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7th Grade
Unit 6: Middle Ages to Renaissance Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobles protected lands of the king in exchange for military service. | Feudalism |
| Economic and social system of middle ages where a lord received a piece of land, usually from a king to keep in order and produce for the kingdom. | Manorialism |
| A person who controlled land could therefore grant land to vassals. | Lord or Noble |
| The wife of a lord or nobleman in medieval Europe. | Lady |
| A person in the middle ages who promised to by loyal to a lord who would then protect him or her. | Vassal |
| An agricultural worker or craftsmen bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | Serf or peasant |
| The Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided/settled in many parts of northwest Europe in the 8th to 11th centuries. | Vikings |
| A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great classic civilizations. | Barbarian |
| A unit in the middle ages consisting of an estate under a lord enjoying a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court. | Manor |
| A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa. | Caravan or nomads |
| Empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its territorial extent in the 13th century to the larger part of Asia. | Mongol |
| Religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. | Islam |
| Religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices in the bible. | Christianity |
| Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. | Black Death or Bubonic plague |
| How the plague was transmitted to Europe. | By a bacteria transmitted to humans from fleas on infected rats through trade routes. |
| A medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans, to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th to 13th centuries. | Crusades |
| A code of conduct for knights to follow that stressed good behavior, loyalty, bravery and honor. | Chivalry |
| The church that was very wealthy and influential during the Middle Ages. | Roman Catholic Church |
| Why did feudalism decline? | Population decreased from Black Death, serfs fled manors for better opportunities, trade decreased. |
| Name two famous artists of the Renaissance. | Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael |
| How did ideas spread quickly during the Renaissance? | The invention of the printing press help spread new ideas and news quicker. |
| Name two native tribes of the Americas that were conquered by Spanish or French explorers. | Aztec, Inca |
| Why did European rulers start exploring across the Atlantic ocean? | Looking for shorter trade routes, looking for more territory to expand, looking for more resources like gold and minerals, improvements to navigational equipment made sailing easier. |
| A monarch who ruled a kingdom or territory and whose position is hereditary. | King or Queen |
| A medieval gentleman or soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. | Knight |
| The poorest people of the medieval era. | peasants or serfs |
| The home of the monarch. | Castle |
| What were two features of a castle that protected it from an attack? | Drawbridge, moat, towers, outer wall, inner wall |
| What was the busiest, most used room in a castle? | The Great Hall |
| What continent was most stricken by the black plague? | Europe |
| A time period after the middle ages, when the people of Europe began to look at education and science for answers let human beings be more inventive and creative. | Renaissance |
| What were two things that came out of the Renaissance period? | Famous artists, the comeback of classical Greek and Roman ideas, more education and science, creativity, paintings, exploration. |
| In 1492, this explorer was sponsored by Spain to find a shorter route to Asia. | Christopher Columbus |
| Name three explorers who came to the Americas. | Vespuci, Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Pizarro, DeSoto, Coronado, Balboa, DaGama, Cartier, Drake |
| How did the French explorers treatment of natives in the Americas differ from the Spanish explorers treatment of natives? | The French created trading partnerships with the natives, while the Spanish took a more assertive approach battling and conquering them. |
| What ultimately weakened most natives in the Americas when the explorers came? | Exposure to diseases |
| Many Spanish and French explorers tried converting natives to this religion. | Christianity |
| Who was the most powerful force in medieval Europe; even the kings respected this force. | The Roman Catholic Church or Pope |
| What do you call a group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence and status? | Social class |
| A system in society where people are ranked by their social class. | Social hierarchy or social pyramid |
| The movement of people between social classes. | social mobility |
| A social system where there is no mobility; a person remains in the same class their entire life. | Rigid class system; rigidness |
| The time period after the collapse of the Roman empire when Europe was split into the East and the West; 476CE to 1450sCE. | Middle Ages or Medieval Age |
| What was the main difference between how Western Europe and Eastern Europe ruled in the Middle Ages? | Western Europe was divided into kingdoms ruled by kings who fought against one another and each kingdom was based on a culture and self-sufficient; while Eastern Europe was called the Byzantine empire and ruled much like that of the Roman empire. |
| What was the main economic difference between Western and Eastern Europe? | Western Europe was based on Manorialism with each manor being self-sufficient while Eastern Europe was based on trade making the entire region prosperous and wealthy from the trade routes. |
| Where was the most common area to build a castle? | On top of a hill/cliff or near water |
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