Middle Ages / Crusades

Which economic system existed in Europe during the early Middle Ages?

• free market

• socialism

• manorialism

• command

Charlemagne was a

• Pope

• Frankish king

• Feudal lord

• town in Medieval Europe

The growth of feudalism in the Middle Ages was caused by the

• rivalry between the colonial empires

• suppression of internationalism

• decline of the Roman Catholic Church

• collapse of a strong central government

Which was a characteristic of feudalism?

• Land was exchanged for military service and obligations

• Government was provided by a bureaucracy of civil servants

• Power rested in the hands of a strong central government

• Unified national court systems were developed

The art, music, and philosophy of the medieval period in Europe generally dealt with

• human scientific achievements

• religious themes

• materialism

• classical Green and Roman subjects

As the Middle Ages ended, the rise of a middle class in Western Europe can be attributed partly to the

• economic policies of the Roman empire

• increase in trade that resulted from the Crusades

• strength of Christianity in medieval Europe

• self-sufficiency of the manor system

One major result of the Crusades was

• permanent occupation of the Holy Land by the Europeans

• long-term decrease in European trade

• conversion of most Muslims to Christianity

• spread of Middle Eastern culture and technology to Europe