Middle Ages

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king

• king, lords, knights, peasants

• knights, king, peasants, serfs

• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

Who was responsible for farming the fields in the feudal system?

• knights

• peasants

• merchants

• nobles

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

• Ceremony acknowledging the achievement of completing 12 years of education
• Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church
• Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom
• Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands)

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

• The Black Death/The Plague
• The Voice
• The Spanish Flu
• The Common Cold

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these was a major effect of the Crusades on Europe?

• Reuniting the Roman Empire

• Everyone in the "East" became Christian

• Increased trade with new foods and new goods

Knights were governed by a code of honor called....

• Chivalry
• Homage
• Vassalage

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Social structure of the Middle Ages

• Caste System
• Feudalism
• Manorism

The Crusades were inspired mainly by 

• money
• religion
• politics
• trade

The Crusades left a legacy of distrust between

• Popes and Kings
• Serfs and Peasants
• Christians and Muslims

During the Middle Ages, life was centered around

• the church
• the farm
• the city