Tis a flesh wound No Church in the Wild A picture’s worth a thousand words Serf and turfLegally...

Tis a flesh wound

No Church in the Wild

A picture’s worth a

thousand words

Serf and turf Legally Blonde

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• What event led to the Middle Ages, the start of the Byzantine Empire, and a decrease in trade?

• The Fall/decline of Rome

• What did the Christians and Muslims fight over in the Crusades?

• Control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem)

• What were three results of the Crusades?

• Increase in trade• Increase in intolerance• Exposure to new ideas from the Middle

East/Asia

• What was life like after Rome fell?

• Chaos and constant warfare. Loss of government.

• Why did France and England fight for 116 years?

• For control over the French throne

• What was the main unifying social and political entity in Europe?

• The Catholic Church

• What was the reaction from the people to the Bubonic Plague, the Crusades, and the Great Schism?

• Loss of faith in the Church/ Church loses power

• Which nation kidnapped the pope?

• France!

• Why did the Church gain so much power after the fall of Rome?

• Power vacuum left by the loss of central government was filled by the Church.– People wanted security and hope of better life.

• What did the Pope promise in return for Christians fighting in the Crusades?

• Salvation and forgiveness of sins.

• Point to the land owned by the Catholic Church

• Where did the plague start?

• Asia

• What does this picture say about religion in the Middle Ages?

• In which direction did the plague spread?

• Which area did Charles Martel and Charlemagne unify?

• What was the primary exchange in feudalism?

• Exchange of land for services

• Who was at the bottom of the feudalism pyramid?

• Serfs

• What do the caste system and feudalism have in common?

• Both hereditary class divisions.

• Who was at the top of the feudal pyramid?

• King

• How could a peasant become a knight?

• He couldn’t. No social mobility

• What style of government did the Magna Carta limit?

• Monarchy

• What was the impact of the Magna Carta on peasants?

• Their taxes couldn’t be raised without the nobles approval

• What three things did the Magna Carta do?

• Limited the monarchy• Trial by jury• Nobles approval of taxes

• Who ambushed King John?

• Nobles

• What was the name of the document that a king signed which limited his power?

• Magna Carta