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Medieval Europe Test 2
The Middle Ages, Part 2
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History
6th Grade
10/13/2010

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This person was a famous traveler.
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Marco Polo
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This person was a teenage peasant living in France.
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Joan of Arc
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This person was the king of England.
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King John
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This person became an emperor when the Pope crowned him on Christmas Day.
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Charlemagne
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This person wrote a book about his adventures in Asia.
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Marco Polo
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This person heard God's voice calling him/her to lead France's army.
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Joan of Arc
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This person was a Christian king who united much of western Europe through his successful military skills.
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Charlemagne
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This person was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
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King John
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This person became a martyr and saint.
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Joan of Arc
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This person's writing encouraged others to learn about Asia and buy Asian products.
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Marco Polo
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This is a disease that spreads easily and kills many people.
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a plague
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During the Middle Ages, this disease spread across Europe killing between 1/4 and 1/3 of the population.
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the bubonic plague
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This is another name for the bubonic plague.
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Black Death
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The bubonic plague was caused by this.
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bacteria
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The bubonic plague was spread by...
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fleas, rats, and people
Fleas bit infected rats and then bit people. The fleas transferred the bacteria from the rats to the people. People also spread the disease when they were near each other, similar to the way we spread cold germs today.
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This was a system of ordering and organizing people used during the Middle Ages.
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feudalism
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What caused feudalism to end?
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plague, towns, and kings
The bubonic plague killed many vassals and peasants. Lords really needed the peasants who were left, so they had to give in to the peasants' demands more often. Peasants and vassals gained power and lords lost power.
Towns were developing. Kings protected towns and towns paid kings for protection. Kings used the money to hire soldiers to force the lords to obey the kings. Kings and towns gained power and lords lost power.
For feudalism to continue, lords had to have significantly more power than their vassals and peasants.
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This was a document signed by King John.
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Magna Carta
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This document limited the power of kings on England.
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Magna Carta
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This document protected citizens of England from being jailed unfairly and from having their property stolen.
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Magna Carta
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This document lists freedoms guaranteed to all Americans.
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Bill of Rights
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This document protects American citizens from being jailed for disagreeing with their government.
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Bill of Rights
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The writers of the Bill of Rights got some ideas from this document.
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Magna Carta
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What does medieval mean?
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Middle Ages, between ancient times and modern times
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