Religion
What is the word for the special churches built during the Middle Ages?
Cathedrals or Basilicas
List the groups in Feudalism in order from most powerful to least powerful
King, Nobles/Lords, Knights, Peasants
Missionaries
Religious people who travel to spread their faith
What were the major defining features of the Middle Ages?
There were many small kingdoms
Feudalism
How long did the Middle Ages last? (Give the range of years for extra credit)
1000 years
470-1400
What church split off from what church in The Great Schism?
The Eastern Orthodox church split off from the Roman Catholic church
How did the King pay his vassals?
With land
Monasteries
A place for living and worship for monks and nuns
What is another with for the Middle Ages?
Medieval times
What important job did monks and nuns do?
They copied ancient texts and information into books
How did vassals repay the king?
With taxes and military service
Vassals
The Lords and Knights under a king
How long did the Reconquista last? (Give the range of years for an extra 100 points)
roughly 700 years
700-1492
Roughly when were the High Middle Ages?
1000-1300
What were the Crusades? (You must be specific)
Christians in Europe went to the Middle East to capture and control the holy land
How did Peasants receive payment? How did they give payment?
They received protection from the groups above them.
They paid taxes.
Reconquista
Reconquer
What was the Reconquista? (You must be specific)
Spain reconquering the Iberian peninsula from the Moors (invading Muslims)
What was the name of the document that limited the power of the King of England? (Give the year for an extra 100)
The Magna Carta
1215
Who initiated the Crusades? (Give their name for an extra 100 points)
The pope, Urban II
When Feudalism declined and ended, what did it mark the end of?
The Middle Ages
Why are the Crusades such an important event in history?
The Crusades exposed Europeans to new technology and goods that inspired them to explore.
What event began the breakdown and decline of Feudalism and the Middle Ages?
The Black Death plague