Lesson 1
Who was the Frankish king who became emperor in the year 800?
Charlemagne
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey to a holy place to do religious worship.
What did the Crusaders mean when they said Deus Le Veult?
God wills it.
In the early 700s, who controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula?
Muslims
What is another name for the Bubonic Plague
Black Death
Who did the monk Hildebrand become?
Pope Gregory VII
What is a parliament
An assembly of representatives.
Who called for the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II
What did the European Christians call the muslims in Spain?
Moors
Who was the Hundred Years' War between?
England and France
What were King Otto's descendants called?
Ottonian Kings.
Who did the Magna Carta help?
English barons.
Who did the Crusaders kill on the Fourth Crusade?
Other Christians living in Constantinople.
In Spain, during muslim rule, who had to pay a special tax?
Non-Muslims.
What caused the Black Death to quickly spread to harbors in Europe?
Ghost ships with infected passengers.
What did the Concordat of Worms do?
Made it so that only the church could anoint Bishops, but the Empire could grant fiefs to them to win their favour.
Who excommunicated Henry?
Becket
Who started the Inquisition?
Pope Gregory IX
What was the movement to drive the muslims from Spain called?
Reconquista
What killed lords and burnt manors?
Peasants' Revolt
How many days did the Pope make Henry wait in the snow for?
3 days.
Who killed archbishop Becket?
A group of knights.
What month did the First Crusade start?
March
What town was home to two of the most famous scholars in the Middle Ages?
Corbada
What happened to Jews in many European towns?
They were exiled and massacred