The ____________________ of Roman influence in Western Europe left people with little protection against __________________, so they entered into feudal agreements with landholding _______________ who promised them _______________________
What was the hierarchy of the Middle Ages?
How were manors in the Middle Ages able to be self-sufficient?
What happened to trade during the Middle Ages as a result of feudalism?
Who grew in authority after the decline of Roman authority making it the unifying force in Western Europe?
What are the three foundations of early medieval society?
The Roman Catholic Church influenced the development of the Middle Ages in all of the following ways:
______________________ authority declined, while Church authority grew
______________________ preserved Greco-Roman cultural achievements
______________________ carried Christianity and Latin alphabet to _______________________ tribes
__________________ priests served religious and _________________ needs of the people
What emerges during the Middle Ages as monarchies seek to consolidate power?
List the four main nation-states that emerge during the Middle Ages
While the Crusades played out in the Mediterranean and Middle East, Mongol armies invaded _________, Southwest _________________, and _________________, creating an empire
Following the fall of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople becomes the capital of what empire?
In the _______________________ century, the _______________________________ (Bubonic Plague) decimated the population of much of Asia and then the population of much of ___________________