The Church
Special ceremonies that mark big occasions in people's lives
What are sacraments?
The ones at the top of the Feudalism Pyramid
Who were the Kings & Queens, the Popes and the Church?
Type of social system that ensured land and safety for people of the middle ages
What is Feudalism?
land given as a gift
What is a fief?
Those who wrote the four Gospels
Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
Pope Urban II called this to stop the advance of the Muslims
What is a Holy War, or a Crusade?
The ones who received a fief from the King or Pope
Who are Lords, Nobles, and Knights?
Series of nine attempts of Christian armies to retake the Holy Lands from the Muslims
What was the Crusades?
Holy, Christian ceremony that is believed to be ordained by Christ
What is a sacrament?
Martyrs
Who are those who witness and die for their belief in Christ?
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
What is a Pope?
Three classes of medieval society
Who are the clergy, the knights, and the peasants?
People and/or leader who invaded, plundered, and conquered more territory than any other people in history
Who was Genghis Khan and the Mongolians?
A person granted the use of land in return for giving loyalty and protection to a lord.
What is a vassal?
When asked if he had been lying about his adventures, he responded, "I never told half of what I saw."
Who was Marco Polo?
Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Confession, Holy Unction, Holy Orders, and Marriage
What is the list of Sacraments?
Great leader of Christian army during the Crusades.
Who was King Richard the Lionheart?
Sickness that killed 60% of the population of Europe
What was the Black Plague?
Loyal, Brave, Kind, Generous, Truthful
What are virtues of a noble knight, the Code of Chivalry?
Great leader who fought for the recovery of the Holy Lands during the Third Crusade
Who was King Richard I?
The Great Schism of 1054
What was the split between Roman Catholic West and Orthodox East.
Ruler over the greatest territory in all history
Who was Kublai Khan?
Calamities of the 14th century Europe
What was the Great Famine, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War?
A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world
What is a pandemic?
Who prayed, "Lord, please change the hearts of the English so that we can live in peace again."
Who was Joan of Arc?