This leader was king of the Franks and reunited Western
Europe until his death, when it collapsed again.
Who is Charlemagne
100
This church was so powerful during the Middle Ages that it was simply known as "the Church".
What is the Roman Catholic Church
100
It was this pope who called Europe to war in 1095
Who is Pope Urban II
100
There people saw themselves as nearly the king's equal.
Who are the wealthiest lords
100
The years between ancient and modern times
What is the Middle Ages
200
The Middle Ages began with the collapse of this empire.
What is the Roman Empire
200
The government of the Church was based in this city. It is still based there today.
What is Rome
200
It was this group that took control of the Holy Land and they often attacked the Christian pilgrims.
Who are the Seljuk Turks
200
The process of combining smaller communities into a single nation with a national identity and a national government
What is nation building
200
Expelling someone from the church.
What is excommunication
300
Under this system, land was traded in exchange for loyalty,
protection, and service to the king or lord.
What is feudalism
300
The Church had power in every kingdom, fief, and village. Who was the highest person in the Church that everyone had to answer to?
Who is the Pope
300
This was the main reason why the pope wanted to go to war.
What is keeping the Holy Land under Christian control
300
These are the two main reasons King John angered the nobles
What are high taxes and being unjustly jailed
300
Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught
What is the Holy Land
400
Manorialism is they way people in the Middle Ages organized this.
What is economy
400
A new class of people developed, made up of merchants, traders, and crafts workers. This class was known as...
What is the middle class
400
The first Crusade took place to win back this city in the Holy Land
What is Jerusalem
400
This duke of France conquered England in the Norman Conquest.
Who is William the Conqueror
400
A document in which the king's power over his nobles was limited. Agreed to by King John
What is the magna carta
500
The majority of people inMedieval Europe were considered this.
What are peasants
500
The black death was a nickname for the disease that was carried by fleas that lived on rats and wiped out one third of Europe's population from 1347-1351
What is bubonic plague
500
This small man gathered an army of common people to fight in the first Crusade
Who is Peter the Hermit
500
Joan of Arc, the 17 year old peasant girl, led the French in this battle and and won
What is the battle of Orleans
500
a medieval organization of crafts workers or tradespeople