| A | B |
| The collapse of Rome | left political life in dissaray |
| The church provided | organization in people's lives |
| Feudalism and the manor system | divided the people politically |
| The church united people with | Christian teachings |
| the Pope | was independent of the state |
| the annointment of Charlemagne established | Church authority over monarchs |
| Church rituals | sacraments |
| The Church participated in government through | church law and courts |
| Church officials were often | vassals(nobles) holding fiefs |
| Both Christians and Muslims | trace orgins to Abraham, believe in salvation, holy sites in Palestine |
| Difference between Muslims and Christians | Jesus Son of God, Christians separate church and state |
| seljuck Turks | conquered Holy Land |
| Pope Urban II called for | 1st Crusade |
| Richard Lionhearted and Saladin | agreed Jerusalem would be open for Christian pilgrimages |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | unite Spain |
| Effects of Crusades | weakened Pope, legacy of bitterness between Christians, Muslims and Jews |
| Mongols defeat | Seljuk Turks |
| Mongols destroy | all great Muslim cities and public works |
| Constaninople fell to the | Ottoman Turks in 1453 |
| The Ottoman Empire introduces | Islamic faith to Balkan region |
| Effects of Black Death | labor scarce, leminiation of serfdom, towns grew, capitalism |
| the Classics | Rome and Greece |
| The Crusades stimulated | demand for Middle Eastern products, use of credit and banking |