Medieval Basics
What is Medieval?
This term describes the period of European history between ancient times and the Renaissance.
What is one way Christianity spread?
Christianity spread through Europe as missionaries traveled to teach people about the religion.
What is the shift from coin currency to merchant banking?
This change allowed merchants to avoid carrying large amounts of coins while traveling.
What is job specialization?
As trade increased, towns grew and people began focusing on one type of job or skill.
Explain the cause-and-effect relationship between increased trade and job specialization.
surplus crops led to specialization, specialization increased trade, and increased trade caused even more specialization
Define clergy?
A group of people who are trained and ordained for religious services.
What is conversion by rulers?
Another way Christianity spread was when kings or rulers converted and required their people to follow the same religion.
What is a reason merchant banking improved safety?
Merchant banking made travel safer because merchants could use letters of credit instead of carrying money that could be stolen.
What is the cause-and-effect relationship between increased trade and job specialization?
surplus crops led to specialization, specialization increased trade, and increased trade caused even more specialization