Late Middle Ages

Strategy Guide
Standard 7.6 - Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and
social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe.
Time:
50 Minutes
Question Breakdown:
__ 10 Multiple Choice, 10 True/False, 1 Essay
__ 3 Identifications, 3 Short Answers, 1 Task,
1 Essay
Key Terms: Write everything you remember
about the following terms. Then use your notes
and textbook to fill in gaps in your memory.
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Christendom
King John
Magna Carta
The Black Death
Excommunication

Study Questions: Answer these in complete sentences.

6. What was the conflict between Charlemagne and Pope Leo?
7. What did the Church say would happen to people who died fighting in the
Crusades?
8. What were three benefits of Europes involvement in the Crusades?
9. How did the Black Death help bring the feudal system to an end?
10. What are three things the Church provided society during the Middle Ages?
11. How did life change for the peasants who survived the plague?
12. What is one human activity that contributed to the spread of the Black Death into
Europe?
Tasks: Complete the following task on your paper.
13. Draw a map of Europe and label the following places: Rome, Italy, Jerusalem, and
Constantinople.
Essay Questions: Be prepared to write a 5 sentence answer to any of the following
14. How did the Black Death start and spread? What effects and
results did the Black Death have on Europe?
15. Who do you think should have had the right to rule over

Christendom: Popes or Kings? Justify your answer.

Late Middle Ages

Strategy Guide
Key Terms: What do these words mean
Write 3 bullet points about each:
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3.

Magna Carta (pg. 91-92)

Reading Study guide
The Black Death
Crusades

Study Questions: Answer these in complete sentences.

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5.
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What did the Church say would happen to people who died fighting in the
Crusades?
What were three benefits of Europes involvement in the Crusades?
How did the Black Death help bring the feudal system to an end?
What are three things the Church provided society during the Middle Ages?
How did life change for the peasants who survived the plague?
What is one human activity that contributed to the spread of the Black Death
into Europe?

Essay Questions: Be prepared to write a 5 sentence answer to the following

10. How did the Black Death start and spread? What effects and
results did the Black Death have on Europe?
Example of how to write a paragraph:
The Black plague is _______________________________________________. It
started in ___________, then spread to __________________.
The three results of the Black death on Europe were the following : first,
__________________________. Second, _________________ . Finally,
______________________________.