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France
Gothic vs. Romanesque
How a town was formed
Living in a town
100
476
What is the year the Dark Ages began?
100
Mt. Blanc
What is the highest peak in Europe?
100
cathedral
What is a new place to worship which showed other towns their wealth and confidence?
100
town charter
What is a legal document listing the privileges of the townspeople?
100
moneychangers
What are the people called who knew the values of different kinds and size of coins?
200
1095
What is the year the Crusades began?
200
hydroelectric power
What resource do France's rivers provide?
200
stained glass
What is a window that covered the walls and colored the light that filtered through them into the church?
200
growth of trade and lack of a place on the manorial lands
What are 2 reasons people moved to towns?
200
friars
What are the names of the men who came from a church minister to others?
300
The Byzantine Empire
What empire ruled from 476 to 1453?
300
mountains and ocean
What are the 2 geographic features that have the greatest effect on the climate of France?
300
Gothic Style
What is the architectural style that features thin walls, high roofs, big windows, and pointed arches?
300
transportation, safety, trade opportunities
What are some reasons that people settled in certain areas to start a town?
300
Roman Catholic
What religion did most townspeople follow?
400
Gothic Architectural Style
What architectural style marked the years of 1200-1500?
400
See map.
What is the name of the river that is marked?
400
See picture.
What type of architecture is used in this picture?
400
the day they received their charter
What event did townspeople celebrate every year?
400
Black Death/Bubonic Plague
1/4 to 1/2 of Europe's population died from this disease?
500
The Romanesque Architectural Style
What is the architectural style that marked the years of 1000-1200?
500
See map.
What is the name of the country that is marked on the map?
500
See picture.
What is the type of architecture that is seen in this picture?
500
town beginning, young town, bulging town, chartered town
What are the 4 stages of town development?
500
fire and disease
What are 2 dangers that were especially great in medieval towns?