All of these item are an example of ______________ problems that led to the end of the Roman Empire:
-people paid heavy taxes
-many people lived in poverty
-trade declined
What is economic?
100
around 7 years of age
When does a young boy start training to be a knight?
100
this Empire was wealthier and had more trading and cities
What was the Byzantine Empire?
100
many towns were built near this geographic feature
What is a river?
100
people were often sick
What was the main result of medieval towns being dirty?
200
engineering
What are the Roman aqueducts a legacy of?
200
religious leaders had this above anyone else
Who was most likely to be educated?
200
This empire had a strong influence of pope and church
What was the Medieval Empire?
200
people who belonged to these types of groups had the same craft or trade
What were guilds?
200
fleas!
What was the ultimate cause of the bubonic plague?
300
natural rights
What concept originated in Rome and influenced the Declaration of Independence?
300
being a soldier
What was the knight's main role?
300
They followed Christian beliefs
What were BOTH the Byzantine and Medieval Empires?
300
court inquiries replaced them
What eventually replaced trial by ordeal or trial by combat?
300
the longbow
What new technology during the Hundred Year's War helped the English to win the Early battles?
400
English words use Latin roots and prefixes
What is one way that Latin has influenced the English language?
400
managing the manor
What was a Lord's major responsibility?
400
were agriculture focused and not as wealthy
What is the Medieval Empire?
400
the Jews
What group of people were the most often mistreated?
400
after this major event, people demanded better rights and pay
What is the bubonic plague?
500
this root word means citizen, community
What is civis?
500
protection was provided
What did monarchs provide their vassals?
500
invented iconoclasm, rejected the pope's ruling
Who was the Byzantine Empire
500
these were plays recreated from stories of the bible
What were mystery plays?
500
this type of change in the 1200s weakened feudalism