Fall of Rome
Barbarians
Explain what a "Crusade" is
A holy war
The Plague was carried by what animal?
Fleas
Define Feudalism
Feudalism was a medieval European social and political system based on land ownership and loyalty. Nobles (vassals) held land (fiefs) granted by a lord or king, promising military service in return. At the bottom, peasants or serfs worked the land, providing labor to the lord in exchange for protection and housing.
This Native group was in power in the Americas during the Middle Ages.
Inca
The theory that Rome fell due to constant attacks from outside tribes.
Barbarians at the gates
The Pope
What animal did Fleas attach to in order to spread the Plague from place to place?
Rats/Mice
The people who farmed and performed other hard labor for little pay during Feudalism. Bottom of the social pyramid.
Serfs/Peasants
This man combined the power of being a King with the power of being Pope and created the Holy Roman Empire.
Charlemagne/Charles the Great
The Roman Empire had split into two by the time it began to fall. Which side of the empire fell first, the east or west?
Western Roman Empire Fell First
Who were the two sides fighting during the Crusades?
Christians and Muslims
The Plague started on what continent?
Asia
Second from the bottom of the social pyramid, this group of people would lend their military expertise for future land ownership.
Knights
This teenage woman, led by the voice of God, took up arms for the French and helped them defeat the English in battle. Was burned at the stake by the English after being caught.
Joan of Arc
Give one consequence of Rome falling.
Collapse of long term trade routes
Power vacuum in Europe
Population decline
New, smaller Kingdoms in Europe
New fashion trends in Europe, showing the end of Roman influence.
What was the overall goal of the Christians during the Crusades?
The plague traveled and spread mainly along this famous trade route.
Silk Road
Second from the top on the social pyramid, this group of people were born into wealth and power and would trade their loyalty and military aid for future land ownership.
Lords
Chills
Fatigue
Swollen Lymph-nodes (Buboes)
Blackened Limbs
Internal Bleeding
Pneumonia
Death
What century did the Western Roman Empire fall?
5th Century.
400's.
476CE
Pope Urban II
The Plague killed what percentage of the world's population?
20-25%
1 in every 4 people
These two people controlled all parts of life in Feudal Europe in the Middle Ages.
The King and the Pope
How did people in Europe live differently after the plague and the fall of the Roman Empire? How did daily life change for an average person?
Isolated kingdoms, decline of large trade routes, walled in cities, Feudalism.