Battles and Crusades
People/Social Classes
Ideas and Inventions
Other pt 1
Other pt 2
100
How long was the war between the King of England and the King of France in 1337?
100 years (100 year war)
100
List the chain of command in feudalism.
Lords, vassals, serfs
100
What was vagrancy?
living without a permanent home
100
Where did the Bubonic Plague begin (in Europe)?
It first hit landfall in Europe in Sicily, Italy
100
What were the main events in the Late Middle Ages (1300-1450 CE)?
the plague and 100 year wars
200
What happened in the Great Western Schism?
There were 2 popes fighting for the right to the throne. At one point, there were even 3 popes.
200
Who was Pope Urban the II?
Famous Pope that called for a Crusade to retake the “Holy Land” of Jerusalem.
200
What was a "forgiveness of sins" called?
“Remission of Sins”
200
Define urbanization.
A population shift from rural to urban areas.
200
Define "feudalism".
A system where people give their services or a tithe to a lord who offers protection in return
300
How did the Battle of Tours (732 CE) end? What did the two opposing sides gain or lose from the battle?
The English and the French were fighting. The war ended in a truce with very little gains for either country.
300
Who was Al Hakim?
Burned down a church in Jerusalem and made Pope Urban II want to start the Crusades.
300
Explain the 3-field system.
villagers organized land into 3 fields instead of 2. 2 grow crops 1 rests. Grew ⅔ of land instead of ½
300
Who were the flagellants?
the people who reenacted the death of Jesus by whipping themselves in order to suffer for their sins like Jesus
300
What does “stadtluft macht frei” mean? Explain.
“city air makes me free” if the peasants made it to a city than they were free
400
What was the name of the event where Jews, the minority, were killed because the Christians thought that they poisoned the water and caused the Bubonic plague?
The Strasbourg Massacre (1349)
400
Who was the king that tries to take over the world, was a great war general, and was a powerful person in Europe?
Edward the Third
400
What was a tithe?
a percentage of someones total earnings paid to the church or some other organization
400
What was the heavy plow important to medieval agriculture in Northern Europe?
Carucca
400
Explain the following image. What key terms relate to it? http://socialstudies-vdh.wikispaces.com/file/view/feudal%20manor%203.jpg/430369366/480x538/feudal%20manor%203.jpg
Manor System, 3 field crop rotation (others acceptable)
500
Choose a crusade and summarize it. First Crusade Third Crusade Fourth Crusade Northern Crusade
First Crusade: (1095 - 1099 CE) The first of many attempts to capture the Holy land, Jerusalem. Called by Pope Urban II Third Crusade: (1189 - 1192 CE) An attempt by European leaders to reconquear the holy land (Jerusalem) from Saladin. (a Muslim general) Fourth Crusade: (1202 - 1204 CE) a Western European armed expedition originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Northern Crusade: (1139 - 1290) Crusades undertaken by the Christians against the Pagan peoples of Northern Europe around the southern and eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.
500
Explain guilds.
A specialized organization for people of certain trades that regulated price, trade, and other things.
500
Explain the Commercial Revolution.
a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the 16th century until the early 18th century.
500
Where was Lundenwick and why was it important?
Roman city of London. During the High Middle Ages, the city boomed in popularity
500
What was the "Great Clearance"? Why did this occur? Why is it important?
The clearing of many trees for agriculture in France and all over Europe.
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