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100

What great fear did the church rely on to convert people to Christianity?

Fear of going to Hades (everlasting punishment)

100

Why did the Roman Empire fall?

Germanic invasions

100

Who was the first Frankish king that united present day France?

Clovis

100

What did Popes use to make kings do what they wanted?

Interdict

100

What does Czar (or Tsar) mean?

Russian for Caesar

100

Which 2 inventions (during the 100 years' war) made warfare more deadly?

Longbow & Cannon

100

What spread the Bubonic Plague?

Fleas on rats

200

What belief got the Popes in trouble with kings?

Popes believed they were more powerful than kings

200

Who made brutal raids against the Europeans?

Vikings

200

What French king made Christianity the state religion?

Charlemagne

200

What is the sacrament of immersing one in water (or sprinkling) which shows one have given their life to Jesus?

Baptism

200

What Russian leader first unified Russia? 

Ivan the Great

200

Which disease killed 1/3 of the world's population during this Medieval period?

Bubonic Plague

200

What was the language of "learned Persons"?

Latin

300

When the Pope & Patriarch disagreed and the rend could not be fixed, the church split. What was it called?

The Great Schism

300

What land did the French give to the Vikings?

Normandy

300

What title did the Pope give Charlemagne?

Emperor of the Romans

300

What is the sacrament that unites a man and woman in holy matrimony?

Marriage

300

Who was the first official Russian Czar?

Ivan the Terrible

300

What document did English Nobles force King John to sign-a document that limited his power and gave the nobles rights?

Magna Carta

300

Why was Dantes' "Divine Comedy" such a big thing?

It was written in the vernacular.

400

What did Pope Urban II start-a series of holy wars?

The Crusades

400

Who invaded Russia before the Czars took over?

Mongols

400

Why did the French give land to the Vikings?

To stop the raids

400

What is the sacrament that allows participants to eat a small amount of bread & drink a small amount of wine (juice) and it signifying Jesus' blood and body?

Communion or the Lord's Supper

400

What empire had the most influence on Russia, especially with religion?

Byzantium

400

What does one call the social group of merchants, traders & artisans?    

Middle Class

400

What is the act of speaking or acting out against Biblical beliefs?

Heresy

500

What is the split in the Christian church where there were 3 popes at the same time?

The Papal Schism

500

Which race of people fled Western Europe and settled in Eastern Europe? (Poland)

Jews

500

Which American fast food is named from this area, but is NOT from France?

French Fries

500

What is the sacrament that is administered to the dying so they have a final forgiveness of sins?

Last Rites

500

Which Russian Czar killed his own son?

Ivan the Terrible

500

What kind of school started to "pop up" in larger European cities?

Universities

500

After the fall of the Roman Empire, what form of society did the Europeans turn to for protection?

Feudalism