Middle Ages Review - Kelly

Which two groups fought for control of the Holy Land during a series of wars called the Crusades?  

• Christians and Muslims
• Muslims and Egyptians
• Romans and Greeks
• Jews and Christians 

How did the plague spread? 

• by humans giving it to fleas
• by the waste rotting in the streets
• by fleas on rats 
• by traveling on a ship 

Serfs were required to

• manage the actions of the church.
• fight against the king's enemies.
• move to nearby cities and towns.
• stay on the land that they worked.

What system of promises helped bring back law and order to Europe during the early Middle Ages?

• vassalism 
• knighthood 
• feudalism 
• chivalry 

The Black Plague originated from ______.

• Asia
• the Meditteranean
• England
• Spain

Being kicked out of the Catholic Church was called...

• extinct
• knighted
• excommunicated
• confirmed

How did the Black Death IMPACT the feudal economy of Europe?

• their was a shortage of labor which gave peasants more opportunities
• the feudal economy became stronger and was the backbone of Europe
• the serfs continued to pay their feudal dues to the lords and live on parcels
• the serfs were tied to the land and continued to work very hard long hours

These guys had the responsibility of fighting and protecting within the feudal system

• serfs
• lords
• knights 
• peasants

William the Conqueror and the Normans from France defeated the English in the Battle of __________.

• Hastings
• London
• Constantinople
• the Bulge

Which person is famous for uniting much of Western Europe into a kingdom called the Franks during the early Middle Ages?

• Julius Caesar

• King John of England

• Johannes Gutenburg

• Charlemagne