The Middle Ages
How long did the Middle Ages last?
1,000 Years
Who is the head of the Church?
The pope
How did the plague spread?
Fleas on Rats.
The code of conduct that a knight was expected to live by during the Middle Ages.
What was chivalry?
What city was at the center of the crusader goals
Jerusalem
What is a manor?
The lords estate/house during the Middle Ages.
These were the centers of medieval learning and study
Monasteries
What is a guild?
an organization/union of skilled craftsmen or merchants
Where was William the conqueror from
Normandy
When an individual is kicked out of the church
Excommunication
Serfs needed the Lords permission to _________ and ________________.
Marry and Leave the Manor.
Where was the famous battle fought and won by William the Conqueror?
Hastings England
What were the Middle Ages?
The period of time from the collapse of the Roman Empire (476) to the Renaissance (1450)
The set of religious rituals/ceremonies provided by the Church
The sacraments
What fraction of Europe's population died as a result of the plague? *Double Jeopardy*
approx 1/3
What were three results of the Crusades?
-Increased Trade -End of Feudalism -Spread of Ideas/Knowledge
What were the 3 stages of knighthood?
Page Esquire Knight
Who gave the famous St. Crispin's day speech late made famous in a play written by William Shakespeare
Henry V
Which institution provided a sense of order to Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- Roman Catholic Church -
This term was at the conflict between the Holy Roman Empower and the Pope
Lay investiture
Name three symptoms of the bubonic plague.
-Blackish/Red Spots -Raised Bumps -Blackening of the Tongue
What 2 farming developments led to an increase in food production
The horse harness/collar
the 3 field system
Which pope gave a famous speech launching the Crusade when he said "God Command's it"
Pope Urban II
What id the term for the practice of dividing feudal fiefdoms in smaller and smaller fiefdoms resulting in confusing alliances and loyalty
Subinfeudation
What two principles/ideas guided the construction of Cathedrals.
Light and height
What port city on the Black sea is believed to be the port from which the plague sailed from to arrive in Italy
Kaffa
What are the 2 type of feudalism which vary in the amount of power held directly by the king and power help by local lords
Centralized feudalism and decentralized
What where the 3 stages of guild status
apprentice, journeyman, master
The English king that led the third crusade?
Richard the Lionhearted
What is another name for a medieval town/city dweller
Burgher
This is often called the Spanish Crusade
The Reconquista
Another name for swollen lymph nodes.
Buboes
The tradition of giving the full inheritance to the first born male heir
Primogenitary
This were the written precedents written by English judges
Common law
She led the French forces that drove out the English
Joan of Arc.
The name of the 10% tax paid to the church
Tithe
What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague
Yersinia pestis
The name of the first census conducted by William the conqueror
The Domesday Book
writing or speaking in the "common language"
Vernacular
Like the Vikings, they raided western Europe but on horse back
Magyars