In the early Middle Ages, was there social mobility? Explain your answer.

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In the early Middle Ages, was there social
mobility? Explain your answer.
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• No, there was very little social mobility. You
  were born into your social class and stayed
  there. (Like in the caste system in India.)

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In the Middle Ages, what was feudalism?
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Feudalism was the system of exchanging land for
military service
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What was manorialism?
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Manorialism was the economic system in the Middle
Ages where land was the basis of wealth
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What empire fell causing Western Europe to fall
into the Dark Ages?
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The Roman Empire.(Western Europe went into the
Dark Ages and Eastern Europe became the Byzantine
Empire.)
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What was the only central power authority that
provided unity and stability for people in the
Middle Ages?
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The Roman Catholic Church
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Give one example of how the church could show its
political power over kings in the Middle Ages.
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The church made Canon Law. If it was not obeyed,
a secular leader could be excommunicated or
receive an interdict on their entire country to
persuade them to follow the church.
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What is a feudal monarch?
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A king or queen in the Middle Ages in Europe or
any feudal system.
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What does this statement mean?Manors were
self-sufficient in the early Middle Ages.
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The manor provided everything people needed in
the early Middle Ages. (In the High Middle
Ages, people learned about luxury items from Asia
and other parts of Europe so trade revived.)
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What services did monks and nuns provide in the
Middle Ages? Give two examples.
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They helped the sick and poor.2. They copied
ancient texts from Greece and Rome to preserve
them.
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Why did people want to reform the Catholic Church?
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It had become corrupt and clergy lived in luxury.
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What were two effects of the Agricultural
Revolution?
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Increased food production2. Doubled the
population.3. Caused the Commercial Revolution
(when Europe started trading again)
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Which leader of the Franks valued education and
set up a school in the early Middle Ages?
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Charlemagne
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What was the purpose of a castle?
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To defend against attack.
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How did the three field system allow serfs to
produce more crops?
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The land didnt lose its nutrients as quickly
(because one field was left fallow) so serfs were
able to grow more food over the years.
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Final Jeopardy

• Write 2 positive and 2 negative effects of the
  Crusades.

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Increased trade with Asia.2. Wider world view
for Europeans3. Increased hostilities between
Christians, Muslims and Jews.4. The church grew
more corrupt.
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What did guilds do in medieval towns?
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They offered trade protection, a training
process, helped the poor and participated in the
law making of a town.
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How many people were killed by the plague between
1347 and 1352?
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25 million people in Europe alone.
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Why did people in medieval Europe build
cathedrals?(Or why is any place of worship built
for that matter?)
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To express their religious beliefs and show
dedication to their beliefs.
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What are two characteristics of Gothic cathedrals?
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Stained glass windows (to let in light and
illustrate Bible Stories to the illiterate)2.
Flying buttresses3. Vaulted ceilings
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Stained glass windows (to let in light and
illustrate Bible Stories to the illiterate)2.
Flying buttresses3. Vaulted ceilings