Middle Ages Review

Students were expected to know which language as soon as they joined a university?

Which city were the groups fighting over during the crusades?

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

What time period was the Renaissance?

The lords solved this population problem by sending serfs/peasants to do what?

Feudalism is based on the ownership and exchange of what?

The source of the disease ended up being what?

Justinian I would help make a better justice system by creating what book of laws?

Which empire dominated the East after the fall of the Roman Empire?

The Black Death was believed to have come from where?

The Renaissance acted as a bridge between the Middle Ages and what other period?

When do the High Middle Ages take place?

How many major crusades were there?

The definition of famine is...

During this time period, someone who had higher authority than you was usually called what?

Why were universities created?

This rapid population increased caused what major problem?

Which major empire fell right before the Middle Ages began?

Which group was at the bottom of the social order?

What year was the Great Famine?

In exchange for land, this person would usually pledge allegiance to a king or nbole

Which event first killed off many people during the Late Middle Ages?

The king was allowed to keep his throne due to the doctrine known as

Around what year did the Black Death occur?

Between which two centuries did the Middle Ages occur?

Which Byzantine ruler refused to uphold the 50 year peace agreement with the Persians?

Who was above even the king during this time period?

Universities evolved from what types of buildings?

Which system of thinking started becoming popular during the Renaissance?

The Black Death killed between 75 million and...

What language did the churches in the West speak?

When Constantinople fell, where did most of the Greek Scholars flee to?

Which member of the Medici family personally gave patronage to Da Vinci and others?

What secret weapon did the Byzantine empire use against its Arab invaders?

One of Byzantium's most famous buildings was called what?

To support someone using money or positive word of mouth is called

The East and West Schism involved the Roman Catholic Church and which other religious group?

Which ruler helped end the Persian Civil War and married Persian ruler's daughter?

During the High Middle Ages, the population was thought to be between 75 million and...

Early on, Byzantium would defeat a few of its neighbors. Who could they NOT beat though?

Which kingdom would eventually take over the Byzantine Empire?

What was the name of the famous family that helped a few artists become famous?

Many peasants starved because they couldn't...

Byzantium is one of the most powerful kingdoms during the Middle Ages because of its...

Which part of the Middle Ages was the best to live in?