1. Early Middle Ages Through the Crusades

2. England 1066 William the Conquer becomes William I of ________
1215 King John looses lots
of land in wars
Will tax the _________
To prevent Rebellion he signs the _________
King must get Noble’s permission to __________
Couldn’t arrest and imprison without just cause
Limits _________________!!!!!!!!!
1st document to limit government’s power
England
Nobles
Magna Carta
Raise Taxes
King’s Power

4. The Rest of Europe After Charlemagne the empire was divided
West - ________ generally remains unified
East - _________ smaller states, ruled by Dukes
936 Otto the Great becomes King of _______
Will help Pope John XII when challenged by the nobles
Pope will crown him____________________
By 1100s HRE will be ________ not inherited
Must be crowned by the _________
France
Germany
Germans
Holy Roman Emperor
Elected
Pope

6. Spain Located on __________________
Controlled by the Moors = _____________
722 Christians begin to try and force them out
Take advantage of Muslim civil war in 1000s
Attempt to take back Iberian Peninsula
Known as _________________
1236, 3 Christian Kingdoms working together
________ - Queen Isabella
________ - King Ferdinand
____________
Only Muslim kingdom left is ___________, surrenders in ______
Iberian Peninsula
Muslims
Reconquista
Castile
Aragon
Portugal
Granada
1492

8. Power of the Church Bishops making day to day religious decisions
Popes becoming corrupt
Simony - _________________________________
Pope Leo IX – first to try to right the clergy
1054 Excommunicated Constantinople Bishop
Pope’s supporters - ________________
Bishops supporters - _______________
Buying and selling of Church offices
Roman Catholics
Orthodox
Catholic
Orthodox

9. Crusades Religious Wars – launched by Christians to take _________
back from Muslims
Turks attack Constantinople
Pope Urban calls _____________________
Set aside differences
Slogan: ___________________
9 crusades, 1st successful, the rest not
1291-Muslims had driven the Christians out of the Holy Land
Holy Land
Council of Clermont
“God Wills It”

10. Effects Strengthened existing ______ routes
______ owners didn’t return, Kings gained more Land = more _________
Participants became more _________
Others became more intolerant especially of non-Christians such as ________
Trade
Land
Power
Tolerant
Jews