Feudalism
Which social class protected the manors?
Knights
What were the Crusades?
Wars to control the Holy Land
What is a benefit of living in a town instead of on a manor?
Freedom, opportunity to specialize in a job of your choice and make a profit
Where did the Black Death start?
China
Type of home in which a monarch lives.
A castle
Which social class did the majority of the hard labor on the manor?
Serfs
Which 3 religious groups took part in the Crusades?
The Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
What is a guild?
A group of specialized workers that teach others the skill and set quality standards
The Black Death is the nickname for which disease?
The Bubonic Plague
Clothing a knight wears.
Armor
What is a fief?
Land given to a vasal (or Lord) in exchange for loyalty
The Muslims
Describe the living conditions in Medieval towns.
Houses are close together, and people live in multi-level housing. It is very crowded and dirty.
What were some symptoms of the Bubonic Plague?
Pus-filled buboes, vomiting blood, fever
Why were books so expensive?
They had to be written by hand
What is the name of the piece of land given to a Lord (not a fief)?
Manor
Muslims kept control of the Holy Land, millions of people died, people did not want to go back to the manors so towns grew, and cultural diffusion.
What are some dangers of living in a Medieval town?
Fire spreads quickly, it is very dirty so diseases spread, crime since some people are poor
Why was the plague more deadly in Europe than it was in Asia?
Europe was more densely populated.
Most people living in Europe during the Middle Ages followed this religion....
Christianity
Who is everyone supposed to be loyal to?
The Monarch (King).
What is the name of the pope who initially encouraged Christians to go on the Crusades?
Pope Urban II
As towns grew, which members of the feudal system grew less powerful?
Lords and knights, since there were fewer people on the manors
Ooh, ooh...
Fleas on rats, fleas on rats
Which legal document limited the power of the English king?
The Magna Carta