Venice
Vocabulary
Medieval Life
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100

Venice is located on this sea. 

What is the Adriatic Sea? 

100

To be kicked out of the Church. 

What is excommunication? 

100

Buildings that nuns and monks lived in at the monasteries. 

What were abbeys? 

100

Pope Urban was asked for help from the Patriarch in this empire, which was under constant attack by the Ottomans. 

Who were the Byzantine Empire? 

100

This was the name for the quarantine stations that Venetians created to try and protect the public from the plague. 

What were Lazarettos? 

200

The first Venetians were refugees escaping from these northern invaders after the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries. 

Who were the Ostrogoths, Visogoths, Huns and Lombards? 

200

Power struggles between the papacy and kings/queens were called this. 

What was the lay investiture controversy? 

200

Towns and cities were divided into these, which would determine which church you attended and received your sacraments. 

What are parishes? 

200

This was what the Christian Crusaders called the Muslims who controlled the Holy Land in the Levant. 

What were infidels? 

200

Today, the biggest industry in the Venetian economy is this. 

What is tourism? 

300

The leader of the Venetian Republic. 

Who was the doge? 

300

King John of England was forced to sign this in 1215 - he was a tyrant and would throw his enemies in jail and raise taxes. This would limit his rights to do this. 

What was the Magna Carta? 

300

The hierarchy of church leaders, the pope was at the top. 

What was the clergy? 

300

These people were often murdered by mobs of crusaders as they made their way across Europe even though they had nothing to do with the Crusades. 

Who were Jews? 

300

This occupation for Venetian Jews allowed them to have more freedom from curfews and specialized clothing to identify their Jewishness. 

What were doctors? 

400

Venice had a monopoly over these commodities that came from India. 

What were spices? 

400

Franco. 

What is French? 

400

All Roman Catholics were expected to pay this, a tax to the church yearly. 

What was the tithe? 

400

A peasant might agree to embark on a Crusade with their lord for these reasons.

What are 

1. They were guaranteed to go to heaven.

2. They were promised freedom if they were a serf.

3. They were religious and wanted to go on a pilgrimage.

4. They wanted adventure and to see more of the world. 

400

Bubonic plague originated here, then spread via trade routes. 

What is Central Asia? 

500

The Venetian shipbuilding factory was called this. 

What was the Arsenal? 

500

Anglo. 

What is English? 

500

Evidence of the warming period in European history can be seen through this evidence. 

What are paintings? 

500
After multiple Crusades, European Crusaders ultimately ________________ conquer the Levant. 

What was DID NOT? 

500

The most important impact of the Crusades was that they..

What are created a desire for more goods from the east, as well as leading to new discoveries and inventions being brought back to Europe from the east?