Lesson 1
What does secular mean?
Not to be associated with the church or non-church.
What does standardized mean?
The same everywhere
What were the Crusades?
A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
The peninsula where present-day Spain and Portugal are located.
What is a famine?
A series shortage of food.
Why was the Holy Roman Empire formed?
The German Kings wanted a Christian version of the Roman Empire.
What was the Magna Carta?
A signed document of the king that promised citizens certain rights.
Why did Pope Urban II call for a crusade?
He wanted to free the Holy Land.
Who are the Moors?
The Muslims in Spain.
What was the Hundred Years' War?
The war between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453.
Why was there conflict between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII?
Pope Gregory VII believed the emperors should not have power over the church.
When did William of Normandy become king of England?
Christmas Day 1006
Who took control of Jerusalem from the Muslims?
A group of peasants led by Peter the Hermit.
What were the two biggest advances in Muslim Spain?
Science and medicine.
What tool did the English use to win wars?
The longbow.
What does it mean to excommunicate someone?
To exclude a person from a church or a religious community.
What is pilgrimage?
A journey undertaken to worship at a holy place.
What provoked the Third Crusade?
The fall of Jerusalem.
Who established a new dynasty at Cordoba in 756?
Abd al-Rahman
Why did towns lose many people from different social ranks?
Because of the Black Death.
Who ruled the Holy Roman Empire after Otto the Great's death?
His descendants, also known as the Ottonian Kings.
What Latin phrase means ¨You shall have the body?¨
Habeas corpus
Who created the Inquisition?
Pope Gregory IX
What was the Reconquista?
The movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.
How did the Black Death affect the Church?
The church was forced to hire men that were uneducated.