Unit 11: Middle ages

Question 1

A period of one hundred years

Answer 1

Century

Question 2

Crowned emperor by Pope Lao III, Christmas, A.D. 800, 1st emperor since the Roman Empire

Answer 2

Charlemagne

Question 3

A way of organizing and governing society based on land and services

Answer 3

Feudalism

Question 4

large farming estates that were self sufficient

Answer 4

Manor

Question 5

Needing no outside help in satisfying one’s basic needs

Answer 5

Self Sufficient

Question 6

A group of workers (of the same craft) that come together and set standards/policies for their members

Answer 6

Guild

Question 7

Ruled 1199-1216, greedy, constantly demanding more money

Answer 7

King John 1

Question 8

Was a “Great Charter” that gave certain rights to the English people. Stated that the king must follow the law. He could not simply rule as he wished.

Answer 8

Magna Carta

Question 9

Men who devoted their lives to God

Answer 9

Monks

Question 10

Women who devoted their lives to God

Answer 10

Nuns

Question 11

Remove a member of the church

Answer 11

Excommunicate

Question 12

A series of military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Answer 12

Crusade

Question 13

Was one of the most feared diseases in the 14th century. It was a type of plague, that was spread via the bite of infected rat fleas

Answer 13

Black Death