How long did the Middle Ages last?
1,000 Years
What is a manor?
A large piece of land owned by a lord during the Middle Ages.
How did the Black Death effect the manor system?
There weren't enough people left to work the fields, which lead the peasants and the serfs (who survived) to demand wages for their labor.
What is topography?
It refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region.
Who was Charlemagne?
The king of France that united the western part of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
These are religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings.
Heresy
Why was Saint Patrick important during the Middle Ages?
He helped convert the Irish to Christianity.
Why do you think the Black Death was able to spread so quickly through Europe?
People didn't know what caused the plague, so they didn't know how to stop it. Traders carried the plague from city to city.