Innovation
What practice led to the near doubling of crops produced in the High Middle Ages?
Three-Field Rotation
Before becoming a master craftsman, a person must train as a(n)…
Apprentice
The streets of medieval towns were often sloped down toward the center, so that the rain washed the waste to where?
Gutter System
The establishment of towns allowed people to be free from what system?
Feudalism
Only the ___________________ were said to be able to interpret the Bible.
Clergy
What technological advancement was deemed the most important of the High Middle Ages for its source of power?
Mill
What group set up regulations that ensured that any tradesperson claiming to be a master member knew how to perform all of the necessary tasks very well?
Guilds
What made the people of the Late Middle Ages very likely to die during the Plague?
Malnourishment
Some towns became so wealthy from trade that they were able to buy their freedom from their…
Lord
Where was the first European university located?
Bologna, Italy
The High Middle Ages was the birth of the modern _________________________, which was typically held during religious holidays.
Church Fair
What are two common trades in small towns?
Blacksmiths, bakers, brewers, weavers, carpenters, and grocers
The true animal that carried and spread the Plague was the…
Flea
Serfs who ran away from a manor to a free town were considered permanently free if they managed to live in the town forhow long without being caught?
A year and a day
The official language of university study was…
Latin
What practice was reinvigorated during the emergence of fairs?
Trade
What are two common specialized trades in larger cities?
Goldsmiths, cloth dyers, fishmongers, candlemakers, wheel makers, tailors, shoemakers
During the Plague, how long did it take for approximately 30-60% of the entire population to die from the illness?
15 years
During the High Middle Ages, the European government was split into what two types?
Kingdoms and Principalities
By the end of the Middle Ages, there were approximately ____ European universities.
Eighty (80)
What business developed during the emergence of fairs?
Banking
Miasma refers to the transmission of ______________, which was thought to cause infection.
What was the name of the two bodies of English Parliament?
House of Lords and House of Commons
List three subjects that were studied at European universities.
Medicine, law, or theology, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music, grammar, logic, and rhetoric.