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When did the Middle Ages begin and with what event?
The middle ages began when the roman empire fell. (september 4, 476 AD).
Why did Europe become such a violent place during the Early Middle Ages?
Everyone was fighting for power. They all wanted power.
Who is thought to be a key figure in bringing stability to Europe? What event lead to the power of this figure and how did he bring stability?
William the Conqueror was said to be a key figure by bringing peace by winning the battle of Hastings and creating the feudal system.
Feudalism involved obligations among various groups within the feudal hierarchy. Create a chart to show the rights and responsibilities of each group.
The pope controlled the king.
the king had the most power
nobbles
knights- protection for peasants and king
serfs/ peasants- most people were in this group. trade food for protection. have to give food to the king.
Why is the feudalism hierarchy often drawn in a pyramid shape?
The feudalism hierarchy was drawn in the pyramid according to population. 1 king more lords, more knights, and the most serfs.
What did Feudalism provide?
The feudalism system gave protection to people.
What did a lord’s strength depend on?
The lord’s strength depends on the amount of land he owned.
What two things did a lord needed to defend his property and people?
He needed knights and guards to protect his land and people.
How could a regular serf escape from serfdom? Explain.
If the serfs could live for a year and one day in the villages they became freemen and could do anything they wanted.
How was life as a merchant different than peasant or lord?
Merchants were aloud to be free and sell things while peasants couldn’t. The lord didn’t have to work at all. He would get taxes from his people.
How did a guild control society?
They control of goods said standards on quality.
Why was religion so important to people living in the Middle Ages?
They all wanted a good afterlife.
Why do you think medieval people accepted without question what the church was telling them?
They thought they would go to hell and everyone wanted to have a good afterlife.
Why do you think people would want to become a Monk or Nun?
They might have wanted to be literate or they wanted to have a better after life.
Describe 3 ways in which the church was central to people’s lives?
The church told people what their beliefs should be. They spent a lot of time in the church learning about religion. Also people gave money to the church in order for a better afterlife.
The Church was the only organization at the time offering education. How did this role give the church power?
It made people illiterate meaning they couldn’t read or write. Since the church people could they had more power because they could read and write. They told people what they wanted them to believe and not was really written.
What were the Crusades? Who was involved? What were they fighting over? What was the main purpose of the Crusades?
Even though eastern and western christian had a fractured relationship, the Pope called Western Europe to take arms and fight back to take control of the Holy Land. it was the Muslims vs the Christians.
What did Europeans bring back from war?
Wealth, power, respect and they believed they got a better afterlife. They also got new Ideas from leaving their land and traveling.
What was the Bubonic Plague’s nickname?
the black death or Blue sickness
One major cause of the plague was what and how did it spread?
Bubonic plague: There is a 30-75% chance of death after getting it. You can only get it if a rat bites you. It gives you fleas that multiply in warmth and died in cold weather. 4 out of 5 people die within 8 days of getting bitten.
How did the plague reach Europe?
they arrived from rats that had boarded European trade ships and were brought back along with the stuff they had gotten. Fleas from rats that came into Europe during trade.
Why were the peasants revolting and in what did it happen?
peasants wants were ignored.
- Peasants were tired of being treated badly and getting underpaid.
- High rents and taxes were placed on peasants.
- They were being underpaid for farming the land during the Black Plague.
- They only got 10% of what they earned.
What was the result of the peasants’ revolt?
at was the outcome of the peasants’ revolt?
Many nobles were killed and many manors were burned.
Toll taxes where lowered and no one worked the land anymore.
They got free of the peasant title
How did the peasant revolt demonstrate a change in worldviews?
they began to stop believing the pope and church they also began to think they were worth something.
