Middle ages test Flashcards
What time period did the Middle Ages range from?
500 CE-1500 CE
What group was most likely to be educated in the Middle Ages?
People who worked for the church
What was the basis of power under feudalism?
Owning land and being catholic
Why did peasants accept their harsh lives?
For shelter and money allowing them to live.
Why did the Inquisition try people?
For not being Catholic or for having different scientific or religious beliefs.
What did knights trade military service for?
A place to live and a higher social class.
What did the church use to punish individuals in Medieval Europe?
Excommunication
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
To take the holy land back.
What is the name of England’s legislative (law-making) body which limited the power of the king but extended rights to the people?
Parliament
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
Basic rights for nobles and eventually everyone else as well.
What fraction of Europe’s population did the Black Plague or the Bubonic Plague account for?
Two-thirds.
How did Black Death spread?
Black Death was carried by fleas on rats, the rats were transported by trading ships.
Define serfs and their job description
Serfs are the peasants of manors. They would do the hard labor and gave most of what they made to the lords.
Roles and status of kings and Popes in Medieval society.
The kings and the popes made most of the laws and held most of the power. Though the Popes had more power than the kings.
Define Canon Law.
A law enforced by the church as well as the government.
