Middle Ages Review

What is feudalism?

• A political, economic, and social system that tied together Kings, Lords, and Peasants in a relationship based on loyalty and land.
• An organized system of knights jousting in an arena.
• A way of organizing Greek and Roman society after the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
• A pyramid.

The Middle Ages was the period of European history between ____ and ____ CE.

• 10, 100
• 500, 1500
• 1800, 2000
• 1990, 2016

What was another common name for the Middle Ages?

• The Age of Enlightenment
• The Renaissance
• The Digital Age
• The Dark Ages

What was another common name for the Middle Ages?

• The Harlem Renaissance
• The evil Ages
• Hellenistic Age
• The Age of religion

After the fall of Rome, Western Europe was threatened on all sides by 3 main groups. Which of the following was not one of them?

• Muslims
• Magyars
• Vikings
• Romans

Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called...

• A loan
• A farm
• A fief
• A thief

Which Pope called for the First Crusade?

• Pope Innocent I
• Pope Francis I
• Pope Urban II
• Pope Francis I

Why were people willing to go on a Crusade?

• It was very difficult.
• The Pope told them they would get into Heaven if they went.
• They thought it would be fun.

Christians believed they were fighting the crusade to...

• defend land that was theirs.
• Take back the birthplace of Jesus.

Who would have said this:
Finally, our men took possession of the walls and towers, and wonderful sights were to be seen.

• Christian
• Muslim
• Neither