The Religions of the World
Random Facts from our first Month
The Middle Ages Part 1
The Middle Ages Part 2
It's in the Readings....maybe
100

The belief in ONE god is called what in religious beliefs. 

Monotheism 

100

The worst event that caused population decline in the last 1,000 years has been this event. 

Black Death 

100

The name of how society was structed during the Middle Ages. 

Feudalism 

100

This document was created in the early 1200s to limit the power of the king. 

Magna Carta 

100

The most common form of government today. 

Democracy 

200

The Belief in MANY gods is called what in religious beliefs. 

Polytheism 

200

The Black Death killed what percent of the World Population during the Middle Ages. 

20% (1 out of 5)

200

The time frame of the Middle Ages lasted from when to when.... roughly. 

500 CE to 1500 CE

200

The pope promised this, to those who joined the Crusades. 

Spiritual Rewards (Salvation, Heaven) 

200

King John went to war with this nation that caused him to fall deeper in debt and led to the rise of the barons. 

France 

300

The idea in Hinduism where you are reborn AND the thing that affects where you reborn. (Need two answers)   

Reincarnation & Karma 

300

The most powerful person in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. 

The Pope 

300

This religion or church had enormous amounts of power during the Middle Ages.  

Catholic Church 

300

The Crusades was between these two religious groups to conquer what area of the world....need three things here. 

Christians & Muslims to capture the Holy Land 

300

The Ottoman Empire grew in size due to its use of what substance that allowed for a military advantage. 

Gun Powder 

400

This Religion is the second of the three major Abrahamic religions and is the largest in the World today. 

Christianity  

400

The name of the process that bans someone from the church or having church services. 

Excommunication 

400

Most Peasants during the Middle Ages worked in this type of industry or job. 

Agriculture or Farming 

400

The most common form of government in the Middle Ages was this, power in the hands of a family that held the title of King or Queen.

Monarchy 

400

The three largest Muslim Empires of the last 1,500 years has been who. 

Ottoman Turks
Safavid (Persians)
Mughal Empire 

500

This religion created the 10 commandments and is the one of the oldest of the world today. 

Judaism 

500

This type of event happens when a disease from an animal enters the human species and spreads causing much damage. 

Spillover Event 

500

These two empires were the most powerful in the Middle east before the rise of Islam. 

Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) & Persian Empire 

500

This man united most of the Western European powers after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire & would become the first Holy Roman Emperor. 

Charlemagne 

500

The fastest growing religion in the world is this religion. 

Islam 

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