Middle Ages & Renaissance

Who was Charlemagne?

• A French writer

• A famous Pope

• Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

• A musician who wrote many songs

Who called on Christians to begin the crusades?

• Charlemagne

• Pope John Paul

• Joan of Arc

• Pope Urban II

What was the Magna Carta?

• A common law in Spain

• A document that gave rights to nobles

• A plan to free the serfs

• An army of knights led by a king

What was the original purpose of the Crusades?

• To provide homes for priests

• To convert Vikings to Christianity

• To spread the teaching of Islam

• To free the Holy Land from Muslim control.

The middle ages is also known as

• The Age of Reason

• The Germanic Era

• The Medieval Period

• The Byzantinium Era

Over 1/3 of Europe's population was killed by...

• The Black Death

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

• Joan of Arc

In return for military service, a lord would give a knight a piece of land called a

• vinland

• fief

• feudal

• vassal

What was a manor?

• A large estate or farm

• A water-filled ditch

• A code of correct behavior for knights

• A fight between a lord and his vassal

The Middle Ages lasted from about

• 400 BC to 400 AD

• 100 AD - 1400 AD

• 500 AD - 1500 AD

• 1500 BC - 500 BC

Early in the middle ages, what did most kingdoms have in common?

• Christianity

• King

• Fiefs

• Laws