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The Middle Ages
Crusades
The Plague
Feudalism
Garbage Bag
100

How long did the Middle Ages last?

1,000 Years

100

What were the Crusades?

Religious wars where Christians fought against Muslims for control of the Holy Land.

100

How did the plague spread throughout Europe and Asia?

Merchants when traveling to cities and ports.

100
Who was at the very top of Pyramid of Feudalism, who was the ruler who claimed ownership of the lands?
King
100

What group made up the majority of the medieval European population?

Peasants/Serfs.

200

What determined power and social status in the Middle Ages?

The amount of land one possessed.

200

What was the name of the Holy Land?

Jerusalem

200
What nickname was given to the Bubonic Plague?
The "Black Death"
200

The King/Lords often granted the land to lesser lords or _______, who pledged their loyalty by swearing to serve and protect the king.

Vassels 
200

A court order is called a ____.

Writ.
300

What was seen as a symbol of order and stability with the monasteries?

The Roman Catholic Church

300

What was one-way Europeans benefitted from contact with the Muslim world during the Crusades? *Double Jeopardy*

They rediscovered learning of ancient Greece and Rome

300
How did the Europeans finally stop the spread of the plague?
Cleaned up their cities
300

A local Servant who worked on Feudal lands or manors and was "bound to the manor".

Serf

300

A journey taken to worship at a religious place is called a ________________.

Pilgrimage

400
What were the Middle Ages?
The period of time from the collapse of the Roman Empire (476) to the Age of Discovery (1476)
400

How did the knights of the Fourth Crusade violate the purpose of the crusade?

They attacked and looted Constantinople.

400
What fraction of Europe's population died as a result of the plague? *Double Jeopardy*
Between 1/2 and 2/3
400

What eventually brought an end to Feudalism?

The Bubonic Plague

400

100 Years War was a struggle over who would rule what nation?

France

500

What was the name of the economic system in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Manorialism

500

What Pope declared the Holy Wars?

Pope Urban II

500

How did the Plague end the feudal system?

Peasants could demand more rights and pay, since there were fewer workers.

500
___________ was an economic system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty or service. *Double Jeopardy*
Feudalism
500

Charlemagne worked with the Catholic Church to do what?

Spread Christianity.