| A | B |
|---|
| The head of the medieval Church | The Pope |
| The religious rituals that gave order and meaning to the lives of medieval Christians (baptism, eucharist, marriage, etc.) | Sacraments |
| They dedicated themselves to prayer, service, and study | Monks |
| They gave the sacraments to ordinary Christians and served as the local face of the Church | Priests |
| Money collected by the Church | Tithes |
| The Church used its wealth to build these | Churches, hospitals, schools |
| The bacteria that caused the Black Death | Yersinia pestis |
| The pandemic that swept through Europe in the 1300s AD | Black Death |
| The official name of the disease commonly known as the Black Death | Bubonic plague |
| How the Black Death arrived in Europe | Silk Road from Asia |
| The Black Death spread to these places first | Port cities in Southern Europe |
| This ethnic group was blamed for the plague and thousands were massacred | Jews |
| The common explanation for the Black Death | Judgment from God |
| Percentage of Europeans that died during the Black Death | Half (50%) |
| Percentage of Europeans that died in cities and large towns (such as Florence) during the Black Death | Up to 80% |
| These communities of monks served as hospitals, and thus were hit hard by the Black Death | Monastaries |
| This medieval social system began to collapse as the result of the chaos of the Black Death | Feudalism |
| Benefits of the Black Death for the survivors | Higher wages, lower land and food prices, greater opportunity |
