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Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Describe how important religion was to people during the Middle Ages?

*2. Why are the Middle Ages also referred as the "Age of Faith"?

*3. How were monasteries and convents similar to manors or small villages?

4. Describe the kinds of work monks and nuns did in the Middle Ages?

*5. In the reading, find an example of the attitude monks had toward learning? Record your proof in the lines below.

*6. How did building cathedrals demonstrate pride and rivalry between towns?

7. What is a pilgrimage?

8. What religious cause "started" the First Crusade?

*9. Write a paragraph that describes how the Crusades led to an increase in trade throughout Europe. Remember to indent your paragraph, include a topic sentence, three supporting sentences and a conclusion. Let’s see who can write the most creative topic sentence and the most creative conclusion.

10. Read about the Black Death on p.334. Scan the reading and identify the ratio of people who died from this plague.

*11. The Dark Ages might NOT be an accurate title for the Middle Ages. Using what you have learned so far, write an opinion using facts from the reading that supports this statement.

*12. Suppose you could go back into the Middle Ages and interview a monk or a nun. Write 3 interview questions you would ask the person and include the thoughtful answers you think he or she might submit to your questions.