Mr. Pittman World History Ch 8 High and Late Middle Ages 1050

Mr. Pittman World History Ch 8 High and Late Middle Ages 1050 – 1450

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1. ___________________ is based on custom and court rulings. 2. Pope Gregory banned _______________ in order to strengthen the power of the Church. 3. The _____________was part of Queen Isabella’s effort to rid Spain of Jews, Muslims and heretics. 4. ______________ used reason to support Christian beliefs. 5. Dante wrote the The Divine Comedy in the _________ rather than in Latin. 6. The ____________ of manuscripts was often done by monks. 7. ______________ tried unsuccessfully to conquer Italy. 8. Rival popes caused a _______________ in the Church. 9. The devout French monarch, _________________ improved royal government. 10. The detailed decoration of medieval books, or _______________, depicted scenes of towns, castles, and people. 11. ______________ was the monarch of England that signed the Magna Carta. 12. An _______________ is an outbreak of a rapid-spreading disease, such as the Black Death. 13. The practice of ___________________________ allowed a monarch or other person outside the Church to appoint bishops. 14. When writers started producing literature in the High Middle Ages, they used _____________________ or everyday language of ordinary people. 15. _________________ was the series of wars between the Christians and the Muslims for control of Middle Eastern lands. Frederick Barbarossa habeas corpus illumination scholasticism vernacular King Louis IX inflation

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16. How did the monarchs of England and France consolidate their power?

17. Why were the Holy Roman emperors unsuccessful in unifying their empire?

18. How did the Crusades affect the economy and outlook of Europeans?

19. How did changing economic and social conditions lead to the emergence of universities and to new kinds of philosophy and literature?

20. Where did the plague start and how it spread?

21. How did the plague get to Europe?

22. What were three new weapons for war and how do you think they changed warfare?

23. How did the plague and the 100 years war cause major changes in Europe?