Middle Ages

Which European leader's death do many historians say started the "Dark Ages?"

• Prince Henry
• Louis XVI
• Henry VII
• Charlemagne

Which group was considered to be the lowest in the feudal system model during the Middle Ages?

• knights
• lords
• monarchs
• peasants

Which two things were cornerstones of the feudal system?

• land and money
• land and food
• land and military
• military and food

This French peasant went on to become a hero in France for her battlefield heroics.

• Joan of Arc
• Joanna of Arc
• Big Foot Bertha
• Eleanor of Aquiatiane

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called...

• Convent
• Monastery
• Fief
• Divine Right of King

To formally be removed from a church is called 

• Excommunicated
• University
• to go on a Pilgrimage
• Persecuted

What areas of life did the Christian church impact in the Middle Ages?

• Education
• Holidays
• Government
• All are correct

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

What was feudalism?

• A system of promises where land was exchanged for loyalty
• A system where knights were forced to work for a lord and a king