CH 11 The Middle ages

Mongols

Mongols

________- Created a vast empire, brought the plague from Asia to Europe.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Wrote Canterbury Tales

Gregory XI

The last Avignon Pope

Black Death

mid-14th century pandemic, most devastating natural disaster in European history

Black Prince

Edward, Prince of Wales

Calais

Small, coastal town in France that was captured by the English during the 100 years' war and remained in its possession for an additional century

Capetian Dynasty

French dynasty that went extinct

Catherine of Siena

Mystic who convinced Gregory XI to return to Rome