| A | B |
| the meeting was held in Clermont, France as a way to organize Christian warriors to put aside their differences and fight against Turks | The Council of Clermont |
| Who called church leaders to council in Clermont, France? | Pope Urban II |
| What were the goals of the Pope as a result of the Crusade? | to show his power and reunite Byzantine and Roman Christians |
| What were the goals of knights as a result of the Crusade? | Gold, God, Glory |
| What were the goals of the merchants as a result of the Crusade? | to win control of key trade routes |
| 1096-1099 | First Crusade |
| 1187 - 1192 | Third Crusade |
| 1202 - 1204 | Fourth Crusade |
| they became common-place, loyalty to the idea of Christendom lessened, people expected their kings to rule wisely at home | Some of the reasons why the Crusades lost popularity |
| Jews and Muslims saw the Crusaders as enemies, Europeans became more intolerant and saw Jews and Muslims as enemies, Crusades widened the split between Orthodox and Roman churches | Problems that still are in play as a result of the Crusades |
| Where did trade begin to grow after the Crusades? | Europe |
| This group actively traded in northern Europe | Hanseatic League |
| Genoa, Florence, Pisa, Milan all shared this | major trading cities |
| Great variety of goods offered, rare fabrics, aromatic spices, animals; buyers and sellers met there | Trade fairs and Markets |
| THis encouraged use of money; this had not been common in Europe for years... | trade |
| Cities began minting these, workers began demading them for payment | coins |
| the use of these led to creation of Europe's first banks | money, credit |
| people could deposti money for safekeeping here, request loans | banks |
| most money-lenders were... | Jews |
| This reduced the need for farm workers | technology |
| Why did merchants move into medieval towns? | to conduct trade |
| Kings allowed this for new towns run by merchants, taxes paid only to king | charters |
| worked learning the basic skils of the craft from ONE master | apprentices |
| traveled to different workshops, learning from MANY masters | journeyman |
| restrict competition, set standards, prices for products | Primary functions of Guilds |