Lesson 1
What does excommunicate mean?
To exclude someone/ somebody from church
What is another word for a writ?
A court order
What is a region?
An area of a country.
What were the Muslims in Spain called?
Moors
The conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453 was called what?
The Hundreds Years War
What role in church does Gregory VII play?
A pope
What did people believe Thomas Becket was?
A martyr
What is a crusade?
A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the holy land.
What was the movement to drive Muslims from Spain called?
Reconquista (reconquest)
What is the Black Death?
A disease carried by rats that killed many people
What does secular mean?
A non-church leader
What kind of people were wiped out during the Battle of Hastings?
Anglo-Saxon noble families.
What is a heresy?
A belief rejected by official church teachings.
What did traders carry?
Leather goods, silk cloth, and jewelry
What is a famine?
A serious shortage of food.
In what years did trade start to increase?
The 1100s
During what time period did England use a direct system of coinage?
900-1000
What did Muslims advance in?
Science and medicine
By the early 700s, Muslims ruled most of what?
The Iberian Peninsula
What is the Peasants' Revolt?
When peasants killed lords and burned manors
What year did Gregory VII excommunicate Henry IV the first time?
1076
The Magna Carta is Latin for what?
Great Charter
What did the crusades bring to European port cities?
Wealth and trade
Where is the Iberian Peninsula located today?
Present-day Spain and Portugal
Tens of millions of people died between what years because of the Black Death
1347 and 1352