The Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Within the fiefs of medieval Europe, an economic system called manorialism developed. In this system, the central focus of each fief was the lord’s manor house. Peasants who worked on manors were called serfs. Serfs were not enslaved, because they could not be bought or sold, but they did not have the freedom to leave the manor. The lord of the manor was the leader of a self-sufficient community: peasants to farm the land, vassals and knights to protect it, and the lord and his family. Manorialism can best be described as what?

• the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church.
• the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands.
• 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.

Which person in the Middle Ages feudal hierarchy had the most power?

• peasants
• serfs
• monarchs
• knights

Which two denominations of Christianity came from the Great Schism?

• Oriental Orthodoxy and Catholicism 
• Baptism and Catholicism
• Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
• Presbyterian and Eastern Orthodox

What two languages contributed to the split of the Roman Catholic church?

• Greek and French
• Latin and Middle English
• Greek and Latin
• English and French

Why was the Great Schism such a important event?

• Offered freedom to the serfs
• Gave the poor more money
• Founded America
• Split into two major branches of Christianity

Charlemagne was an impressive king. The people called him Charles the Great.One of the most important things Charlemagne did for the world was to turn his castle into a learning center - inviting scholars from all over the world to take up residence there, teaching religion, music, Latin, literature, and arithmetic. He also used scholars to create manuscripts that preserved knowledge during the Middle Ages.
How did Charlemagne help preserve knowledge during the Middle Ages?

• He invited knights to reside in his castle.
• He used scholars to create manuscripts.
• He was a successful leader.
  
• He prohibited teaching literature, art, and music.

Why did people participate in the feudal system?

• college
• fun
• protection
• health care

Which activity helped towns and cities grow?

• musicals
• colleges
• parks
• trade

What was the most significant impact of the invention of the printing press?

• Renaissance ideas spread quickly throughout Europe.
• The Catholic Church began condemning heretical authors. 
• Scientific instruments quickly became more and more accurate.
• . Attending plays became more common among ordinary people

Which person in the Middle Ages feudal hierarchy had the least power?

• peasants
• serfs
• monarchs
• knights