Medieval Europe Set 2

a severe shortage of food resulting in widespread hunger

• famine

• plague

• reconquista

a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

• famine

• plague

• reconquista

nickname for the disease called the Bubonic Plague, which wiped out millions of people in Asia and Europe in the 1300s

• Black Death

• Spanish Inquisition

• Great Schism

the plague had an enormous effect on THIS part of society, including decreasing trade, less demand for food and a demand for higher wages

• economy

• religion

• geography

Long-fought political conflict between France and England over disputed areas of land during the Middle Ages

• Hundred Years War

• Spanish Inquisition

• Black Death

the name for the split in the Catholic Church which created a second type of Christianity, the Eastern Orthodox Church

• Great Schism

• Reconquista

• Hundred Years War

Group that was successful at the battles of Crecy and Agincourt during the Hundred Years War, and who were successful with longbow weapons

• English

• French

• Spanish

Group that was led by a famous woman, and eventually rallied and won the Hundred Years War and territory

• French

• English

• Spanish

Famous French woman whose command inspired French soldiers to fight and win during the Hundred Years War. She was burned at the stake by the English and today is a French hero.

• Joan of Arc

• Princess Isabella

• Marie Antoinette

The name for fighting amongst English nobles of who should be king after the loss of lands in England's defeat during Hundred Years War. Henry Tudor won.

• Wars of Roses

• Spanish Inquisition

• Reconquista