Unit V – Middle Ages of Europe
1. Belief Systems
2. Change and Turning Points
3. Interdependence
4. Conflict
5. Justice and Law
6. Movement of People and Goods
7. Nationalism and Nation States
8. Economic Systems
9. Political Systems
10. Power
Mr. Giordano
During the Middle Ages, Europe was a fragmented, largely isolated
region. Feudalism, the manor economy, and the Roman Catholic Church were
dominant forces.
During the High Middle Ages, economic conditions improved, learning and
the arts flourished largely because of the Crusades. At the same time
Feudal monarchs moved to centralize their power, building a framework for
the modern nation-state.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to answer the following:
1. How did Feudalism and the Manor economy provide a measure of
political economic and social order?
2. How did the Roman Catholic Church spread Christian civilization
throughout Western Europe?
3. How did Western Europeans blend Greco-Roman, Christian, and
Germanic traditions to build a new civilization?
4. How did Western Europe come into contact with more advanced
civilizations?
5. How did the disasters of the late Middle Ages help set the stage for
the modern age?
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Due__March 1____
Homework 1 - Middle Ages and Feudal Manors 1. Charlemagne
2. Vikings
3. Vassal
4. Fief
5. Knight
6. Chivalry
7. Manor
8. Serf
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Due___March 8_____
Homework 2 - Royal Power and the Church
1. William the Conqueror
2. Henry II
3. Magna Carta
4. Common Law
5. Jury
6. Holy Roman Empire
7. Innocent III
8. Crusade
9. Excommunication
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Due___March 15____
Homework 3 – The Crusades – Pages 218 – 228
1. Crusades
2. Council of Clermont
3. Saladin
4. Reconquista
5. Isabella and Ferdinand
6. Inquisition
1. What were some reasons why many knights went on the Crusades?
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2. What were some of Pope Urban’s motives for going on the Crusades?
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3. What were European Christians fighting Turkish Muslims for? _____________
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4. Explain how the Crusades increased trade in Europe.
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5. List 4 other effects of the Crusades.
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6. What was the Reconquista?
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7. Why did universities spring up in the Middle Ages?
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8. Describe what it was like to be a student in the Middle Ages.
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9. Define scholasticism.
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10. Describe the ideas of Thomas Aquinas.
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11. Why did science make little progress during the Middle Ages?
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12. Give an example of cultural diffusion in the field of mathematics.
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13. Define vernacular.______________________________________________
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14. What are flying buttresses?
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15. Describe Gothic churches.
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16. Why were churches called “Bibles in stone”?
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Homework 4 - Crisis in the Middle Ages - Pages 228 – 233
1. Bubonic Plague
2. John Wycliffe
3. Jan Hus
4. Hundred Years War
5. Joan of Arc
6. Charles the VII
1. How did the Black Plague spread from Asia to Europe?
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2. How did the Bubonic Plague affect Christian relations with Jews?
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3. Describe the economic results of the Bubonic Plague.
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4. List 3 changes that occurred after Europe recovered from the Black Death.
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