Small Group: Life and Change in Medieval Europe

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What is feudalism?

• A democracy

• A social system where land was exchanged for loyalty and service

• A type of government chosen by citizens

• A war between kingdoms

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What was a fief?

• A religious war

• A code of conduct

• A piece of land given by a lord to a vassal

• A castle

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Who was a vassal?

• A knight or noble who pledged loyalty to a lord

• A person who worked the land

• A religious leader

• A king

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What was the job of a serf?

• To fight in wars

• To rule over a kingdom

• To work the land and stay on the manor

• To copy books

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What was chivalry?

• A type of government

• A religious war

• A code of honor followed by knights

• A piece of land

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How did the feudal system ensure loyalty and military service from vassals?

• By giving them land in exchange for service

• By making them monks

• By letting them become kings

• By allowing them to trade

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What is a monastery?

• A battlefield

• A community where monks lived and worked

• A castle

• A market town

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How did monks help preserve knowledge?

• By fighting in wars

• By copying books and keeping libraries

• By building castles

• By ruling kingdoms

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What were the Crusades?

• Trade agreements

• Religious wars between Christians and Muslims

• A type of government

• A code of conduct

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What is the Holy Land?

• The king’s land in France

• The region around Jerusalem sacred to many religions

• Rome and Greece

• Land for monasteries

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What is cultural diffusion?

• The isolation of societies

• The division of land

• The spread and exchange of ideas and goods between cultures

• The decline of trade

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How did the Crusades affect relations between Christian and Muslim societies?

• They ended religious differences

• They caused more conflict but also led to cultural exchange

• They improved diplomatic relations

• They stopped trade completely

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What was the Reconquista?

• A trade route

• Christian kingdoms’ effort to retake Spain from Muslim rulers

• A peace treaty

• The start of the Crusades

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How did the Reconquista change Spain?

• It ended Christianity

• It increased Christian control and reduced Muslim influence

• It led to isolation

• It created new monasteries

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What was the Magna Carta?

• A religious text

• A peace treaty

• The “Great Charter” that limited the king’s power

• A type of government

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What does limited government mean?

• The king has complete control

• Rulers’ powers are restricted by laws

• The people have no rights

• The government controls religion

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Why was the Magna Carta important?

• It started the Crusades

• It made the king obey the law

• It ended feudalism immediately

• It created monasteries

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How did the Magna Carta influence modern democracy?

• It established principles of limited government and rule of law

• It ended monarchy everywhere

• It abolished all taxes

• It stopped trade with Europe

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Compare the roles of serfs and vassals in the feudal system.

• Both were kings

• Both were knights

• Serfs worked the land, while vassals pledged loyalty for land

• Both copied manuscripts

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What was one long-term effect of cultural diffusion on medieval Europe?

• It led to isolation

• It introduced new ideas and technologies

• It caused feudalism to increase

• It stopped trade