What is the nickname for the Bubonic Plague?
Black Death
How many people died in Europe from the Bubonic Plague?
About 25 million or 2/3 of Europe
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
Rats and Fleas
What are TWO reasons people believed caused the plague?
God was angry
Alignment of planets
The Jews
Poisonous vapors from the Earth
What was one ECONOMIC effect of the plague?
Wages went up
Goods cost more
Lower taxes
How did a king become king?
He inherited it from his father.
What is the term for when a pope kicks you out of the church?
Excommunicate
Who did William the Conqueror take the throne of England from and why?
Harold because Edward promised it to him.
When was the Battle of Hastings?
October 14, 1066
What are the names of the pope and the king that had the biggest conflict?
Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV
What is the name of the city where crusaders journeyed to?
Jerusalem
How did the crusades end?
A peace treaty
Who formed the council and started the crusades?
Pope Urban II
What year was the first crusade?
1096
What was one effect on Europe from the crusades?
Feudalism ended
More trade with Asia
Money and banking was created
What does the word holiday come from?
"holy day"
What is the style of architecture that was popular in the Middle Ages, and what type of buildings was it primarily used on?
Gothic, churches/cathedrals
Thomas Aquinas' beliefs were a combination of these two things:
Faith and reason
Who made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire?
AWESOME CARD BONUS: What year did he do it?
Constantine
313 CE
This sacrament is when you take bread and wine as representative of Christ's body and blood. OLD CATHOLIC NAME.
AWESOME CARD BONUS: what is it more commonly known as?
Eucharist
Communion
What is the name of the system this pyramid represents?
Feudalism
If your parents were serfs, you were most likely going to be a:
serf
What is one way that Christianity spread during the Middle Ages?
Monks took care of people
Missionaries traveled
The church was heavily engrained in society
What did habeas corpus do to protect people?
Kept them from being jailed without being charged for a crime.
What year were most legal reforms done in England?
1215