Middle Ages

Many Europeans believed that the Black Death had been sent by God to punish them for their sins.

• True
• False

Serfs had many opportunities to better their social and economic position.

• True
• False

Anti-Semitic feelings in Europe increased as a result of the plague.

• True
• False

The goal of the First Crusades was to take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims who controlled it. 

• True
• False

Europe became a feudal society because

• the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
• Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
• overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
• skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improve.

The Pope's influence in the Middle Ages resulted from

• the fact that nearly everyone in Europe was Christian
• the economic influence of the Papal States
• the powerful army he headed under General Charlemagne
• his appointment by the Roman Emperor

Medieval castle's were large, beautiful, had dozens of private bedrooms and included many luxuries, such as indoor plumbing and ventilation system.

• True
• False

Which event, more than any other, signified the beginning of the "dark ages" in Europe

• The collapse of the Roman Empire
• The Bubonic Plague
• The Crusades
• The development of towns

Serf's were

• legally tied to the manor and couldn't leave
• lords of the manor
• special knights used for naval battles
• young peasants who wanted to become knights

What religious position holds the most power?

• Pope
• Archbishop
• Diocese
• Priest