Roman Empire
What were the 3 elements of the Roman Republic
Consols, Senate, & Assembly
Described as cold, dark large walls, surrounded by a moat
A Castle
What is a serf?
A peasant
Who called for the first crusades?
Pope Urban II
What is the name of carrier of the Bubonic Plague?
Oriental rat flea
How did the Middle Ages begin?
With the fall of Rome
What is Chivalry?
Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold
What is "Fief?"
A plot of land
What is the Holy Land?
Jerusalem
Where does the name "Bubonic" come from?
Painful swellings called "Buboes" that grew on the victims face, armpits, and groin.
How did Rome's military cause Rome to fall?
Their military was full of outsiders who had no loyalty to Rome
What is the correct social order of society in the Middle Ages?
Kings, Lords/Vassals, Knights, Serfs/Peasants
The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.
A Manor
Who fought in the Crusades?
Muslims and Christians
The nursery rhyme "Ring-around-the-rosy" is based of f of the Black Death. In the song, what does "ashes, ashes" represent?
The church burned the dead when burying became too much work.
What happen to Europe once the Roman Empire fell?
Europe was broken up into a bunch of kingdoms
Because it was too dangerous to travel to trade, each manor had to be _________________________, or able to provide everything they needed.
Self-Sufficient
Political and economic system based on loyalty and land ownership.
Feudalism
What was the result of the first crusade?
Christians took over Jerusalem and created crusader states.
State 3 medieval cures that people tried during the Middle Ages.
•Rub the body with melted butter.
•Tie a small bag of garlic around your neck. The smell would keep the plague away.
•Go to church and ask for forgiveness.
•Avoid breathing in the same air as a plague victim.
•Sit next to a blazing hot fire.
Brick or board up houses with the sick inside
Due to the fall of the Roman Empire _______ ________ essentially became the leader of Europe.
The Church
Why was Feudalism developed?
Feudalism developed out of peoples' need for protection against invaders, and landowners' need for defense
Landowner, governed manor & castle – near total authority within fief… He was in charge!
A Lord
Why was the second crusades called? What was the result?
Because the Muslims began to retake the territory, it ended in failure.
What was the Pneumonic plague? How could this strand be caught?
The Pneumonic plague was a disease that attacked the lungs and could be caught if someone breathed on you.