Medieval Europe
What was the name of the governance that was used on the manorial system that allowed for the king to give land in exchange for loyalties?
the holy city that Christians and Muslims fought over during the Crusades and where Christians massacred Muslims in 1099
What is Jerusalem?
the insect and animal most responsible for spreading plague
What are fleas & rats?
The name of the military expeditions from Christian Europe to Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries.
What are the Crusades?
a period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1000 years.
Crusaders were promised this during the First Crusade
What is forgiveness of sins/entrance to Heaven?
Center of life in Medieval Europe
What is the Church?
What did the nobles provide the king with, in return for the fief that was given to them?
What is they promised to be loyal to the king and to provide them with warriors during times of war?
a positive effect of the Crusades was an increase in ____
What is an increase in trade & exchange of ideas?
the Pope who called for the First Crusade
Who is Pope Urban II?
Peasants who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or vassal.
Who are serfs?
What happened in the fourth crusade?
How did Feudalism benefit Western Europe?
What is social stability, order, and structure to the Middle Ages?
During the Third Crusade, English king _____ faced off against Muslim leader ____. Crusaders did not take back Jerusalem, but were granted ac
Who is Richard the Lionheart, Salahuddin?
Lessor nobles who received land and protection in exchange for their loyalty and service.
Who are vassals?
Name some of the reasons the Pope called the Crusades.
Varying answers
What is increase in wealth, increase in power, heal split between Roman Catholic and Byzantine/ Greek Orthodox Church, increase Europe's population?
This group of people took control of Jerusalem in 1071 and later threatened the capital of the Byzantine Empire prompting the First crusade
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Why did feudalism develop?
What is lack of central government, a constant threat of war, and the increase of starvation, so the less powerful in society became dependent on those with power?
What was one positive about the plague in Europe during the 1300's?
What is serfs earned more money & feudalism ended?
Name some effects of the Crusade.
What is
Feudalism breaks down, kings gain authority over Pope & nobles
Bitterness among Muslims, Christians, and Jews
Byzantine Empire weakens