world history Flashcards
Beginning of middle ages?
Fall of western empire
Form of government?
Feudalism
Role of church in middle ages?
daily life and governance
propose of castles?
defense and protection
religious wars?
The crusades
Plague impacted population?
Black Death
primary social structure?
feudal system
top of the feudal hierarchy?
The king
Role of knights?
serve as warriors protect realm
land granted to a vassal?
fief
serfs job?
Agriculture labor
Benefits lords got wen granting land?
Military and loyalty
wen feudal system developed?
middle ages
Social hierarchy high to low?
king, noble, knights, peasant
role of knights in feudal system?
mounted warriors for lords
role as king in medieval europe?
govern and protect
king role in feudalism?
to grant land in exchange for loyalty and military
role of nobles?
provide military to vassals
responsibility of nobles?
manage land that was granted to them
feature of a castle for defense?
moat
cause of black death?
Bacteria carried by flea’s
treatment for black death?
bloodletting
effects of the plague?
increased wages
plague bacteria was transmitted?
fleas that lived on rats
Common misconception about the plague?
Punishment from god
Method to prevent spread of plague?
Quarantining ships and travelers
Goal of crusades?
capture Jerusalem and the holy land
Initiated the First crusade in 1095?
Pope Urban ll
motivation for knights to participate in crusades?
Religious fervor, desire for land