What was the Black Death of the fourteenth century?

a plague that killed millions in Europe, that spread by fleas on rats.

Serfs were different from peasants in that serfs

Serfs were legally bound to the land

Why was the Magna Carta important?

The document states the king no longer has absolute power

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Middle Ages Pt. 1

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Hungarian mercenaries who defeated the Saxons and forced themselves into Central Europe
Magyars
Moors
Vikings
Visigoths
2
Used longboats to travel the season to plunder and pillage cities/towns
Moors
Vikings
Turks
Visigoths
3
Founder of the Carolingian Dynasty and strict Catholic
Richard the Lionheart
Pepin the Short
Magyars
Charlemagne
4
A leader from Normandy who took control of England at the Battle of Hastings (1066)
King John
William the Conquerer
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short
5
What was the Black Death of the fourteenth century?
a nighttime massacre of Catholics; with the use of needles and fire
a disease amongst African people, spread through the eating of fish
a disease that horribly disfigured and then killed Pope Pius IV
a plague that killed millions in Europe, that spread by fleas on rats.
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Serfs were different from peasants in that serfs
Serfs were legally bound to the land
Owned the land they worked on
Could live anywhere they chose except the lord's estate
Lived in cities and were not farmers
7
laws developed in England based on court decisions and customs, not written codes.
The Twelve Tables
Common-law
Roman Law
Magna Carta
8
Self-sufficient village located within the feudal system
Bazaar
Manor
Fief
Vassal
9
Who becomes known as the "Holy Roman Emperor"?
King John
Pepin the Short
Julius Caesar
Charlemagne
10
This was fought between England and France over control of the land.
Hundred Years War
Crusades
World War I
Battle of Hastings
11
Who was forced to put his seal on the Magna Carta?
Pepin the Short
Richard the Lionheart
King John
King Henry II
12
What is the order of roles that a boy, during medieval times, would go through to become a knight?
Page - Lord - Knight
Squire - Page - Knight
Page - Squire - Knight
Vassal - Squire - Knight
13
Peasant girl that leads the French army to victory at Orleans
Johannes Gutenberg
Jolene of France
Joan of Arc
Pepin the Short
14
Piece of land granted to a vassal from a lord
Fief
Manor
Farm
Vassal
15
Why was the Magna Carta important?
It approved money for wars in France
The document states the king no longer has absolute power
It limited the power of the pope
It gave the monarch all the power they desired
16
Which was a result of the Germanic invasions?
Increase in common language
Trade increased
Many people were educated
Formal laws became rare

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