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30 Cards in this Set
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Barbarians
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Visigoths and Saxons
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What is a plague?
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A disease that destroyed entire cities
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True or False: A monastery is a place where Monks live together
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True
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What is a scribe?
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A professional penman
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Fair
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Once-a-year time of joy and shopping
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What were the Crusades?
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Journeys to the Holy Land to capture it from the Muslims by the Catholics
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What is feudalism?
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System of land ownership
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What is a word meaning to isolate?
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quarantine
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What is a Muslim?
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A follower of Mohammed
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True or False: Manor were independent communities
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True
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Who was one of the first leaders of the Crusades to reach Jerusalem (but not capture it)?
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Peter the Hermit
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The _______ were to obey the nobility but enjoyed greater freedom than serfs.
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villeins
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Do Muslims worship many gods?
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No
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Were Muslims taught to be kind to Jews and Christians?
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Yes, but they usually did not do so
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What helped trade to develop?
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use of money
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Did people of the Middle Ages have faith?
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Yes
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True or False: Guilds were started to help the nobles.
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False
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True or False: Drama first began under the guidance of the guilds.
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False
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True or False: The Lords and Nobles who fought for a king were given fiefs.
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False
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Who does Islam teach that Mohammed was?
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The last and greatest prophet
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Why did Jews become money lenders?
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Because there were not able to join the guild
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Why were castles built on high places?
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Primarily for protection
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What were boys and young men trained for?
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archery, javelin throwing, hunting and fighting
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What did people want after the Crusades were over?
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Luxeries
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What was a scribe?
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A Monk who copied materials such as Bibles and prayers
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Why were churches built with such great skills?
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Because they were houses of God
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Why did towns like to buy charters?
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So they could become independent
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Who began to preach love?
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St. Francis of Assisi
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What is one art form that made cathedrals beautiful?
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Stained glass
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What were people beginning to question?
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Authority
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