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100
I am a wealthy member of feudal society who owned large amounts of land.
What is a noble/lord?
100

This institution was the most powerful in all of Western Europe.

What is the Catholic Church?

100
This was a series of military expiditions to reclaim the "Holy Land".
What are the Crusades?
100
This geographic feature played a key role in trade and communication throughout Europe.
What are rivers, seas, and oceans?
100
This was the social and economic system in which nobles gave land to their vassals in exchange for service.
What is feudalism?
200
I am a vassal hired for protection.
What is a knight?
200

This man is credited with giving the speech that started the Crusades.

Who is Pope Urban II?

200

Our attacks on Europe led to the rise of feudalism.

Who are the Vikings? Who are Germanic tribes?

200
This economic activity thrived throughout Europe because of the generally mild climate and dependable rainfall.
What is agriculture or farming?
200
I was a document that limited the powers of the monarchs.
What is the Magna Carta?
300

I was not allowed to leave the land which I lived on and farmed.

What is a serf?

300

In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.

What are monasteries?

300
I reconquered most of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
300

This increased between Europe and Asia because of the Crusades.

What is trade?

300
In Medieval Europe, these church leaders often had greater wealth and power than ruling monarchs.
Who are Popes?
400

All knights were expected to follow this code of honor.

What is chivalry?

400

This man made Charlemagne emperor.

Who is Pope Leo III

400

This woman is credited with helping France beat England in war.

Who is Joan of Arc?

400
In feudal Europe, this was the main part of a nobles land where most needed things were produced.
What is the manor?
400
Europe was split into these during the Middle Ages.
What are kingdoms?
500
These two factors made the manor the center of European life during the Middle Ages?
What is farming and protection?
500
This is the name for anyone who is connected to the church or works for it.
What is the clergy?
500

This war was actually a series of wars over who had the right to rule England and France.

What is the Hundred Years War?

500

This economic institution began because of the Crusades.

What is credit/banking?

500

The fall of the Byzantine Empire can be traced back to this major event in the Crusades.

What is the Sack of Constantinople?