Lesson 1
What is something that isn't part of a church?
Secular
What does habeas corpus mean, and what does it do?
Habeas corpus is a Latin phrase that means, "you shall have the body." It makes it so that an arrested person has to be able to go to court.
What were the Crusades?
A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land
What are the Moors?
What European Christians called Muslims in Spain.
What is famine?
A serious shortage of food.
Whose successor did Otto the great claim to be?
Charlemange
What is the law that developed from customs and judges' decisions?
Common Law
How did some religious leaders use feudal concepts to explain that the Crusades were righteous?
They said that Jesus was their king, and they had to fight for him.
What was the Reconquista?
The movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.
What was another name for the bubonic plague?
The Black Death.
What does excommunicate mean?
To exclude someone from a church or religious community
What is the definition of standardized?
The same everywhere.
What happened because the Second Crusade leaders argued with each other?
The Second Crusade was a failure.
What new kingdom did the Reconquista help create?
Portugal
What was one of the ways that the bubonic plague spread across Europe?
Trade Networks
What was Pope Gregory VII's original name?
Hildebrand
What did the Magna Carta do?
Protects the rights of Barons.
How did the Third Crusade end?
A truce between the Muslim leader, Saladin, and Richard I of England.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
The peninsula where present-day Spain and Portugal are located.
What did peasants do during the Peasants' Revolt?
Burned down Manors and killed Lords.
What did the Concordat of Worms do?
Allowed churches to appoint bishops, and emperors could give feifs to the bishops.
Why did William panic on the day of his coronation?
He heard people cheering, but thought they were booing and complaining.
What is a word for a belief that was rejected by the Church?
Heresy
In the tenth century, what was Europe's largest city?
Cordoba
What percent of the Church's clergy was lost to the Black Death?
40%