World History
Power point work sheet:
Name: ______________
Black Death begins to devastate Europe in ____________
Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for being a
witch ______________
Hundred Years War ends ___________
Between 1000 and 1300 the population of Europe grew dramatically, the
population grew from about ______ million to ______ million people.
What factors led to the population growth?
Agricultural Technology included: Name at least 4
What was the Three Field System?
Describe how the Three Field System worked.
Serfs could / could not leave the manor, while they worked to pay rent
Peasants lived a hard-working simple life. They lived in houses which
had _________ roofs.
Many houses only had _____ or ____ rooms, making for little privacy.
The hearth in the main room was used to do two things.
The smoke from the fire crept out through the ________.
Soap was made of?
What was the The Cycle of Labor for peasants?
The Revival of Trade: Medieval Europe was a mostly agrarian
(farmers) society, but during this time Europe experienced a growth in
towns and cities. What is agrarian?
There were also new trading centers. Some of these cities included (2):
The Crusades ____________ Middle Eastern goods into European
markets.
Europeans also learned about the cultivation of what three crops?
As trade increased, there was a demand for ______ and
_________ instead of bartered goods.
This led to the development of a ________ economy based on the
exchange of coins for goods
Bourgeoisie: ______________ of the cities were called bourgeoisie, from
the German word burg
Medieval Cities: Medieval cities were smaller than other ancient
cities. Why?
Name two characteristics of medieval cities.
Most of this waste was dumped in rivers and so all “clean” water came
from ___________.
Merchants in medieval cities formed __________, or business
associations.
There was a process to becoming a member of a guild. Name the three
steps.
The church was an intellectual haven for women. Why?
The first Medieval University was in _____________, Italy.
Students in medieval universities studied –
–Rhetoric: What is Rhetoric?
Vernacular Literature: The universal language of medieval civilization
was _______.
The Inquisition: The Church appointed a special court, usually headed
by the Dominicans, to find and try ____________
Beginning in 1252, those that did not confess voluntarily were
___________ until they did confess.
Many did not confess but were still considered __________ and turned
to the state for execution.
Dates: Architects begin to build in the
Gothic Style: _________
There were not regular exams given, but when a student applied for a
degree, they were given an______.
A common ___________ at universities allowed students from many
different countries to be able to understand the teachings there.
The most popular form of vernacular literature in the 12th century was
troubadour poetry, which was?
Who were Troubadours?
During the 11th and 12th centuries there was a boom in architecture
and building. Originally buildings were built in a _____________ style,
which consisted of a rectangular building with a flat wooden roof.
Later, ____________ architecture replaced this flat roof with a rounded
arch.
A Gargoyle was meant to scare away _______
__________
Europe had become overpopulated and people were beginning to feel
the effects of that overpopulation.
Prior to the plague, there was a _____________ from 1315 to 1322,
which killed off about 10% of Europe’s population.
What was the Black Death?
Bubonic plague was a ____________ infection, which killed 38 million
people throughout Europe out of a pre-plague population of 75 million.
Most common form of plague was bubonic plague, which was carried
by?
What allowed for the quick spread of the disease?
The plague spread more quickly where?
The Hundred Years War This war was a conflict between?
The 100 year war lasted?
Joan of Arc was a young French peasant girl who claimed that she
heard voices that told her what?
The French were eventually able to win the war because of __________.
The French developed _____________ and were able to defeat the
English.
The Hundred Years War devastated England.
The country lost territory and the nobles lost confidence in the
monarchy. This led to a conflict called the what?
War of the Roses was between the houses of _______ and ___________.
In Spain, King _________and Queen ________ eliminated the power of
the Nobles and they took control of the national church.
Ferdinand and Isabella forced all _____________ to leave Spain or
convert to Christianity.
Czars: ________ saw himself as heir to the Byzantine Empire, he
eliminated the power of the Nobles and centralized authority.