Middle Ages--Review

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Why did Europeans turn to feudalism?

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It offered protection

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Which of the following most contributed to the end of the feudal system in Europe? The Crusades granted freedom to all peasants and serfs, Peasants rose up against their lords and ended the manorial system, Labor shortages caused by the Black Death meant peasants now had greater power, Th Crusades failed and Muslim armies conquered most of Europe

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Labor shortages caused by the Black Death meant peasants now had greater power

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In Western Europe, which development caused the other three: development of the feudal structure, rise in power of the Catholic Church, decline of trade networks, fall of the Roman Empire?

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fall of the Roman Empire

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How was Charlemagne's coronation in 800 CE a significant factor in the development of Christianity as a unifying political and social factor in Europe?

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As a descendent of a Germanic tribe now had converted to Christianity, his coronation symbolized the fusion of the primary components of the new European civilization.

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Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, its territories were-

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divided among the Germanic tribal groups

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The fall of the Roman Empire resulted in which of the following? a period of weak central government and general disorder, a renewed focus on education and artistic expression, an increase in international trade and manufacturing, the growth of cities dominated by the middle class

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a period of weak central government and general disorder

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The goal of the First Crusade was to regain Christian control over -

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Jerusalem

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The Middle Ages in Europe was a time when -

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learning, trade, and the fine arts declined.

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What is now believed to have been the direct cause of the plague?

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A bacterium called "Yersinia Pestis".

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What was the name given to the period of time after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century) to the 10th century?

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Dark Ages