European Social Classes
The Four social classes in Medieval Europe
Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs/Peasants
What did people think caused The Plague in Medieval Europe?
God's punishment
Bad smells
Bad air
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg led to the Protestant Reformation
The Printing Press
Military expeditions from Christian Europe to Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries, started by Pope Urban II
The Crusades
He wrote a 95 Theses about the practices of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
A political and social system of the Middle Ages in which powerful nobles gave land to lesser nobles in exchange for service and loyalty.
Feudalism
The Black Death is another name for this.
The Plague
This set of documents writen by Martin Luther, criticized the catholic church
The 95 Theses
Daughter of Henry VIII who turned England back to being Catholic.
Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary)
French peasant girl who fought for the French at the Battle of Orleans during the Hundred Years War and was later burned at the stake.
Joan of Arc
System where Lords owned large estates and had rights over peasants who worked on the land and paid rent to them.
Manorial System/Manorialism
The plague was caused by...
fleas on rats
The document that limited the power of the King and gave more rights to citizens.
The Magna Carta
In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.
Monastery
He is credited with uniting much of Western and Central Europe into one single Empire.
Charlemagne the Great
Lessor nobles who received land and protection in exchange for their loyalty and service.
Vassals
What was one positive about the plague in Europe during the 1300's?
Serfs earned more money and ended feudalism.
He is known for creating the astrolabe, the caravel, maps and other helpful navigational tools during the Age of Discovery
What was the MOST important reason for why people joined the Crusades?
They would be forgiven of ALL sins.
Wealthy family that funded the Italian Renaissance
The Medici Family
Kings divided their land into big plots called....
Fiefs
Their rights increased after the Plague
The poor (serfs) and women.
Galileo is credited with improving this tool.
The telescope
Meeting that the Roman Catholic Church had to discuss criticism from the Protestants.
The Council of Trent
He became the first French Norman King of England, after winning the Battle of Hastings.
William the Conqueror