Crusades and the Black Death Vocab

Question 1

Plague

Answer 1

A deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person

Question 2

Bubonic Plague

Answer 2

(Also called the Black Death) A deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people

Question 3

Labor Shortage

Answer 3

a situation in which there are not enough people to do all of the work that could be done

Question 4

Pope Urban II

Answer 4

Pope who started the first crusade to get Jerusalem (in the Holy Land) back from the Muslims

Question 5

Christian

Answer 5

a person who follows Christianity or Jesus Christ

Question 6

Crusades

Answer 6

A bunch of military trips by Christian Europeans to win the Holy Land back from Muslims

Question 7

Pilgrimages

Answer 7

Religious journeys to the Holy Land

Question 8

Holy Land/Palestine

Answer 8

Location of many holy places for Judaism (Jews), Christianity, and Islam (Muslims)

Question 9

Trade Network

Answer 9

trade routes in one area connected together

Question 10

Wages

Answer 10

the amount of money someone makes

Question 11

King Richard the LionHearted

Answer 11

Led the 3rd crusade.
During the crusade, he stayed and fought until he decided to take a truce (make peace) so Christians could enter Jerusalem (in the Holy Land) without fighting.

Question 12

Saladin

Answer 12

Powerful Muslim ruler during the 3rd Crusade. He defeated Christians at the Battle of Hattin and captured Jerusalem (in the Holy Land).

Question 13

Commercial Revolution

Answer 13

The growth of trade and business that changed European economies in the 16th and 17th centuries.