Lesson 1
What does it mean to Excommunicate?
To exclude someone from a church or religious community.
What was the Magna Carta?
A document that promised barons certain rights.
Who called for the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II.
Where in Europe was science and medicine most advanced?
Muslim Spain.
What was the reason that the population decreased in the early 1300s?
A change in the weather ruined crops and caused a famine.
What does secular mean?
Non-religious
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey undertaken to worship at a holy place.
What does "Deus le veult!" mean?
"God wills it!"
What was the Reconquista?
A movement to drive Muslims from Spain.
What was the coflict between England and France called?
The Hundred Years' War.
Why did the German kings create the Holy Roman Empire?
To recreate a new, holy version of the Roman Empire.
What is common law?
Law that has developed from custom and judges' decisions.
Why did the 4th Crusade fail?
They attacked and killed other Christians.
What country did the Reconquista help form?
Portugal.
What was the deadly disease spread throughout Europe in 1347?
The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death.
Why was there conflict between the emperor and the pope?
They each wanted to choose their own bishops.
Why did King Henry II turn against his old friend Thomas Becket?
Becket grew more loyal to the church than to the monarchy.
What was the 3rd Crusade called?
"Crusade of the Kings".
What were Ferdinand and Isabella trying to conquer?
Granada, the last muslim territory.
Who did the Christians falsely blame for spreading the plague?
The Jews.
Who did the Italian monk Hildebrand become?
Pope Gregory VII
What is a writ?
A court order.
What ended the 3rd Crusade?
Saladin and Richard signed a truce saying the Muslims could have Jerusalem if Christian Pilgrims were allowed to travel there.
Why did Ferdinand and Isabella order all Jews to be killed?
Because they wanted a united Catholic country.
What was the Peasant's Revolt?
English peasants killing lords and burning manors.