Vocabulary
This term is the deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas.
Bubonic Plague or Black Death
One of the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire was that they were having trouble with _______?
Which social class held the most power in the feudal system?
Kings/Rulers
There are 3 main reasons for the decline of feudalism in Medieval Europe. What were 2 of them?
Bubonic Plague
Hundred Years War
Political Changes in England
What was the biggest cause of disease in the middle ages?
Unsanitary conditions
This term is a system of organization with lower and higher positions.
Hierarchy
The Roman empire was divided into two empires due to its size and was ruled by two separate emperors until its fall. What were the two empires called?
The Byzantine Empire and the Western Roman Empire.
Which social class had the least amount of power in the feudal system?
Peasants/Serfs
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
It created a shortage of workers allowing the common people to demand more rights and higher pay
What was Constantinople’s biggest advantage when it came to trade?
Good location along the sea and between Asia and Europe
This term is the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection.
Feudalism
Why was the Roman Empire being too big a reason behind its fall?
Leaders couldn’t react to problems in time. They split the empire in half.
Social class in the Middle Ages was determined mainly by…
Birth
How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?
Nobles lost power to the king or common people
Why did the Bubonic Plague spread to Europe?
Trading with Asia
This term is the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.
Chivalry
They spent too much on the military rather than it being put back into the community.
List the social classes in order from most power to least power.
Kings, nobles, knights, peasants
How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the decline of feudalism?
Hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on lords
How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?
From imported luxury goods to local goods
This term is the legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime.
Habeas Corpus
The 4th reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was having an unstable government. Explain why it was unstable.
After the Pax Romana, being emperor was super dangerous. People were power hungry and kept killing the emperor so they could be the head of government. There was a revolving door of leadership making the government unstable.
Kings gave lords fiefs in exchange for what?
A supply of knights for protection and loyalty
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
To protect the rights of the nobles
What was the series of religious wars between Muslims and Christians over control of the Holy Land?
The Crusades