Unit 5: Fall of Rome/Fall of Han, Dark Ages, & Middle Ages

What term is used to describe someone who protects land for the nobles?

The Han Dynasty ruled with the belief that if they were benevolent rulers, the country would be rewarded

Which is NOT reason the Han Dynasty fell?

Rome was sacked by barbarians.

Who was the French peasant girl who believed God spoke to her to lead an army against the English?

What is a serf? 

Which battle stopped the Muslim empire from invading into Western Europe?

The franks settled land that will one day become which country?

The Roman Empire fell completly with the invasion of Germanic tribes.

The wars between Christendom and Islam starting in 1095 CE were called

England never ruled over large territories in France.

What two countries were involved in the Hundred Years' War?

Which was the holy city they were fighting for in the Crusades?

What was an effect after the Crusades ended?

What is the code by which a Knight must live? 

What is one innovation that was not done by the Romans?

A dynasty is a period of rule of a kingdom or empire by multiple different families.

This is a period of peace and stability within the Roman Empire.

The Han legacy still lives on today.

Why is this time period often referred to as the Dark Ages?

New cathedrals that seemed to reach into the heavens were called _____ cathedrals.

The belief that nature, not people, ultimately controls how things change

This person declared himself the "strong right arm of God" and aggressively spread Christianity throughout Europe.

What is a grant of land called in the feudal system?

What is not one of the innovations of the Han Dynasty?

A belief system in which people must follow their moral compass

What was the document called that King John of England signed and limited his power?

Almost everyone in medieval Europe practiced what religion?

The two classes in Roman society were the Patricians and the Plebians.

Who was the Muslim leader that retook Jerusalem from the Christians in 1189 CE?

The "power of the purse" is referring the ability to tax and spend public money on.

What year did the Middle Ages end?

What was the strong center that helped growth resume in Afro-Eurasia in the seventh century?

People must obey a set of strict laws in order to maintain order.

Which of the following best describes Western Europe during the Middle Ages? 

What is the main job of a knight?

What Scandinavian peoples began to raid northern Europe in 835 CE?

What is Feudalism?

Rome didn't officialy become an empire until its Second Period.

Parliament is made up of the House of Commons and House of Lords.

When did the middle ages begin? 

These were a nomadic group of people in the Central Asian interior who were a problem in the Han Dynasty.

Caesar Augustus declared he was the "son of God".

Who delivers a speech that rallies Christians to fight in the Crusades?  

What was the ultimate goal of the Crusades?

The Hundred Years wars lasted for only 100 years.

What social class made up the majority of those who fought in the Crusades?

The tithe was a tax collected by the church and was 15% of their income.

Why did the feudal system emerge?

Who is at the top of the Roman Catholic Church?