Medieval Europe Crash Course #1

What was a common misconception about medieval Europe regarding children's marriage age?

• It was common for children to marry in their late teens

• Children were not forced to marry at six or eight

• Children were forced to marry at eighteen

• Children were commonly married at the age of six or eight

What contributed to people marrying younger during medieval Europe?

• The rise of romantic love

• Increased life expectancy

• They were also dying younger

• Economic prosperity

What was one of the reasons people drank beer in medieval Europe?

• Water was abundantly pure

• It was the only available drink

• Beer was considered a luxury item

• Beer was nutritious

What was the Black Death?

• A famine that lasted a decade

• A war that lasted 100 years

• A pandemic of Bubonic Plague

• A period of economic downturn

How did the Black Death spread to Europe?

• Through direct human contact

• Via airborne transmission

• Carried by rats, mice, and fleas

• Through contaminated water

What was the estimated death toll in Europe due to the Black Death?

• Nearly 50% of the population

• About 25 million people

• Around 10 million people

• Less than 5 million people

What was the Great Schism?

• A debate over the ethics of chivalry

• A war between France and England

• A division within the Catholic Church

• A famine that affected all of Europe

Who was Joan of Arc?

• An English spy

• A pope during the Great Schism

• A peasant who led French forces to victory

• A French queen

What was a significant outcome of the Hundred Years War?

• The invention of the printing press

• The decline of feudalism

• The unification of Italy

• The end of the Black Death

What marked the beginning of the Renaissance?

• The end of the Black Death

• The discovery of the New World

• The completion of the Great Renaissance Cathedral of Florence

• The signing of the Treaty of Troyes