7th Grade Topic 2 Life in Medieval Christendom

Front

Which Christian figure established the set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents throughout medieval Europe?

Back

Benedict

Front

The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included

Back

France, Germany, and Italy.

Front

What was an important advantage of the three-field system of crop rotation?

Back

It increased the amount of land that could be planted every year.

Front

How were craft guilds financed?

Back

They required members to pay fees.

Front

What was one cause of the four effects shown in the diagram? Options: Spread of religion, Invasions of Europe, Improvements in farming, Development of feudalism

Back

Improvements in farming

Front

How had the role of monasteries changed by the 1200s?

Back

They had become centers of agriculture, and many were located in towns.

Front

Members of both the Franciscan order and the Poor Clares

Back

believed in simplicity and devotion.

Front

Why did popes send missionaries into northern Europe?

Back

to convert pagans to Christianity

Front

Which was the Catholic Church’s most powerful tool in maintaining its authority in medieval Europe?

Back

its control over the sacraments

Front

Medieval manors can best be described as

Back

self-sufficient economic units.