Europe in the Middle Ages Chalkboard Challenge Europe in the Middle Ages Copyright © 2002 Glenna R. Shaw and FTC Publishing All Rights Reserved

Let’s Play Final Challenge Feudalism Government The Church The Crusades Hodge-Podge 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

100 Nobles needed a way to protect their land against invaders Feudalism for 100 Nobles needed a way to protect their land against invaders 100 Why did feudalism begin in Europe when Europe became weak and unstable?

The Lord-Vassal System (An agreement between Lords and Vassals) Feudalism for 200 The Lord-Vassal System (An agreement between Lords and Vassals) 200 What is feudalism based on?

Feudalism for 300 Farms on Manors were able to produce enough food to make Manors self supporting 300 How was the economy of the Manor System able to be based on farming?

Feudalism for 400 The Lord gave land to the vassal in return for military service and loyalty 400 What was the Lord-Vassal system was based on? (What did the Lord and Vassal Exchange?)

Feudalism for 500 The Feudalism system had helped Lords bring peace and stability across Europe, making it safer to travel and leave Manors 500 Why were towns able to start developing and growing again in Europe around 1000?

Government for 100 Control the collection of taxes from the people of England What did Parliament have the right to do in England? 100

Government for 200 The right to a trial by jury 200 What right did the Magna Carta guarantee to English citizens?

It helps limit the power of the government Government for 300 It helps limit the power of the government 300 What does the Independent Judiciary System do to the power of the government?

400 Government for 400 Unlawful imprisonment (Being put in jail for no reason, or without proof of a crime being committed) 400 What did Habeas Corpus protect English citizens from?

The creation of a constitutional government in England Government for 500 The creation of a constitutional government in England 500 What did events like the Magna Carta, the creation of Parliament, Habeas Corpus, and the Glorious Revolution help England evolve toward?

Pope Gregory excommunicated King Henry IV The Church for 100 Pope Gregory excommunicated King Henry IV 100 What did Pope Gregory do to Henry the IV in response to the conflict they were having?

The Church for 200 200 The Church had a large amount of influence over a huge amount of people throughout Europe Why did monarchs such as Charlemagne find it useful to have good relationships with the Church?

The Church for 300 It made the Church more powerful than any of the individual kings or kingdoms 300 What role did the wealth/money of the Church play in European politics?

The Church’s efficient organization and power The Church for 400 The Church’s efficient organization and power 400 During the Middle Ages the position of the Church included enormous influence over several aspects of daily life… what helped make this possible for the Church?

The Church for 500 The practice of lay investiture gave monarchs too much control and power over the Church, so popes didn’t like it 500 Why did popes dislike lay investiture (kings being allowed to appoint church officials)?

What event led to the First Crusade? The Crusades for 100 Seljuk Turks stopped Christian from completing their pilgrimages to the Holy Land 100 What event led to the First Crusade?

The Crusades for 200 Persecution of Jewish people increased, and grew worse 200 How did the Crusades change the treatment of Jews throughout Europe?

Greater interest in trade The Crusades for 300 Greater interest in trade New trade goods such as new clothes and spices brought back by crusaders How did the Crusades affect the economies of Central and Western Europe? 300

400 The Kings gained power due to the weakening of the feudal system. The Crusades for 400 The Kings gained power due to the weakening of the feudal system. 400 How did the Crusades change the power of Kings in Europe?

How did the Crusades affect non-Christians living in Europe? The Crusades for 500 Persecution of everyone who was not a Christian increased, including the persecution of Jews and others 500 How did the Crusades affect non-Christians living in Europe?

(Rain, good farming soil, nice weather etc) Hodge-Podge for 100 Europe has a lot of natural resources that allowed Manors to be self-supporting (Rain, good farming soil, nice weather etc) 100 How did Europe’s geography help the development of the manor system be successful?

Hodge-Podge for 200 The Church wanted to be able to preserve the Latin language so they could translate religious texts and other books into Latin 200 Why did schools funded by the Catholic Church teach their students in Latin?

How did the Europeans gain access to ancient Greek texts? Hodge-Podge for 300 Greek works had been preserved by Muslims and then European Churches translated them into Latin 300 How did the Europeans gain access to ancient Greek texts?

Hodge-Podge for 400 King Henry felt a kings power was independent from the pope’s authority How did King Henry feel about his power/authority vs. Pope Gregory VII’s power/authority? 400

What did Thomas Aquinas believe? Hodge-Podge for 500 He believed that Greek thought could be combined with Christian ideas and values 500 What did Thomas Aquinas believe?

Write Your Final Challenge Wager End Game In the Middle Ages, Monks played an important role in… Write Your Final Challenge Wager Preserving knowledge of Latin and ancient texts TIME’S UP!

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