Middle Ages Test Review

Why was the Magna Carta an important English document?

• It benefited the king

• Declared the Pope ruler of all

• Gave the king unlimited power

• Gave people certain rights and said the king must obey the law

What is a Crusade?

• Holy War

• Holy Battle

• Holy Classroom

• Holy Box

Who called the first Crusade?

• Pope Marzilli I

• Pope Urban II

• Pope Urban I

• Pope Caesar Gaius Augustus Quintus Julius

Cathedrals built during the Middle Ages contained many features, like the arch and spires, to point the view of

those in attendance toward:

• How expensive it was to build

• How nice it looks

• The heavens and God

• The power of the Pope

What did churches use because the people could not read or write?

• Flying Buttresses

• Tall Spires

• Bibles

• Stained glass windows

Which best describes the Vikings?

• valued learning

• valued strength and war

• valued safety of all people in Europe

• valued Christianity and spreading the religion

Which of the below statements best describes the role of the Catholic Church in Medieval Europe?

• The church had little influence or impact in feudal Europe

• The church was the center of a community

• The church controlled knowledge and learning and collected taxes

• The church was isolated from people and did its own thing

Why did Feudalism develop in Europe?

• Saxons conquering England

• The Crusades

• Vikings raiding European villages

• The Plague

This group of people controls all land and power within a Feudal system.

• Kings

• Vassals

• Knights

• Peasants

This group of people takes a piece of land in exchange for military protection

• King

• Vassal

• Knight

• Peasant