lords, loyalty, protect
200
This was a war between England and France was a long war for land, power and wealth. During this war the power of the lords and knights decreased while the power of the kings and peasants increased resulting in a pride of country called nationalism.
What was the 100 Years War.
300
The arrangement that existed between a lord and their vassals during the Middle Ages.
What is are lords provides protection to their vassals in exchange for the vassal's loyalty.
300
Charlemagne was crowned this by the Pope.
*Double Jeopardy*
What is the Holy Roman Emperor?
300
The location where the Bubonic Plague started.
Where is Asia or China?
300
A local Servant who worked on Feudal lands or manors and was "bound to the soil".
Serf
300
Religious journeys to holy sites.
Pilgrimages
400
The middle ages started during this year which also marked the end of an empire that started in 509 BCE.
What is 476 C.E. and the Western Roman Empire.
400
Charlemagne
Who was the king that was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE and who united Christian Europe.
400
The fraction of Europe's population that died as a result of the plague. *Double Jeopardy*
What is 1/3 to 1/2
400
What were three results of the Crusades?
-Increased Trade
-End of Feudalism
-Spread of Ideas/Knowledge
400
What were the four stages of knighthood?
Page
Esquire
Accolade
Knight
500
Because it was a major part of almost everyone's life (in Europe), this institution helped restore order to Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
500
The crowning of Charlemagne caused conflict between the Eastern and Western parts of the Catholic Church.
What was the result of the Byzantine Empire's empress not being crowned Holy Roman Empress because the Pope refused to crown a woman ruler.
500
If you survived the Plague, there is a good chance this happened.
What are better wages and more rights.
500
___________ was an e________ and p________ system that developed during the M______ ________ where v______ exchanged their l_______ in exchange for their lord's p__________
*Double Jeopardy*
Feudalism
economic
political
vassals
loyalty
protection
500
3 reasons for the decline of Feudalism.
What are the:
100 years war
Black Death
Political Developments (also except Magna Carta)