Who wrote the Canterbury tales?
Chauser
What story did Chaucer Write?
Canterbury Tales
Who was at the top of the hierarchy?
King (duh)
How many Crusades were there?
8
Who and when was the Domesday book Commissioned?
William the Conqueror in 1087
Who was anointed as the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III?
Charlemagne
What is the main premise of the Canterbury Tales?
A group of people on a pilgrimage do try to one up each other in front of the inn-keeper hosting them
What is a Fief?
grant of land given directly by the king
How long did they last?
200 years
What is its purpose?
Census, land register, and income record to create a tax roll
Who took over France, England, and parts of Wales?
William the Conqueror
Who wrote Dante's Divine Comedy?
Dante (Alighieri)
What were Nobles?
Important, rich, and powerful noblemen
Who said that if someone died in the crusades, they went to heaven?
The Pope
What does the name "Domesday" refer to?
Refers to “doomsday,” meaning the book records everything in existence, as God’s “book” will at the end of time
Who called for a holy war against the Muslim Turks?
Pope Urban II
Where does Dantes Divine Comedy Take Place?
Hell, Purgatory, Heaven
What was Chivalry?
medieval code of conduct for the institution of knighthood
Pros of the Crusades? Name 3
Increased trade and new merchant class.
Increase in art and education: Greek language and Plato were studied again; more study of philosophy, math.
Increase in religious inspiration due to dedication to God. More religious art, architecture.
Crusades also greatly contributed to a secular kind of hero-worship of knights (shown in tapestries, tales).
What percent of England were slaves?
10%
Who was pope in 800 CE?
Pope Leo III
Who is the tour guide in Dante's Divine Comedy?
Vergil the Poet
What is another name of Peasant?
Serf, Villeins, Slave
Cons of the Crusades? Name 1
7 failed horribly due to disease, cold, hunger, and battles.
Name 1 thing that are stated in the Domesday book.
Can learn a lot about commerce; includes absolutely everything that everyone owned
Gives common names and a lot of information about daily life