Lesson 1
What does it mean to exclude a person from a church or a religious community?
excommunicate
What does it mean when a journey is undertaken to worship at a holy place?
Pilgrimage
What are the Crusades?
A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land.
What were the Moors?
Muslims in Spain
What is a famine?
A serious shortage of food.
Who were Otto the Great's descendants called?
Ottonian kings
What was the document that the rebellious barons forced the king to sign that promised them certain rights?
Magna Carta
Why did Pope Urban II call the First Crusade?
To free the Holy Land.
When did the golden age reach its peak?
The 800s and 900s
What is the conflict between the kingdoms of England and France?
The Hundred Years' War
Who did the Italian monk named Hildebrand become?
Pope Gregory Vll
Why did Henry want to expand royal power?
To limit the power and independence of the Church.
True or Fauls?
After the second crusade failed, the Muslim leader Saladin grew stronger.
True
What was the Reconquista?
The movement to drive the muslims from Spain.
What was the English weapon that helped battles in the early war?
The longbow.
What was Pope Gregory's list of rules declare?
His supreme authority over both Church and non-Church leaders.
What area of France came to be called Normandy?
Northern France
Why did the Third Crusade happen?
The fall of Jerusalem.
When did the Jewish people start getting attacked?
The 1300s
What was the Black Death?
A terrible disease that spreads quickly through a population.
What did the agreement called the Concordat of Worms mean and do?
It gave the Church the sole authority to appoint bishops.
What was the beginning of Parliament?
When English kings began seeking advice from county representatives.
Why did the Fourth Crusade embarrass the pope who had launched it?
They never reached the Holy Land.
When was the first major victory of the Reconquista?
1085
What were some of the impacts of the black death?
Towns and the countryside lost vast numbers of people from every social rank.