Honors Middle Ages Review 1. Define/Identify the following: a. Mongols
l. Crusades
b. King John
m. Chivalry
c. Anti-Semitism
n. Famine
d. Muhammad
o. Constantine
e. Charlemagne
p. Hajj
f. Vassal
q. Roman Catholic Church
g. Fief
r. Jerusalem
h. Urban II
s. Emperor Alexis
i. John Hus
t. Joan of Arc
j. John Wycliffe
u. Feudalism
k. Serf 2. What two things did Charlemagne use to try to reunify the Roman Empire in the west? 3. What happened during the fourth crusade? 4. What are the five pillars of Islam? 5. Why did the Middle Ages need knights? 6. What were the responsibilities of women when the men were away at war? 7. Which group of people made up the largest part of feudal society? 8. Who led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years War? 9. List the new technologies that were used in the Hundred Years War: 10.
How did monks and nuns improve life in the Middle Ages?
11.
What did Lords and vassals promise Kings in exchange for land?
12.
Which groups of people were educated?
13.
What problems did the Roman Catholic Church face in the Middle Ages?
14.
List the Muslim advancements in technology, art, science, etc.
15.
What were the causes and effects of the Crusades?
16.
Social Hierarchy of Feudalism and the role of each level.
17.
What were the causes and effects of the Bubonic Plague?
18.
Compare and contrast Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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List the technology of the knights:
20.
What are the characteristics of a Dark Age:
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What four major improvements in agriculture emerged by 1300AD? What were the effects?
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How did trade change throughout the Middle Ages? What events encouraged trade and which ones caused it to decline?
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What was the role of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages? Who do you know was brought before the court and why?
24.
Describe the characteristics of Manorialism:
25.
What happened in the 14th century that helped bring about an end to Feudalism?