Fall of Rome
Provide one reason for the decline of the western Roman Empire.
invasions, political instability, empire too large to control, economic stain, civil war, weak leaders (and too many)
A system where land is exchanged for loyalty and service
feudalism
This religion dominated Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Christianity
These were a series of religious wars for control of the Holy Land.
Crusades
Another name for the Black Death.
Bubonic plague
Group of invaders who caused the fall of the western Roman empire. (many groups - name 1)
Germanics, Huns, Vandals, Visigoths, Slavs
These warriors served lords in exchange for land.
knights
The leader of the Catholic church.
Pope
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between the _____________ and _____________.
Christians & Muslims
The two animals blamed for the Black Death
fleas & rats
The eastern half of the Roman Empire after the split.
Byzantine Empire
A person who receives land in exchange for service.
vassal
The language of the Catholic Church, preserved from ancient Rome.
Latin
The Holy Land was located in this region.
The Middle East
The disease spread along these trade routes.
Silk Road
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
A large farming estate that is self-sufficient.
manor
Charlemagne
Name one motivation for Crusaders.
Forgiveness for sins, take back the Holy Land for Christians, gain wealth/glory/power, control trade routes, secure Catholic Church's power
This empire spread the Black Death by increasing trade and using biological warfare.
The Mongols
The year in which the Western Roman Empire fell.
476 CE
The lowest class in the feudal society. Workers bound to the land who cannot leave.
serfs
This punishment removed someone from the Church.
excommunication
This city was sacred to Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
Jerusalem
Provide 4 symptoms of the Black Death
buboes, acral necrosis, fever, chills, headache, aches