Feudalism
This social class got land in exchange for providing soldiers to the king.
Nobles
What are the Crusades?
A series of religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims hoping to control the holy land.
This illness likely started in Mongolia and traveled along trade routes and killed millions. (Give the general name and scientific name if you know it)
Bubonic Plague (Yersinia Pestis)
The Church was the ______________ of life in the Middle Ages
Center
This illness wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population
The Black Death
This social class was tied to the land and could not leave.
Serfs
The holy city in the Levant
Jerusalem
A Merchant
The generally title of people who worked for the church
Clergy
This war helped end Feudalism.
The Hundred Years War.
The name for a manor and the surrounding land controlled by a lord.
A fief
What did Christians go on the Crusades for? (3 reasons)
To get into heaven, to control the holy land, to get wealthy
Define Specialization
Getting good at one skill or item and trading it for other needs. This increased quality of goods.
How did the church make money?
Through tithing and donations
How did a war help end feudalism?
The war made people less loyal to Lords and more loyal to the king and their country (national identity). Knights were less useful than lower class soldiers, who got paid to fight.
Castles were build to offer ________________, since the fall of _______________ left people in Europe vulnerable and afraid.
protection, Rome
Lot's of death on both sides, and some improved trade goods for Europe.
Guilds did what things for their members? (3)
Controlled quality, set prices and hours, and protected sick or injured members.
Why was the Medieval church so powerful?
People wanted to get into heaven, and it was a daily presence in every town.
How did an illness help end feudalism?
The illness killed off so many people that the surviving peasants were able to get better work and better pay. This created a more middle class rather than having peasants.
This social class was part of the lower class, but made their living doing skilled labor.
Tradesmen
This group of people controlled the holy land and made it forbidden for Christians to visit.
The Seljuk Turks (a Muslim empire)
What two factors allowed the plague to spread into Europe?
The Pax Mongolica increased trade, and the weather warmed enough for plague bacteria to thrive.
List what church bells were used for? Bonus- why could prayers be used to cook an egg?
Calling out the time, church services, or warning of danger
Certain amount of time reciting certain prayer that everyone knew = egg perfectly cooked.
How did cities contribute to the end of feudalism?
People did not live on manors and were able to travel and get goods from other places more.