Medieval Europe Unit Test

The Magna Carta

• gave the king unlimited power
• limited the power of the pope
• freed all serfs in England
• limited the power of the king

The Crusades were a holy war launched by

• Christians (Catholics) against Muslim Turks

• Catholics against Jews

• Muslim Turks against Jews

• Christians against Catholics

Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and

• the windmill

• crop rotation

• the iron plow

• the village mill

a warrior in armor who fought on horseback

• Clergy
• Serf 
• Knight
• Fief

land granted to a vassal, or knight

• Clergy
• Serf 
• Knight
• Fief

a person who worked the lord's land

• Clergy
• Serf 
• Knight
• Fief

What is a system of government that is ruled by a king or queen?

• monarchy
• chivalry
• monastery
• feudalism

What is a series of wars from Christian Europe to the Holy Land?

• serf

• knight

• Crusades

• Clergy

When did the Middle Ages start?

• When it wanted to.

• After the Fall of Rome

• When kings took over

• When the people decided

Which is the best description of how the European nation-states formed?

• Germanic tribes carved out small chunks of land from what was once the Roman Empire.

• The Roman Empire divided into states so that it could better control itself.

• The Roman Empire fell and the Byzantine Empire took over.

• The Pope created a new kingdom where he was the emperor.