Feudalism & Manor Life
This system developed in Europe because people needed protection.
Feudalism
This Frankish ruler became one of the most powerful leaders in Western Europe.
Charlemagne
The main occupation that supported the medieval economy.
Farming/Agriculture
The Holy Land that a major target of the Crusades.
Jerusalem
This event traditionally marks the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe?
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
A king or a lord gave this in exchange for loyalty and protection.
Land
Charlemagne spread this religion throughout his empire.
Christianity
This happened to Europe's population when agricultural production increased.
It increased
This was the main goal of the Crusades.
Gain control of the Holy Land
This disease caused a huge population decline in Europe during the 1300s.
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
In the feudal pyramid, this person was at the very top.
King
This institution provided much of the unity and stability in medieval Europe?
Roman Catholic Church
This happened to towns as population and trade grew.
They became larger
This religious leader called for the First Crusade.
The Pope
This group was wrongly blamed for spreading the Black Death.
Jews
This group worked the land and had very little freedom under the manor system.
Serfs/peasants
Christians made this payment to support the Church, usually equal to one-tenth of their income.
Tithe
These organizations provided training and helped regulate specific jobs and trades.
Guilds
One reason a person might have joined the Crusades besides religious beliefs.
Land, wealth, glory, or opportunity
This document limited the power of the English king and helped establish the idea that the king was not above the law?
Magna Carta
This basic economic unit of medieval Europe was based on farming and self-sufficiency.
Manor system
A punishment the Church used to prevent a person from receiving the sacraments (being baptized, religious ceremonies in the church)
Excommunication
This is one of two major results of increased agricultural production in medieval Europe
Population growth and increased trade
One major economic effect of the Crusades on Europe.
Trade with the East increased
This was people's opinion towards the Roman Catholic Church during Late Middle Ages.
Many people lost faith or confidence in the Church and its teachings.