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Medieval Europe

People

Question: a young French peasant who led soldiers in the Hundred Years' War
Answer: Joan of Arc

Question: founder of the first order of friars who helped the poor and served as missionaries
Answer: Francis of Assisi

Question: sent missionaries throughout Europe to convert people to Catholicism
Answer: Gregory the Great

Question: a priest who combined Church teachings with the ideas of Aristotle
Answer: Thomas Aquinas

Question: This person called for a meeting of people from different parts of England, which came to be called Parliament
Answer: Edward I

Feudalism

Question: a guide for knights' good behavior
Answer: code of chivalry

Question: what separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
Answer: Alps

Question: Medieval cities were...(name three things)
Answer: 1. crowded
2. polluted, dirty and smelly
3. often run by a city council


Question: Frankish king who became Catholic
Answer: Clovis

Question: This person established the jury system in England
Answer: Henry II

Geography

Question: The geography of Europe provided (3 things)
Answer: 1. opportunities for trade
2. ample fishing
3. safety


Question: Which class of people were unfree laborers in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Answer: peasants

Question: This limited the power of the king
Answer: Magna Carta

Question: Approximately how many Europeans died from the plague?
Answer: about 50%

Question: How did Black Death affect Europe?
Answer: Wages rose, and trade declined

Charlemagne

Question: Charlemagne believed in
Answer: education

Question: Why was Charlemagne so successful?(3 reasons)
Answer: 1. had a strong military
2. had the support of the pope
3. set up courts throughout his empire


Question: Stained glass windows were a feature of
Answer: Gothic cathedrals

Question: What are the names of my 3 kids?
Answer: Emma, Aidan and Brady

Question: What school does Emma go to?
Answer: Saugus High School

Crusades/Black Death

Question: The Crusades were holy wars launched by
Answer: Catholics against Muslim Turks

Question: Why did the Black Death spread quickly in the Middle Ages?
Answer: Population had grown, and Europeans traded extensively with Asia

Question: What happened to many villages after the Black Death?
Answer: Everyone who lived there died

Question: What did the First Crusade do?
Answer: drove Muslims from Jerusalem

Question: What effect did Crusades have on Europe? (3 things)
Answer: 1. increased trade
2. broke down feudalism
3. helped strong central governments emerge