Early Middle
Manors/Church
Towns/Trade
Crusades 1
Crusades 2
100
When were the Middle Ages?
What is 500-1500 AD
100
Why did manors have to be self-sufficient?
What is they were far from each other and had to take care of its own needs?
100
Why did towns begin to grow?
What is trade began to grow and peasants were leaving overcrowded manors?
100
Why did the pope want to conquer the Holy Land?
What is he wanted the Holy Land under Christian control? He also thought a Crusade would unite Europe and gain power for the Church.
100
Why were men willing to join the Crusades?
What is they would be forgiven of their sins and get into heaven, the chance for adventure and riches?
200
Which part of the Roman Empire collapsed?
What is the Western part?
200
What were the characteristics of a medieval manor?
What is a large estate, serf village, farming fields, mill, water source, chapel, and forests?
200
What was life like in a medieval town?
What is dirty and overcrowded?
200
What were causes of the first Crusade?
What is a new Muslim group closed the city to Christian pilgrimages? Also the Byzantine Emperor asked for help defending his empire from Muslim Turks.
200
How many Crusades were there and how many years did they last?
What is 8 Crusades that spanned 200 years?
300
What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
300
What were the characteristics of a medieval cathedral?
What is shaped like a cross, round stained glass windows, gargoyles, and highly decorated?
300
Who would have been included in the new middle class?
What is merchants, traders, and craft workers?
300
Why did the Muslims refuse to give up Jerusalem?
What is their prophet had ascended to heaven from Jerusalem?
300
What is another word for the "Black Death"?
What is Bubonic Plague?
400
Who is Charlemagne and what did he do that was important?
What is King of the Franks who temporarily reunited most of Western Europe?
400
What was life life for medieval peasants?
What is they lived in 1-room huts, ate simple meals, and worked the fields?
400
Why would someone want to join a guild?
What is they set prices and standards, prevented outsiders from taking business, and provided for needy members?
400
What were the effects of the Crusades?
What is increased trade, growth of towns, Black Death, increased banking, new ideas and technology?
400
How was the Plague spread?
What is fleas living on rats?
500
What were the stages of knighthood?
What is page, squire, and knight?
500
Why was the Church so important and powerful?
What is it taught rules of behavior to get into heaven, collected taxes, made laws, and could excommunicate someone?
500
What were advantages and disadvantages to living in a medieval city?
What is advantages- centers of learning and entertainment, disadvantages- overcrowded and dangerous?
500
Why did banking increase after the Crusades?
What is Crusaders had to use money because they were far from home?
500
What were monasteries and convents? Why were they important?
What is religious communities for men and women that improved farming, took care of the sick, and preserved education?
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