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1/24/22-1/28/22
Module 11 Lesson 2-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is the Middle Ages referred to the Age of Faith? (11/2) | The Middle Ages was called the Age of Faith due to the enormous power the Catholic Church held. |
| What was a Cathedral? (11/2) | Churches called cathedrals were built in city areas. The cathedral was viewed as the representation of the City of God. |
| What caused the Crusades? (11/2) | Muslims controlled Palestine, also known as the "Holy Land". The pope wanted to reclaim Palestine and reunite Christianity, which had split into Eastern and Western branches in 1054. |
| How long did the Crusades last for? (11/2) | There were four Crusades that were fought between 1096 and 1204 AD. Over a 300 year period, there were many others as well such as the Children’s Crusade 1212 AD. |
| What was the Political reason for the Crusades? (11/2) | Kings and the Church saw the Crusades as an opportunity to get rid of knights who were fighting each other. These knights were threatening the peace of the kingdoms, as well as Church property. |
| What got the interest of learning again? (11/3) | During the Crusades, European contact with Muslims and Byzantines greatly expanded. This contact brought a new interest in learning, especially in the works of Greek philosophers. |
| Why did the feudal system decline? (11/3) | Agriculture, trade, finance, towns, and universities developed. Causing the decline of the feudal system. |
| What was a guild? (11/3) | A medieval association of people working at the same occupation, which controlled its member's wages and prices |
| What was the three-field system? (11/3) | A system of farming developed in medieval Europe, in which these was successively planted with a winter crop, planted with a spring crop and left unplanted. |
| What was a Commercial Revolution? (11/3) | The expansion of trade and business that transformed European economies |
| How was the Anglo-Saxon culture created? (11/4) | For centuries, invaders from different regions in Europe tried to invade England. The Angles and the Saxons stayed, bringing their own ways and creating the culture. |
| What happened on October 14, 1066? (11/4) | The Normans and Anglo-Saxons fought a battle that changed the course of English history. The Anglo-Saxons claimed England, and William, duke of Normandy, really wanted this land. After his victory, William declared all of England as his personal property |
| Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine? (11/4) | Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most remarkable women in history. She inherited about on-third the size of present-day France. |
| What was the Magna Carta? (11/4) | The Magna Carta was a document, written by English nobles. They presented their demands to the king. This document written by the English nobles, guaranteed certain basic political rights. The nobles wanted to safeguard their own feudal rights. |
| Who was Hugh Capet? (11/4) | King of France from 987-996; elected by Frankish nobles, he created the Capetian dynasty, which ruled France for nearly 300 years. |
| What was the Hundred Year's War? (11/5) | When the last Capetian king died without a successor, England's king claimed France. The battle of France would last over 100 years. |
| What was the Great Schism? (11/5) | A division in the medieval Roman Catholic Church, during which rival popes were established in Avignon and in Rome. |
| What torned apart Europe? (11/5) | Europe was torn apart by religious strife, famine, the bubonic plague, and the Hundred Year's War. |
| What was the Bubonic Plague? (11/5) | The Bubonic Plague is an contagious disease that nearly killed 1/3 of the European population. |
| Who was Joan of Arc? (11/5) | From 1412-1431, Joan of Arc was a French soldier. She rallied the French troops during the Hundred Year's War. |
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