vocabulary
A group of merchants or craftspeople who work in the same trade
Guild
Knights followed a code of conduct for their behavior called
Chivalry
How long were men expected to fight when called to war?
40 days
How did the Black Death impact Europe?
MC
a Serfs gained more rights
b the Catholic Church split apart
c early half of Euopeans died
How did social class impact food choices?
Wealthy people had more options and food choices
A serious shortage of food
Famine
The disease that caused mass death and suffering
The Plague
What happens in the Canterberry Tales?
Travelers tell stories on their way to the shrine
How did increased trade spread the plague?
MC
a Ships carried infected medicine
b Infected rats and fleas traveled on caravans and ships
c people sold candy called Plague Pops
What food was a staple among all social classes?
Grains
A person who promises loyalty and service to a lord in exchange for property and land
Vassal
A Christian worship service.
Mass
What is the Feudal Levy?
MC
a. a tax collected to build churches
b. a call for peasants and knights to prepare for war
c. a set of rules for copying books
What happened to trade and food prices during the plague?
Trade declined, food prices increased
Name the social classes, lowest to highest
Serfs, peasents, low clergy, knights or Vassals, high clergy, Nobles or Lords, the Pope
The everyday language spoken by people in a certain place
Vernacular
Trained worriers who fought on horse back
Knights
How did the loss of population weaken feudalism?
Fewer workers remained, increasing the demand for labor.
What caused the great famine in Europe?
MC
a too much rain
b overpopulation
c too little rain
Describe life for peasants in the feudal system.
Life was very hard. Peasants work hard labor agriculture jobs on their Lord's land. They had to deal with disease and poverty, tiny huts for living in. Their only rights were protection from bandits.
A midieval approach to learning
Scholasticism
Peasants who were legally tied to the lords land and required to work.
serf
How did the Feudal system get started in Europe?
MC
a Chalemagne divided the empire into feudal estates to keep order
b Charles Martel gave land to Nobles who promised to fight for him.
c The Franks adopted the Feudal system from the Vikings
What are 3 effects of the Black Death on Europe?
1. Massive population loss
2. Labor shortages
3. Loss of faith in the church
if Sacajawea was a Feudal system, who would be the POPE?
Mrs. Heinen!