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Medieval Europe Questions and Answers

Why was the Arab conquest of Western Europe limited to Spain?

How and why did feudalism begin?

What are the characteristics of the Dark Ages?

What were the religious, political, and economic motivations behind the Crusades?

How did the Roman Catholic Church control daily life in medieval Europe?

What are ten features of the Dark Ages?  

Discuss the characteristics of education during Medieval times.

What was a knight's education in Medieval Europe?

Explain the significance of Alfred the Great for the development of English identity.

How did the rise of trade affect feudalism?

What good things did King John do? Were there any groups or a group in particular who may have thought that John was a good king?

How did the Crusades help weaken feudalism?

What did Medieval Christians believe was the key to salvation?  

How were the lives of male and female peasants different?

What does Pope Urban II promise the crusaders?

How was society in Medieval Europe organized? 

What were some physical characteristics of Medieval cities?

How did the Crusades affect Europe's change from medieval Europe to modern Europe?

What contributed to the growth of universities in the Middle Ages?

What were the motives of the crusaders during the first crusade?

Why the Medieval Period is a significant period that needs to be studied to understand the evolution of human society ?

What was the Cluny reform movement?

How did medieval Europe differ from medieval China and the medieval Middle East?

How did the economic system of medieval Europe operate?

How did new farming methods change medieval society?

What are two characteristics of the medieval period?

Why did feudalism end in Europe?

What is a summary of the Marburg Colloquy?

What years constitute the medieval period?

In medieval times, why did people choose to study, or work, in the Church?

What are some examples of medieval military technology?

After 1000 C.E. what were the causes of the revitalization of western Europe?

Were the "Dark Ages" truly "dark"?

What was the Cluny reform?

Migration is a significant feature of ancient and medieval life. Using examples from the medieval world, consider how these movements of peoples shape our view of their cultures.

What was the social role of the Catholic Church in the Medieval period?

What is the name of the social system in Medieval Europe?

How did the Catholic Church change during the Middle Ages? How did Church corruption impact the Middle Ages?

Explain the key features of medieval Europe and how some of these features began to unravel by the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. To what extent was the 15th century a turning point in history?

Compare and contrast the lives and ideas of Jerome and Augustine. How did they set a new foundation for the Latin church?

How did the shift in medieval educational culture from monasticism to scholasticism shape ideas of theology?

What were the types of plays composed in Medieval England?

What was the effect of the union of church and state during the Middle Ages?

What developments and achievements influenced life in Medieval Europe?

When was payment in kind for rent, etc. replaced by coinage, and why?