Middle Ages in Western Europe

Question 1

North American Drift

Answer 1

An ocean current around Newfoundland, Canada where the waters of the Gulf Stream feed into

Question 2

Monastery

Answer 2

A religious community

Question 3

Charlemagne

Answer 3

King of the Franks from 768 - 814. Established Christianity as the religion of the kingdom by forcing the people living in the territory to become Christians. Was chosen emperor by the pope, but was concerned because he didn’t want the people to think that the pope could establish an emperor.

Question 4

Holy Roman Empire

Answer 4

The Catholic empire of Rome

Question 5

Feudalism

Answer 5

The system of service between a lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to the lord; political order; under feudalism, nobles governed and protected people in return for services.

Question 6

Manorialism

Answer 6

A system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor

Question 7

The Battle of Hastings/William the Conqueror

Answer 7

The Battle of Hastings was fought for the English Crown and ended with the Normans becoming rulers of England

Question 8

Papacy

Answer 8

The office and jurisdiction of the bishop who controls the church

Question 9

Monarch

Answer 9

The ruler of medieval England, usually a king or queen

Question 10

Magna Carta

Answer 10

The English nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. It’s and agreement that limits the king’s power. It also forced the king to uphold the rights of freemen, including the right to fair trials by jury

Question 11

The Crusades

Answer 11

A series of religious words

Question 12

Pope Urban ll

Answer 12

The head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1088-1099 and encouraged the Crusades

Question 13

Saladin

Answer 13

A Muslim general who was involved in the Third Crusade against Richard l

Question 14

Richard l

Answer 14

The king of England from 1189 to 1199 who was involved with the Third Crusade in order to regain control of Jerusalem.

Question 15

The Black Death

Answer 15

A plague that wiped out over half the population of Europe.

Question 16

The Hundred Years War

Answer 16

A war that started when King Edward lll of England declared himself king of France and it sparked a war that would last for 100 years

Question 17

Joan of Arc

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A French general who was told by God that she would push the English back and conquer them. She was sentenced to death by burning at the stake because she was committed with heresy.

Question 18

Henry V

Answer 18

The ruler of England who made England one of the strongest kingdoms in Europe

Question 19

Reconquista

Answer 19

The struggle in driving the Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula

Question 20

Queen Isabella

Answer 20

Involved in the Inquisition and ruler of Spain.

Question 21

King Ferdinand

Answer 21

Involved in the Inquisition and ruler of Spain.

Question 22

Inquisition

Answer 22

The removal of Jewish and Muslim people from Spain in order to make Spain an all-Catholic kingdom

Question 23

Iberian Peninsula

Answer 23

The land that has Spain and Portugal located now