Unit 6: Medieval Europe

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What event launched Europe into the Dark Ages?

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The overthrow of the last Roman emperor in 476 A.D.

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Where were the Muslims halted from advancing into Europe in 732?

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The Battle of Tours

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What is one reason for the large population of Roman Catholics in Western Europe in 1054? Options: Islam being halted from spreading into Western Europe, King Clovis becomes the first Germanic King to accept Catholicism, Charlemagne doubles the size of his kingdom, Pope Gregory I sends 40 missionaries to Britain from Ireland

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Pope Gregory I sends 40 missionaries to Britain from Ireland

Front

What power did the pope have over the king? Options: the power to appoint bishops, the power to excommunicate, the power to tax, the power to declare war

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the power to excommunicate

Front

What is the primary characteristic of a feudal society?

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exchange of land for services

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A _____ is a land grant given to a knight or peasant

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a fief

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What did people need in the Middle Ages for the political and economic system of Feudalism to work?

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Protection

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What contributed to the decline of Feudalism? Options: The Hundred Years' War, The Black Death, The Crusades

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All are correct

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90% of the population who lived on manors were: Knights, Peasants, Noblemen

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Peasants

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The correct order of social classes (from highest to lowest) in the Feudal system is: Knights, Kings, Serfs, Peasants, Kings, Lords, Peasants, Knights, Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs, Serfs, Knights, Kings, Lords

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Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs