Medieval Europe
The name for the economic system of Western Europe in the Middle Ages was __________
Manorialism
Constantinople
The most important city in the Holy Land is called ________
Jerusalem
The actual name of the disease nicknamed "the black plague"
Bubonic Plague
A plot of land granted to a vassal by a King
Fief
Feudal manors were ___________, meaning they produced all they needed to survive
Self-Sufficient
The narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
The Bosphorus Strait
Pope Urban II promised what to those who joined his crusading army?
Forgiveness of sins
Which trade route did the plague primarily spread along?
The Silk Road
The term for an ordained member of the Catholic Church
Clergy
This punishment by the Catholic Church meant that you were no longer permitted to take part in any services provided by the Church
Excommunication
The leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church was called ____________
The Patriarch
Who controlled the Holy Land at the start of the First Crusade in 1096?
Seljuk Turks
The name of the bacteria that causes the plague
Yersinia Pestis
The Vikings originated in a region called __________
Scandinavia
What kingdom was Charlemagne the king of before becoming the Holy Roman Emperor?
Kingdom of the Franks
The Great Schism (or East-West Schism) took place in what year?
1054
Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade during the ___________________ in 1095
Council of Clermont
What percentage of the world population was killed by the plague?
1/5 or 20%
The name of Charlemagne's ruling dynasty was __________
The Carolingian Dynasty
Name three modern-day countries that make up the Holy Roman Empire
France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland
Who was the Byzantine Emperor who sent a letter to the pope asking for help dealing with Muslim Turks?
Emperor Alexios I
Muslims regained control of the Holy Land during the __________ Crusade
Third
In what year did the plague first reach Western Europe?
1347
The last battle of the Crusades in 1291, considered by historians to be the end of the Crusades in which the Christians were forced out of the Holy Land
Siege of Acre