Feudalism
The Person at the Top of the Feudal Structure
The Monarch (Kings and Queens)
This event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages
the fall of the Roman Empire
This person was at the top of the Church's structure.
The Pope
The Black Death was brought to Europe from which continent?
Asia
The Warrior Class of the Middle Ages
Knights
The most common social class of the Middle Ages
Peasants/serfs
What does it mean to be excommunicated?
What was one of the main goals of the Crusades?
To reclaim the Holy Land
Name one of the ways that the Black Death spread to Europe (paths)
Silk Road caravans
Trade ships
A Code of Behavior for Knights during the Middle Ages
Chivalry
The Class most responsible for raising armies of knights
Lords/Nobles
The Holy Roman Empire was geographically located around the area of which modern-day nation?
Germany
Centers of religious devotion to God
Preservation of Knowledge, education
The Black Death was an outbreak of this kind of plague.
Bubonic
Was was the purpose of a siege?
To capture a castle or fortification
Specific name for a knight's sworn loyalty to a lord/noble
Fealty, Oath of Fealty
The economic effect of the Black Death on peasants
Higher wages, social mobility
DAILY DOUBLE
Wager points!
Tithes
The Bubonic Plague is caused by this bacteria.
Yersinia (y.) Pestis
The development of this type of technology contributed to the end of medieval-type warfare
The lowest type of peasant was the serf. What was the main restriction on a serf's freedom (what couldn't they do freely?)
No freedom of movement (serfs were bound to work on a lord's estate)
Name one famous medieval battle
Examples:
Agincourt, 1415
Hastings, 1066
Hattin, 1187
What was the role of bishops in the Church?
Regional leaders overseeing multiple churches.
Name TWO cures medieval people really tried against the Black Death
Quarantine
Onions
Bloodletting
Four Thieves' Vinegar
This medieval siege weapon was a more advanced version of a catapult
Trebuchet