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Which architectural style is associated with long, round arched stone roofs supported by massive pillars and walls? |
Romanesque |
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How was the bubonic plague spread? |
It was spread by black rats infested with fleas |
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What is an aspect of medieval life that persist today |
Universities |
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The popes behavior during the great schism caused people like John Wycliff and Jon hus to do what? |
They put an end to clerical corruption and papal power |
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What was the central conflict in the great schism? |
The French wanted the pope in France while the Italians wanted the pope in Rome |
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Heroic, epic poems usually describe what? |
Battles in which knights fight courageously for their kings and lords |
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The introduction of large stained glass-Windows into the walls of churches was made possible by builders developing what?? |
The flying buttress |
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Dominic de Guzman believed the best way to attack heresy was to do what? |
Dominic believed that a new religious order of men who lived in poverty and could preach effectively would be best to attack heresy |
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In the late Middle Ages, which country pursued a policy of religious conformity? |
Spain |
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How did the people of the Middle Ages try to explain the causes of the Black Death? |
They believed that God sent it as punishment for their sins or that the devil caused it |
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Who was the Muslim leader who's rise to power in the late twelfth century sparked the third crusade? |
Saladin |
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Understand the consequences of the plague? |
The price of labor rose |
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What type of literature was written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region? |
Vernacular literature |
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Whose request for military assistance from the Europeans provided the excuse for launching the crusades? |
Alexius I camneus |
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Troubadour poetry was usually about what?? |
The poetry told the love of a knight for a lady, who inspired him to become a braver knight and a better poet |
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In order to explain his idea of holy war to the people, pope urban II called Christians together at what gathering? |
The council of clermont |
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Convents provided freedom and support that was unusual for the time for women who were what? |
Aristocratic and female intellectuals |
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What was the religious order that was associated with the court? |
The Dominicans |
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What was the most difficult shrine for most Christians to make a pilgrimage to? |
Holy city of Jerusalem |
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Joan or arc would bring the Hundred Years' War to to a decisive turning point by doing what? |
By inspiring the French with faith |
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The Cistercian order was founded by monks who wanted to do what? |
The Cistercians played a major role in developing a new, activistic spiritual model for the twelfth century Europe |
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What is the name of the conflicts between nobles in England who sought to control the monarchy? |
The wars of the roses |
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What was the city that both Muslims and Christians most wanted to control? |
Jerusalem |
