Important Figures during the Middle Ages
The King who signed the Magna Carta.
King John
The Plague started here.
Asia
Define "three-field-system" (crop rotation).
Farmers allowing a field to rest in order to ensure the soil remains fertile
The highest position within in the Church.
The Pope
The Middle Ages is sometimes referred to as this, due to Classical learning ceasing to exist in Europe.
The Dark Ages
King of the Franks, united much of Europe.
Charlemagne
The plague was easily spread through Europe due to its high _________________.
Population
Due to increasing warfare, nobles had to build these to protect their land.
Castles
This term refers to an individual being cut off from Church services.
Excommunication
This group of warrior/farmers were excellent sailors, and looted communities along the coast of Europe.
The Vikings
Pope Urban II
Why did cities make the Plague easier to spread?
- Close quarters
- No sewage or plumbing system
- Small narrow streets
A piece of property in Feudal times was called a ______
Fief
This term refers to an entire town (or country) being cut off from Church services.
Interdict
The Bible was only written in this language.
Latin
The Pope who claimed to be between God and man. "Below God, but higher than man."
Pope Innocent III
Mongol leader Jani Beg accelerated the spread of the Plague in Europe by doing this.
Launching infected corpses over city walls.
Boys left home to train for knighthood at this age.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
This class developed during the Middle Ages.
The middle class
Crucial to France's victory over England in the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
This day marks the massacre of over 2,000 Jews in the city of Strasbourg.
Valentines Day
Between serfs and nobles, this class lived on a Feudal Manor and supervised workers.
Vassal
This Pope claimed supremacy over all Kings. "Below God, but above man."
Pope Innocent III
German towns along the Baltic Sea form the __________________ to protect their trade interests.
The Hanseatic League