Medieval Life
Medieval Church
Crusades & Plague
Renaissance
People & Works
Reformation
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100

This system divided medieval society into kings, nobles, knights, and peasants based on land, loyalty, and service.

What is feudalism?

100

This institution was one of the most powerful forces in Medieval European society.

The Catholic Church

100

The Crusades were fought primarily over control of this holy city.

Jerusalem

100

The word Renaissance means this.

Rebirth

100

He painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Leonardo da Vinci

100

This German monk challenged the Catholic Church and helped begin the Protestant Reformation.

Martin Luther

100

Can you fill in the Feudal Pyramid shown Below?

King/Monarch

Nobels/Lords

Knights

Peasants/Serfs

200

This economic system centered around a lord's estate that attempted to produce most of what it needed. (think of the land itself)

What is the manorial system? (Manor also works)

200

These important religious ceremonies included baptism, marriage, and communion.

The sacraments

200

About what percentage of Europe's population was killed by the Bubonic Plague?

30% to 60%

200

The Renaissance began in this Italian city.

Florence

200

He painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted David.

Michelangelo

200

Luther strongly criticized the Church's sale of these, which supposedly reduced punishment for sins.

Indulgences

200

What system/what is the land pictured below?

Manorialism / the manorial system (if you say feudalism I will give you credit)

300

Why could some medieval nobles be more powerful or wealthy than a king?

They could control large amounts of land, wealth, knights, and other resources.

300

This punishment removed a person from participation in the Catholic Church.

Excommunication

300

What was one major economic effect of the Crusades on Europe?

Trade increased between Europe and other regions.

300

Renaissance scholars became increasingly interested in the ideas of these two ancient civilizations.

Greece and Rome

300

He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and many other famous plays.

William Shakespeare

300

Martin Luther presented his criticisms of the Catholic Church in this famous document.

The 95 Theses

300

Who painted this famous Renaissance artwork?

Leonardo da Vinci

400

Medieval knights participated in this competitive event to demonstrate their skill and prepare for combat. Two armored knights charged toward each other on horseback with lances, attempting to strike or unseat their opponent. What was this event called? 

What is Jousting?

400

Why did excommunication give the Church political power over medieval rulers?

Because religion was extremely important, and rulers feared being cut off from the Church and salvation and potentially losing support.

400

Why did the Bubonic Plague give surviving peasants and workers more economic power?

So many people died that there was a labor shortage, allowing workers to demand better wages/conditions.

400

This Renaissance philosophy emphasized human potential, achievement, and the study of classical ideas.

Humanism

400

This author wrote The Prince and argued that rulers sometimes needed to act ruthlessly to maintain power.

Niccolò Machiavelli

400

This Protestant reformer is most closely associated with the idea of predestination.

John Calvin

400

Which Renaissance artist created this work?

Michelangelo

500

Explain one major development that contributed to the decline of feudalism during the late Middle Ages.

growth of trade/cities, Crusades, Bubonic Plague/labor shortages, stronger monarchies,

500

Give two ways the Catholic Church influenced everyday life in Medieval Europe.

religious practices, education, politics, laws, charity, art/architecture, sacraments, etc.

500

Explain how the Crusades AND Bubonic Plague both contributed to weakening feudalism.

Crusades encouraged trade and the growth of towns, while the plague created labor shortages and weakened the traditional manor system.

500

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italian cities such as Florence? Give two reasons.

wealth from trade/banking, wealthy patrons, classical Roman heritage, powerful city-states, location/trade connections, etc.

500

This author wrote The Divine Comedy, including Inferno, describing a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.

Dante Alighieri

500

Explain the connection between Johannes Gutenberg and Martin Luther.

Gutenberg's printing press allowed Luther's ideas to be reproduced and spread rapidly throughout Europe.

500

Explain one way the invention shown here changed European society.

It made books/information cheaper and easier to produce, increased access to ideas, helped literacy, and/or helped spread Reformation ideas.