Exploring the Key Events of Medieval Europe

What was a common misconception about medieval European children?

• They were forced to marry at a very young age.

• They lived in castles.

• They never attended school.

• They were all knights in training.

What was one of the main reasons people started marrying younger in medieval Europe?

• To strengthen political alliances.

• To increase the population.

• Due to religious mandates.

• Because they were also dying younger.

What was the primary cause of the Black Death?

• A curse from the church.

• A virus spread by birds.

• A bacterium called Yersinia Pestis.

• Contaminated water.

How did the Black Death primarily spread to Europe?

• Via trade routes with Asia.

• Through contaminated food.

• By air travel.

• Through religious pilgrimages.

What was the Hundred Years War primarily fought over?

• Religious differences.

• Territorial control in continental Europe.

• Trade routes.

• Control of the Catholic Church.

Who was Joan of Arc?

• A French noblewoman.

• A famous artist.

• An English queen.

• A peasant girl who led French forces.

What was the Great Schism?

• A split within the Catholic Church with multiple popes.

• A division between European kingdoms.

• A conflict between the church and the state.

• A separation of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.

What was one of the main consequences of the Great Schism?

• Strengthening of the church's authority.

• Unification of European kingdoms.

• Undermining the church's spiritual leadership.

• End of the feudal system.

What was a significant factor in the decline of feudalism?

• The rise of the merchant class.

• The Black Death reducing the population.

• The invention of the printing press.

• The discovery of the New World.

What was the Ciompi Revolt?

• A rebellion by cloth workers in Florence.

• A peasant uprising in England.

• A conflict between knights and mercenaries.

• A religious movement against the church.