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What Should I Know For Module 2?
2.00: Medieval Europe and Japan- Introduction
After completing the Module 2 Pre-Test, please open the Pre-test and look over the questions you missed.
It is a great idea to write down all of the questions you missed so that youre sure to add this information to
your notes.
2.01: Medieval Hierarchy
-What were the Middle Ages? (Include your definition)
-Describe the three ways land was divided during the Middle Ages:
123-What was feudalism? (define the structure)
-What are the three ways males could improve their status?
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-Did any one person or class hold the most power during the Middle Ages, or did it shift back
and forth?
2.02: Rulers and Robes
-Famous Rulers of the Early Middle Ages: Be sure to describe their greatest achievement.
-Clovis I:
-Charles Martel:
-Charlemagne:
-The Viking Legacy:
-Alfred the Great:
-Otto I:
-What were some of the roles of the Church? What was the Church in charge of? How did they
take care of the population?
-What is the Book of Kells?
-What is scholasticism? (Include your definition)
-Why were monasteries important? (Include at least 3 reasons)
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2.03: The Crusades
-What region is known as the “Holy Land” to the monotheistic religions?
- What were the Crusades? (Include your definition)
-What were the 3 main causes of the Crusades?
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-What roles did these men play in the Crusades?
-Richard the Lionheart:
-Saladin:
-William of Tyre:
-Peter the Hermit:
-What were 3 effects of the Crusades?
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2.04: Medieval Arts and Literature
-What was the bubonic plague?
-Who was Giotto?
-Famous Books and Authors: What was the importance of the book or author?
-Beowolf:
-Geoffrey Chaucer:
- Dante Aligheri:
-Boccaccio:
-Petrarch:
-Describe the elements of Gothic Architecture. What does it look like?
-Describe the following categories of the music of the Middle Ages.
-Gregorian chants:
-minstrels:
-troubadours:
2.05: Guilds and a Changing Economy
-Define the aspects of our Modern Economy:
-Urbanization:
-Guilds:
-The Middle Class:
-Division of labor:
-Monetary System (Money System):
-Usury:
-Why would someone join a guild? Include at least two reasons.
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2.06: Developing a National Identity
-Famous Leaders of the Late Middle Ages: Be sure to describe their greatest achievement.
-Hugh Capet:
-King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella:
-Joan of Arc:
-What was the Magna Carta?
-Name at least 3 ways that the Magna Carta has influenced modern democracies.
123-What was the “Hundred Years War?”
-Other than freeing Spain and Portugal from the Moors, what was an effect of the Reconquista?
2.07: East Asia- Medieval Japan
-What does isolationism mean?
-Describe the geography of Japan:
-How was medieval Japan influenced by the following cultures?
-Korea:
-China:
-Describe the literature of medieval Japan.
-Books:
-Poetry:
-Describe the structure of Japans government during the Middle Ages.
-Shogun:
-Daimyo:
-Samurai:
-What were Japans 2 main religions during the Middle Ages?
-What impacts did the Mongolian and Christian invasions have on Japan?
-Mongolian:
-Christian:
2.08: Comparative History- Eastern and Western
-How was feudalism in Japan similar to feudalism in Europe? Include 3 ways.
123-How was feudalism in Japan different to feudalism in Europe?
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