Middle Ages

Question 1

When was the middle ages?

Answer 1

500-1500 CE

Question 2

What problems for the Roman Empire were caused by the invading Germanic Tribes?

Answer 2

1. interruption in trade (land & sea), 2. downfall of cities, 3. population shift (Rich moved to the country and everyone else followed

Question 3

What is Pope Gregory the Great known for?

Answer 3

expanding his power of position of Pope, became very involved in politics, used $$ from church to train army, repair roads, and help the poor

Question 4

What did some European monasteries become?

Answer 4

libraries and schools

Question 5

What was the official language of the Roman Empire?

Answer 5

Latin

Question 6

Which groups invaded Charlemagne’s empire, helping to make it weaker in the process?

Answer 6

The Frankish empire

Question 7

What ceremony in 800 showed the church had power of governments?

Answer 7

Coronation

Question 8

What was the Treaty of Verdun? Who was involved in it?

Answer 8

Divides empire into 3 pieces, Charlemagne & Louis ll

Question 9

be able to label a feudalism system pyramid and explain what goes to who

Answer 9

lends land [King] - gave land to lower
nobles
Owned land, very wealthy, powerful-[Nobles]- gave land to knights
Provided military services in exchange for land -[Knights] gave land and
protection
works for nobles and performed back breaking tasks - [Peasants]

Question 10

What taxes did peasants/serfs commonly have to pay on the manor?

Answer 10

Paid taxes on all grain that was grown in lord’s mill, paid tax to get married & needed lords permission, paid 10% of tithes to the church

Question 11

How many families lived on a manor?

Answer 11

15-30

Question 12

What was day to day life like for peasants and serfs?

Answer 12

The woke up at 4 in the morning and had a small breakfast, than began feeding animals and taking care of the land and crops.

Question 13

Who did a knight swear loyalty and devotion to?

Answer 13

Their Lord,

Question 14

Who did a knight swear loyalty and devotion to?

Answer 14

Their Lords

Question 15

Who were friars? What did they do?

Answer 15

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Question 16

What 3 major problems did the church face around the year 900?

Question 17

What were the levels of power within the clergy members of the church?

Answer 17

Pope, Priests, Lords, church officials

Question 18

Who was Gelasius I?

Question 19

What were excommunication and interdict?

Question 20

What did the church do with the $ it took in from tithes?

Answer 20

Took them as taxes

Question 21

How did the church gain power, wealth, and importance during the Middle Ages?

Question 22

What were the goals for the start of the Crusades?

Answer 22

To stop the expansion of Muslim states, Reclaim Christianity from territories that used to be christian

Question 23

How did the Pope encourage knights to go on the crusades?

Answer 23

The Pope would tell the knights that joining the Crusades would be good for them and automatically get them into Heaven

Question 24

What were the motivations and overall results of the crusades?

Question 25

What were the results of the 1 st and 2 nd crusades?

Question 26

What was the Inquisition? What crime was often charged?

Question 27

What were the effects of the 3 Field System being implemented in Europe?

Question 28

Who were the Burghers?

Question 29

Who was William the Conqueror?

Answer 29

First Norman King of England, he declared all of England belonged to him –> unites smaller land pieces together, his goals were to strengthen power and add to French lands.

Question 30

What is the Magna Carta?

Question 31

What is the Model Parliament? Who established it? Why was it formed?

Question 32

What is Yersinia Pestis?

Question 33

How many people were killed by the plague?

Question 34

What were the effects of the plague in Europe? How did it change things going forward?