Medieval Europe

Question 1

What is the hirearchy of Medieval Europe?

Answer 1

1. king 2. Tenants-in-chief 3. Sub-Tenants 4. Peasents

Question 2

What is the hirearchy of the church?

Answer 2

1. Pope 2. Cardinals 3. Archbishops 4. Bishops 5. Priests 6. Catholics

Question 3

How did the Church Maintain power during medieval times?

Answer 3

1. Wealth 2. Depictions of Heaven & Hell 3. Controlling education

Question 4

How did the Church make money ?

Answer 4

1. The Church received tax from the villargers known as tithe 2. The tithe made up of 10% of a persons income or what they produced (e.g. grain, eggs) 3. The Church also owned a lot of land

Question 5

What was the Black Death?

Answer 5

The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe’s 14th century population.

Question 6

What diseases were contained in the Black Death?

Answer 6

The Black Death contained the Bubonic Plague, Pneumonic Plague, Septicaemic plague

Question 7

What did the Bubonic Plague do specifically?

Answer 7

The Bubonic Plague was like swelling, pus-filled lumps

Question 8

What did the Pneumonic Plague do specifically?

Answer 8

The Pneumonic Plague attacked the lungs & was always fatal

Question 9

What did the Septicaemic plague do specifically?

Answer 9

The Septicaemic plague aggressively attacked the bloodstream. The bacteria in this form multiplied so fast that the person would die within hours of infection, bleeding into the skin caused purple black blotches to appear

Question 10

How did the Black Death spread?

Answer 10

Rats traveled on ships and brought fleas and plague with them