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The Middle Ages began after this event in 476 CE.
What is the fall of Rome?
The Western (Catholic) capital in the High Middle Ages.
What is Rome?
These people made up the lowest class in medieval society.
Who are peasants?
The highest-ranking Catholic official, who ruled from Rome.
Who is the Pope?
One event that led to the Renaissance was this especially gruesome plague.
What is the Black Death (bubonic plague)?
The Middle Ages ended with this event in 1453 CE.
What is the fall of Constantinople?
The Eastern (Greek Orthodox) capital in the High Middle Ages.
What is Constantinople?
These people made up the highest of the three estates in medieval society.
Who are the clergy?
The common language of government and learning in the Middle Ages, which gave the Church much power over schools.
What is Latin?
The primary trade route that led to increased interaction between Asian and European cultures.
What is the Silk Road?
Between 1096-1272 CE, nine of these military campaigns occurred, in which Christians attempted to drive Muslims from the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
As Holy Roman Emperor, he unified much of western and central Europe upon becoming emperor in 800 CE.
Who is Charlemagne?
These people made up the "middle" of the three estates - privileged, but not "divine".
Who are nobles (lords)?
The Church office created to punish heretics (those who spoke out against the Church), thus giving the clergy much legal power.
What is the Inquisition?
This cultural movement began with a renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman ideas.
What is humanism?
France and England fought in this war between 1337-1453 CE.
What is the Hundred Years' War?
The Eastern empire during the High Middle Ages is commonly known by this name.
What is Byzantine?
What is social class?
The Church had the power to do this to anyone, which gave it ultimate authority over even the nobility.
What is excommunicate (ban) them from the Church community?
This innovation allowed for new ideas and beliefs to spread more quickly, relatively speaking, than at any other time in human history.
What is the printing press?
The High Middle Ages are known for this split in Christianity in 1054 CE.
What is the Great Schism (East-West Schism)?
These people captured Constantinople at the end of the Middle Ages, expanding their empire from the Middle East into Europe.
Who are the Ottomans (Muslims)?
Late medieval society could be characterized by any of these terms, which explain why it was so fragile.
What is hierarchical, strict, ordered, structured, or formalized?
What are the Sacraments (baptism, communion, marriage, etc.)?
Humanism caused a shift in thinking away from just faith and religion, and more towards this ideal.
What is logic, reason, or the humanities?