Feudal System
Which group was on the bottom of the Fedual System pyramid?
Peasants
William the Conqueror battled who for the English crown?
King Harold
What style of architecture was used in the building of the Cathedrals?
Gothic
One reason for the Crusades was that Jerusalem became closed to ____________, preventing them from taking pilgrimages.
Christians
Who was at the top of the Feudal System pyramid?
The King
What was the name of the battle where King Harold was defeated?
The Battle of Hastings
Name two characteristics of architecture seen in the cathedrals
Buttresses, tall windows
Who called for the Christians to go reclaim the Holy Land?
The Popes
In the Feudal System, the lower classes provided labor and services to the upper classes, and in exchange, the upper classes provided what to the lower classes?
Land and military protection
What day was William the Conqueror crowned king?
Christmas Day, 1066
What shape is the floorplan of cathedrals?
What did the popes offer to those willing to go fight in the Crusades?
Indulgences
One contributing factor to the end of the Feudal System was that kings started to hire professional ___________.
Soldiers. (They no longer needed their servants to provide military service)
What was the name of the embroidered display depicting the Battle of Hastings?
Cathedrals took hundreds of years to build and were often funded by what?
Indulgences
Crusades allowed who to expand their Christian territory, which made them more wealthy and powerful?
Popes
Who gained wealth and power and was able to remain in the cities rather than on land owned by the king?
Merchants
What group of people attacked the English just before the Normans attacked?
The Vikings
What is an indulgence?
Indulgences were supposed to reduce the length and severity of punishment that heaven would require for sins they committed while on earth
Christians did not like ________ entering their territory, and wanted to prevent them from entering land belonging to the Christians.
Muslims