Kingdoms
What did Charlemagne do?
Conquer most of central Europe
What are examples of a title of a Noble?
Lord, Duke, Earl
The plague killed how many people in medieval Europe?
Over 50 million
What is the Holy Land?
Jerusalem
Do we have records from the Dark Ages?
Few if any
Who discovered North America?
Leif Erikson
What was the common 'debt' a serf had to pay off?
Seven years worth of work.
What is a Transi-Tomb?
Burial tombs with skeletons or decomposing bodies carved into the lids.
Who called for the Crusades?
Pope Urban II
The Middle Ages was the time period between what?
The fall of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance
Why is England filled with castles?
To protect from Viking raides.
What is a vassal?
A Noble who owns land given by the King.
George Washington died by what common Middle Age medical practice?
Bloodletting
Why was the Hundred Years War fought?
Over who should rightfully rule France.
What was first used during the Hundred Years War?
A cannon and gunpowder
What three countries did the Vikings come from?
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
What is a fief?
Grant of land by the King to a Noble.
What is one Middle Age medical practice we still practice today?
Quarantining
This 17-year old gilr led the French army from 1429-1431
Joan of Arc
How did Joan of Arc die?
Burned at the stake
What three groups migrated to Britain around 500 AD?
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
What role did knights play in the feudal system?
They protected the King and the Nobles.
Were the followers of the Flagellant Movement there by choice or by force?
They volunteered to be a part of the movement
France
Name all the symptoms of the Black Death.
Black boils, fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, aches, pains, and shortly after, death