What areas were among the first to experience the Black Death? Why?

Where did the Black Death come from?

Who were Saladin and Richard the Lion-Hearted?

What are guilds?

During the High Middle Ages, people experienced many different social, political, and economic changes. New technologies, new art forms, new ways of thinking, and changes in the church and in government all contributed to the movement of Europe into the modern world.

In an essay, explain how the varying social, political, and economic changes of the High Middle Ages contributed to the emergence of the modern era. To provide support for your explanation, use information from the chapter and other research as needed. Use specific reasons and examples to illustrate the points you are making.

As a young teenager, Joan of Arc claimed to have been visited by saints urging her to help liberate France from England's control. She was a woman of amazing faith and vision. Using the keyword above, research the life of Joan of Arc, her accomplishments, and significance in history. Use an interactive template to write a biography on Joan of Arc. Be sure to use proper grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.

During the Middle Ages, popes were able to exercise power over nobles because of

A. the fealty oath.

B. the Benedictine Code.

C the threat of excommunication.

D. the ability to choose bishops.

Identify the term from the chapter that best fits the following description.

Author of The Divine Comedy

Why do you think people were willing to join the Crusades and fight in the Holy Land?

How might the use of money and credit have helped to increase trade in the Middle Ages?

How did the papal dispute weaken the Catholic Church?

Why do you think religious art was so important to people in the Middle Ages?

Why do you think a politician would focus on the economic effects of the Black Death?

How did illumination help bring religious texts to life?