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Europe In The Middle Ages Flashcards

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What was the lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him?

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He protected them and their land

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What did most peasants need the lord’s permission to do?

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Marry or leave the manor

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What is one reason that the Church was so powerful during medieval times?

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It made laws and set up courts to uphold them

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What happened to peasants who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day?

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They became free

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How was life in the towns different from life on the manor?

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In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money.

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Why is the Holy Day important?

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It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions.

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Who were the first Christians to fight the Muslims for the Holy Land?

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Common people led by Peter the Hermit

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What did kings and popes often disagree on?

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Who should select church officials called bishops

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Under the system of feudalism, each person was loyal to whom?

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Those who had more land and wealth

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What was a lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him?

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He had to protect them and their lands

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During the Middle Ages, the largest and most powerful religion in Western Europe was what?

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Roman Catholic Church

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How were peasants able to improve their standard of living by doing what?

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Farming the lord’s fields

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What was one problem medieval cities faced?

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Crowded and unhealthy conditions

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Why did Christians fight the Muslims?

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In order to reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims

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What was one thing that helped trade grow during the Midlle Ages?

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The Crusades

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Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

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France and England

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Why did the Pope mount the Crusades?

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To take back Jerusalem

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What were the Crusades?

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Wars for the cross

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Who had possession of the Holy Land that prompted the Pope to mount a Crusade?

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The Muslims

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Who led the People’s Crusade?

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Peter the Hermit

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Who was the great Muslim leader of the Third Crusade?

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Saladin

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What is another term for troubadour?

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Minstrel

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When did the Middle Ages begin?

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476

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What was the event that started the Middle Ages?

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The fall of Rome

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What does Charlemagne mean?

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Charles the Great

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What was the MOST remarkable thing about him?

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He loved learning

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What was it called when Vikings went raiding and trading?

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A Viking

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What is the Latin term for Middle Ages?

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Medieval

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Who was the Norman Duke who became king of England?

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William the Conquerer

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What was the system of government in Europe at this time?

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Feudalism

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What were/are the great big churches called?

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Cathedrals

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What were the associations called that people of the same work joined?

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Guilds

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What was the terrible disease that wiped out over 1/3 of Europe’s population?

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Black Death/bubonic plague

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What was a knight’s honorable code of conduct called?

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Chivalry

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What is another word for mintsrel

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Troubadour

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What was the Latin term for cross?

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Crux

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What had happened to the Holy Land that started the Crusades?

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Muslim Turks took the Holy Land

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What was the first group to go, and who were the men who led it?

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Regular people
Peter the Hermit
Walter the Pennyless

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Who was the Muslim leader?

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Saladin

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What was the saddest Crusade?

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Children’s Crusade

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List three results of the Crusades that happened afterwards in Europe.

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  • brought new ideas
  • encouraged use of money
  • brought new technology
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Who were the three European kings who were commanded by the Pope to lead the 3rd Crusade?

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Fredrick I
Phillip II
Richard I

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What is the process called when small communities and kingdoms are combined to make one very large entity?

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Nation building

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Who was the English king that the nobles were so mad at?

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King John

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Why were they mad at him?

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He wanted money from them and he wanted soldiers to build an army and he wanted to be much more powerful than the nobles

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What was the document that limited the king’s power over the nobles?

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Manga Carta

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What is the major significance To US regarding that document?

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The Magna Carta was the basis of the US Constitution

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List two reasons why the feudal system began to decline.

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  • Growth of trade and towns

- Crusades weakened the nobles

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What war did the English king Edward III begin?

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Hundred Year’s War

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Who was the young girl who lead the French troops at Orleans?

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Joan of Arc

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How did the Magna Carta actually translate?

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Great Charter

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Besides the nobles, who else was mad at King John? Why?

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Church

John wanted to select the bishop

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