Middle Ages

Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?

• religion became less of an influence among people
• most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
• surviving peasants gained more economic power
• peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

Manorialism can best be described as

• the process of how a nobleman's son in the middle ages could become a knight
• the political relationships between the king or queen, the nobility, and the peasants
• the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands
• the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included

• the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
• an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
• an agreement to keep lower classes under control
• the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country

attacks by Vikings and other invaders
weakening of centralized government
decision of nobles to take over local defense
The list above is describing 

• the development of social classes during feudalism
• the reasons for the development of feudalism
• the political relationships under feudalism
• the economic consequences of feudalism

Which of the following best describes a fief?

• the peasants who worked the farm land
• the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
• the income raised by the peasants
• the estate that was granted to the vassal

Which of these statements about the Crusades is true?

• Crusaders brought Islamic culture, architecture, and medicine back to Europe
• trade diminished across Europe as fighting destroyed roads and bridges
• Crusaders were welcomed by Muslims, who wanted to help driving the Jews from the Holy Land

Why did the serfs work on the land for the vassals?

• to have a place to live
• in hopes of owning it
• by force of the lords

Feudalism is an example of

• a monarchy
• an industrial economy
• a local government
• a religious empire

Feudalism began as

• a way for the military to secure its power over the peasants and landowners
• a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles
• a demand by peasants for better living conditions and for a share in the economic prosperity of the middle ages
• a means for the church to collect more taxes for its support of the nobility

What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?

• the population was mostly rural, made up of farming communities
• the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms
• the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities
• an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit