Feudalism
Why did knights protect their lords?
They received land.
The Magna Carta limited who's power?
The King (King John)
What was the most powerful organization in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church/ The Roman Catholic Church
The Black Death was caused by the ________ Plague
Bubonic
Who did most of the faming?
Peasants/serfs
Parliament
What kind of people learned to read and write?
Priests and monks in monestaries.
Name one symptom of the bubonic plague.
swellings, blisters, fever, vomiting, headaches
Why did feudalism develop?
The Roman Empire fell and people needed order.
Who leads in a monarchy?
King/Queen
Which two religious groups fought during the Middle Ages?
Christians and Muslims
TRUE or FALSE: The bubonic plague was the worst pandemic in European history.
TRUE- Europe lost a third of it's population.
Who was responsible for making feudalism the official system?
William the Conqueror
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215 CE
What city was the center of the Holy Land?
Jerusalem
How did the plague spread across three continents? (Europe, Africa, and Asia)
Rats and trade ships