study middle ages Flashcards
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why did feudalism begin?
vikings attacked
Which crusade was the only one that succeeded in forcing the Muslims out of the Holy Land?
first crusade
Guilds controlled
the quality and prices of goods.
What disease killed millions of people in Europe and recurred every few hundred years?
bubonic plague or black plague
The person who gives land and promises protection of those below him was the..
Lord/noble
In a feudal society, the person who gets land must give what in return?
loyalty, military support, and crops
Who was the first “Holy Roman Emperor”?
Charlemane
If the Middle Ages started around 500 AD, what century was it?
6th
what animals caused the plague
rats and fleas
is NOT a reason Europeans would volunteer to go on a crusade?
to get rich by pillaging and plundering
reasons Europeans would volunteer to go on a crusade?
to permit Christians to travel to the Holy Land safely
,to make the Holy Land a Christian territory
to kick the Muslims and Jews out of Jerusalem
Guilds…
protected the income of people in their profession
What is feudalism?
a system of giving land in exchange for service
Who did European kings want to conduct their crowning ceremony?
the Pope
The Magna Carta was signed in the 13th century, what was the year?
1215
The series of wars that were started by Pope Urban II in the hope of reclaiming the Holy Land
The Crusades
Who is the highest authority of the Catholic Church?
The POPE
What is a serf?
a person who must work the land for the lord and is in debt
What major battle did William the Conqueror win that changed English history in 1066?
The Battle of Hastings
Convents, Monastaries and Manors were all
self suficent
What Reputation did King John I have
he was greedy,selfish,rude
what was the highest in the feudal society
Noble
Today’s version of a guild is called…
a union
What does it mean that a serf is “tied to the land”?
he or she cannot legally quit work and move away from land
