Medieval Europe

a plague that swept across Europe and Asia and killed millions of people

• Black Death

• Streptococcus

• Ebola

• H.I.V.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

signed the Magna Carta in 1215

• King Henry VI

• King John

• Charles the Great

• Pepin the Short

Charlemagne was

• crowned the new Roman Emperor

• the leader of Muslim Spain

• unable to unite any of Europe

• an Anglo-Saxon ruler

On which river is Tours located

• Rhine

• Danube

• Seine

• Loire

What was the primary purpose of the feudal system in medieval Europe?

• To promote trade and commerce

• To organize society and provide protection

• To spread Christianity

• To develop new technologies

Analyze the factors that contributed to the rise of monarchies in medieval Europe.

• Decline in trade

• Weakening of the church

• Centralization of power and resources

• Increase in peasant revolts

Explain how the Byzantine Empire preserved Greek and Roman knowledge.

• By destroying all ancient texts

• By translating and copying ancient manuscripts

• By ignoring ancient cultures

• By focusing solely on new inventions

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What was the Black Death?

• A series of religious wars

• A devastating pandemic

• A political movement

• A period of economic prosperity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Evaluate the role of knights in medieval society.

• They were primarily merchants

• They served as protectors and warriors

• They were responsible for farming

• They were religious leaders

Which bacterium was responsible for the Black Death?

• Escherichia coli

• Yersinia pestis

• Bacillus anthracis

• Streptococcus pneumoniae