Dark Ages/Middle Ages Review

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How did the population shift during the Middle Ages?

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people began to move out of the cities into more rural areas

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The Middle Ages span from about

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500 to 1500

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ruled Europe as Spiritual & political leaders: Popes & Soldiers, Popes & Peasants, Peasants & Kings, Popes & Kings

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Popes & Kings

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The Head of the Church in Western Europe

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The Pope

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Kings typically inherited their power from

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Fathers

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A person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty

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Vassal

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An armored warrior who fought on horseback

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Knight

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A body of officials who perform religious services ---such as priests, ministers, or rabbis

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Clergy

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The Manor system fell apart because

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So many people died during the plague there were not enough people to work the fields

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What is another name for the bubonic plague that swept through Europe?

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The Black Death