misc
What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
fall of the western part of the Roman Empire
Who crowned Charlemagne the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
the Pope
A lord lived on his _______
manor
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
for Christians to reclaim the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
What fraction of the European population died as a result of the Black Death?
1/3
What is the Pope?
head of the (Catholic) church
True or False: after the Crusades, feudalism weakened
True
A lord is someone who:
owns land
Who had control of Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade?
Christians (Crusaders)
What do most people today believe was the cause of the Black Death?
Bubonic Plague - fleas on rats
True or False: Vassals are part of the peasant class
False
What is jousting?
competition between two knights on horses
What is a serf?
peasant who is tied to the land that he works
Who was the enemy in the First Crusade?
Seljuk Turks (Muslims)
What was the most common belief among common people at the time for the cause of the Black Death?
God is punishing them
What years did the Middle Ages begin and end?
476 to 1453
How long did the Crusades last?
about 200 years
What is a fief?
land given from a lord to his vassal
Muslims
Why did the doctors wear masks with beaks during the Black Death?
they believed the illness spread by miasma (odor) so they stuffed the beaks with flowers to block other smells
Who controls Jerusalem today?
What was Charlemagne's father's name?
Pepin
What do you call a female knight?
dame
Christians called it the Temple of Solomon. Muslims called it:
al-Aqsa Mosque
What does the rhyme "pocket full of posies" refer to?
carrying around flowers to block the illness