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Mid. Ages
(Mooresville) Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First few centuries of the Middle Ages when the advancements of the Romans were lost | Dark Ages |
| People who overran Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire | Barbarians |
| The most powerful institution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages | Catholic Church |
| Head of the Catholic Church | Pope |
| Men that show their devotion to God by separating themselves from society to lead a holy life. | Monks |
| Female version of a monk | Nun |
| People responsible for giving medical treatment, educating, and copy works of literature during the Middle Ages | Monks |
| Although they were at the head of feudal systems in Europe, they did not have a lot of power, due to the fact they did not have armies. | Kings |
| Noblemen who owned land and the peasants who lived there under the feudal system. | Lords |
| Peasants who were owned by a lord and worked his land. | Serfs |
| Hired by a lord to protect his land and serfs | Knight |
| Build by a lord as a home and for protection | Castle |
| System that dominated Europe during the Middle Ages that involved greater and lesser lords, along with obligations between the different levels in society. | Feudalism |
| What a person's wealth was based on in the Middle Ages | Land |
| What the eastern side of the Roman Empire became after the western side fell to Barbarians | Byzantine Empire |
| Wealthy capital of the Byzantine Empire | Constantinople |
| What religion were the invaders who threatened the Byzantine Empire during the Middle Ages | Muslim |
| The Byzantine Emperor sought help from this person to defend him from the Muslim Turks | Pope |
| Christians who fought in the Crusade were called this | Crusaders |
| City that is part of what Christians AND Muslims regard as the Holy Land | Jerusalem |
| Who won the first crusade? | Christians |
| How many were there total? | Eight |
| Who won the Crusades overall? | Muslims |
| Italian explorer who travelled to Asia during the Middle Ages and wrote a book that would inspire future exploration. | Marco Polo |
| Devastating sickness this is said to have killed 25 million people during the Middle Ages | Black Plague |
| What caused the spread of the Black Plague | Fleas |
| English king who was forced to sign a document that would limit his powers. | King John |
| Document that England's king John had to sign. | Magna Carta |
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