Medieval Europe
an era in Western Europe that lasted from about 500 to 1450 A.D.; also called the medieval period
Middle Ages
A nobleman who receives land from a king in medieval feudal society
lord
the religious leaders who oversee ceremonies and deliver teachings of the Christian Church
clergy
A war between England and France that lasted 116 years.
The Hundred Years' War
a series of wars fought by Christian armies to reclaim the Holy Land
Crusades
Where did the Anglo-Saxons settle and rule in 400s?
England
A person who lived and worked on the private land of a noble or medieval lord
serf
a towering church built during the Middle Ages; often the place from which a bishop ruled
cathedral
A French peasant girl who claimed the Christian saints had told her to the lead the French army to save her country.
Joan of Arc
True or False: The Crusades was one continuous war.
False
From the Latin medium (middle) and aevum (age)
medieval
What role did vassals play in feudal society?
Paid taxes on lands and pledged military service
A Christian religious community
monastery
What killed a third of the population of Europe in the 1300s?
bubonic plague
The Spanish court that that punished non-Christians
Inquisition
What did Western Europe consist of after the fall of the Roman Empire?
many small kingdom
Which group made up the largest class of people under feudalism?
serfs and peasants
What issue provoked the conflict between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII?
appointment of bishops
What conflict gave rise to Hundred Years' war?
succession to the French throne
Against what group of people did Pope Urban II declare the Crusades?
Muslims
What did Charlemagne accomplish?
He united the Germanic tribes under one ruler.
Feudal society was centered around what?
manor system
What did the Magna Carta do?
made the king subject to the law
What impact did the Hundred Years' War and the bubonic plague have on medieval Europe?
weakened the feudal system
What purpose did the Reconquista serve?
to drive non-Christians out of Spain