The Middle Ages Test Review

(4) What became the greatest source of stability in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• the Byzantine Empire
• the Magna Carta
• the Roman Catholic Church
• local and regional lords

(3) During the Middle Ages, how did kings, such as Charlemagne influence religion in Europe?

• Many kings thought religion was not important, so they taught people to reject it.
• Many of the religious leader, like the pope, were chosen to serve by the kings.
• Many kings followed the religion of the Roman Catholic Church, so they spread Christianity by bringing it to the people they conquered.
• Many kings were former monks, who encouraged the children to attend monasteries to get an education.

(5) How did the role of the Catholic Church change during the Middle Ages?

• It helped establish democratic governments.
• It stopped trying to spread Christianity.
• It began adapting Islamic ideas into Christianity.
• It became an important center for education and learning.

(7) The development of feudalism in Europe was most likely a result of what situation?

• the rise of the Catholic Church
• the failure of the Crusades
• the lack of protection by a central government
• the development of capitalist markets

(9) Which two concepts were the cornerstone of the feudal system?

• land and money
• land and food production
• land and military protection
• military and food

(10) Which idea characterizes the social hierarchy in a feudalist society?

• All socioeconomic classes were divided by education levels.
• Governments passed laws to make everyone equal.
• All socioeconomic classes were treated the same.
• Each class had specific roles and responsibilities.

(11) What is one way feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in Western Europe?

• It allowed powerful lords and kings to centralize military power through feudalism.
• It allowed peasants to control the land through manorialism.
• It allowed lords to become more powerful than kings.
• It allowed peasants to become more powerful than lords.

(6) Which best describes the manor system?

• An economic system where serfs owned land farmed by lords.
• An economic system where lords owned land farmed by serfs.
• An economic system where knights pledged loyalty to serfs.
• An economic system where kings granted land to serfs who were bound to it.

(8) Even though feudalism began in Europe around 800 AD under the rule of the Franks, which person is most credited with spreading it to England in 1066 AD?

• John the Hated
• Charlemagne the Great
• William the Conqueror
• Patrick the Missionary

(2) Who played the biggest role in creating the first universities in Europe?

• serfs
• kings and queens
• noble landowners
• church leaders