What was the class structure like in this time of period and place?
Kings > Lords > Knights > Peasants
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Why did the Crusades happen?
To get the Holy land back from the Muslims.
100
What is the Latin name of the Magna Carta?
The Great Charter
100
Why was the Middle Class important?
Helped close the gap between the poor and the rich.
100
What was the disease that wiped the entire population of Europe?
Black Death
200
What was another word for peasants?
Serfs
200
What were people promised if they joined the Crusade?
To be forgiven by God for their sins
200
What King was forced to sign the Magna Carta
King John
200
Why is the middle class important?
It allowed cities to become stronger as trade became better and less wars occurred.
200
Where did the Black Death plague come from?
Asia
300
Who had more power, the King or the Pope?
The Pope
300
How many Crusades were there total?
9
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What was the Magna Carta
A parchment were the rules of the realm were written.
300
What were the three guilds that we learned that were middle class?
Blacksmiths, Merchants, and Moneylenders.
300
What animals were responsible for transporting the disease?
Oriental rats and a flea called Xenopsylla cheopis.
400
What were the ranks of the Church from the lowest to highest? (Ex: Pichu -> Pikachu -> Raichu)
Monk -> Priest -> Bishop -> Pope
400
Who was the Pope who ordered the Crusades?
Pope Urban the Second
400
What modern day things did the Magna Carta affect?
Our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
400
What was the relationship between the blacksmiths and the merchants?
Blacksmiths would produce items and sell them to merchants who would sell it for a higher price for their profits.
400
What were 3 symptoms of the Black Death?
Buboes usually in the neck, armpit, or groin. Difficulty breathing, severe cough, nausea, vomiting, weakness, fluid in the lungs, high fever and spitting up or coughing up frothy blood.
500
How did people become Knights?
They would receive training at 6 - 8 years old at a Castle to become a Page. Then usually at around the age of 16, the page would become a Squire. If the Squire was worthy of becoming a Knight around the age of 20, he would be approved by a Lord in a dubbing ceremony.
500
When was the First Crusade?
1095 - 1099 A.D.
500
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215 A.D.
500
What was the relationship between blacksmiths and moneylenders?
Blacksmiths would receive loans from moneylenders in order to start their own businesses.
500
What were diseases thought to be in this time period?