Middle Ages & Renaissance

The largest, fastest spreader of the Bubonic Plague was...

• Fleas

• Rats

• The Silk Road

• Spiders

Which rule would be INEFFECTIVE for trying to stop the spread of the Plague?

• Firing cannons into the air to clean the air

• Keeping your distance from people who are sick

• Not gathering with large groups of people

• Getting rid of sheets sick people slept on

Fill in the missing part of the Feudal System

Kings > Lords > ________ > Peasants

During the Renaissance, it was people believed that you could not have fancy things without offending God

• True

• False

What is the MAIN reason the Feudal System developed?

• People were tired of being told what to do by a king

• People worried that one king could not protect an entire kingdom

• People were tired of living in crowded cities

• Knights needed jobs after the Crusades ended

What percentage of Europe's population is killed by the Bubonic Plague?

• 25%

• Less than 10%

• 80%

• 50%

What two ancient societies were people in the Renaissance inspired by?

• Ancient Japan & Ancient China

• Ancient Egypt & Ancient India

• Ancient Rome & Ancient Greece

• Ancient Jerusalem & Ancient Ghana

Indulgences are...

• Selling people a way out of sin

• Eating dessert before dinner

• Giving someone money to be an artist

• Peasants who work on farmlands

What does Martin Luther nail on the door of the Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany?

• A request for the Church to move to another city

• 10 reasons why the Catholic Church is great

• 95 complaints against the Catholic Church

• A photo of the church's priest cheating on his wife

What is a lasting result/outcome of the Bubonic Plague on European society?

• Europe loses half of its kings, so the Muslims conquer Europe

• There is more food and better pay for survivors of the Plague

• There is not enough people to farm, so more people die from starvation

• Europe stops trading with people outside of Europe