Middle Ages and Quiz #6 list

World Regions and Cultures 11- Western Europe in the Middle Ages

Student Learning Objective- Students will be able to summarize, analyze or evaluate the Middle Ages and will be able to make a connection from the Middle Ages to today's Europe or today's world!

This lesson covers Pages 650-656 in World Cultures: A Global Mosaic

1. When you hear “Middle Ages”, “Dark Ages” or “Medieval times” what do you think of and why?

2. Why is the time period called the “Middle Ages? 

3. Why is the time period called the “Dark Ages?

4. The word “Medieval” comes from "medium aevum" in Latin which means ____________
5. What is the best name and why? 

6. The decline of Rome was in 476 AD.  When did the Middle Ages last until? 1450 AD
7. The Middle Ages was less impressive than before or after time periods because there were far less success stories.  Who was arguably the most successful General of the time? ____________
8. The ____________system was set up because a military elite emerged and they served the leaders and all others became subservient in society.
9. The ____________was the top of the Feudal system
10. ____________served the King
11. Vassals or lesser Lords served the Lords
12. ____________or mounted warriors served the Vassals
13. Everyone from Lords to Knights were called ____________because they were the minority in the Feudal system, they were the elite.
14. At the bottom of the Feudal system were the common people.  The peasants were called ____________.  They were in protection of the nobles but were not allowed to leave the land and had to work hard.
15. ____________faced discrimination and persecution but developed stable and successful communities where they continued their ancient traditions.
16. Faced with the hardships of everyday life, people found hope in the ____________Catholic church.
17. The Catholic Church played a key role in ____________.
18. Men who wanted to pursue religious orders went and lived in monasteries and women who did the same lived in ____________
19. The ____________set up schools and universities
20. The 7 subjects in school were grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music
21. Pope Urban II called for a ____________to take the “Holy Land” (where Jerusalem, Israel is today) from the Muslims
22. By 1291, ____________had recaptured all lands!
23.  “Black Death”, “Black Plague” or Bubonic ____________killed an estimated 25,000,000 people in Europe, which was around 1/3 of the population!
24. Why did the post-sneeze saying “God bless you” originate during this time? 

25. What popular child rhyme comes from this time? 
26. Critical Thinking- What is your opinion of the Crusades and its effects?

STUDY- Quiz #6- Capitals! Tuesday, October 27:

• Athens, Greece
• Rome, Italy
• London, UK
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Berlin, Germany
• Brussels, Belgium
• Dublin, Ireland
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Madrid, Spain
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Paris, France