Feudal System, Role of the Church, Crusades

Feudalism began because of __________ and the inability of kings to defend all their land. 

• the threat of invasions
• the fear of the Black Plague
• the collapse of the Byzantine Empire
• the growth of the population

These were originally built as a place for shelter and protection for nobles and their family. 

• Great Wall of China
• moats
• castles
• manors

Those that were in charge of protecting the nobles and their lands from invaders and were skilled soldiers on horseback were known as 

• peasants
• knights
• serfs
• calvary

True or False: A knight could serve many different lords. 

• True
• False

The __________ system was the heart of the economic system of the Medieval Ages.

• manorial
• feudal
• capitalism
• guild

A peasant that worked on a manor were also called __________ and were legally tied to the manor land. 

• guild
• journeyman
• apprentices
• serfs

True or False: Each manor lord tried to make his manor self-sufficient

• True
• False

The _________ was the center of life during the Middle Ages. It was the single most unifying factor of the Middle Ages. 

• Roman Catholic Church
• Silk Road
• Hellenistic Culture
• Guild System 

Which of the following did the Church help with?

• education
• medicine
• helping the needy
• all of the above

The ___________ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. 

• Archbishop
• Bishop
• Pope
• Monarch