Important Dates
What are the dates for what historians refer to as "The Early Middle Ages"?
476-800
Why was there a need for protection at the beginning of the Middle Ages?
increasingly random and frequent attacks from migrating Germanic tribes, such as the Goths and Visigoths, frightened people of early European villages.
What economic system developed at the Beginning Middle Ages in response to an increasing need for physical protection?
Feudalism
What do historians call the 50 year span when the bubonic plague had a significant outbreak across Eurasia in the 14th century?
the Black Death.
What occured first: the Black Death outbreak or the Rise of Universities?
Rise of Universities
What is not a cause for the Rise of Universities?
a. Government record-keeping
b. Rapid increase in literacy rate; people needed to read and learn more.
c. Affirm christianity from doubts.
b. Rapid increase in literacy rate; people needed to read and learn more.
After William was crowned King of England, an increase in intermarriage between French and Anglo-Saxon people led to a new _________________.
language - English.
What event marked the beginning of a time period historians refer to as "the Early Middle Ages"?
Justinian plague; first known outbreak of bubonic plague hits Constantinople.
When did William become King of England after the Battle of Hastings?
1066
What was one reason the Black Death (bubonic plague) spread so quickly in the Late Middle Ages?
Multiple answerss accepted:
a. Expansive trade routes carried plague-infested fleas/rats to new environments.
b. Unhygenic conditions of treatment and disposing of corpses.
c. Primitive medicine.
When William was crowned King of England, an increase in intermarriage between French and Anglo-Saxons led to a development of a new ____________________.
Language - English.
In what battle did William defeat Harold, claiming King of England?
Battle of Hastings
What dates did the Black Death (significant outbreak of Bubonic Plague) ravage Eurasia?
1347-1350
Why did the Bayeux Tapestry flatter King William's military triumphs, in particular?
What was an economic consequence of the Black Death?
Decrease in population --> increase in need for labor; labor wages increased --> end of serfdom, rise of middle class.
What was the first European University, established in 1088, called?
University of Bologna
What date(s) do the Middle Ages end (according to historians)?
1400 and/or 1453
How did political reforms by Henry VII and King John lead to the decline of Feudalism?
Political reforms increasing took power away from noble/middle class and redirected towards the King, and increased opportunities for justice for serfs/peasants through a fair trial.
What new artform(s) arose after the Rise of Universities and emergence of scholaticism?
Troubador poetry;
Vernacular Literature.
What was the name of a famously-long war between England and France in 14th-15th c.?
The Hundred Years' War