Unit 3 Test Review

In medieval Europe, law and order were maintained by the

• legions.

• merchants.

• nobility.

• serfs.

During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land?

• serfs

• knights

• parish priests

• minor nobility

During the medieval period in Europe, the political power of the kings and great nobles was often constrained by the actions of

• elected parliaments.

• high Church officials.

• the growing middle class.

• organized groups of serfs.

How did the Crusades affect the economies of Central and Western Europe?

• Gold and silver brought back by crusaders caused monetary inflation.

• The Crusades led to a decline in the production of crafts and food crops.

• Cloth and spices brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade.

• The Crusades limited access to luxury goods from China and India.

Which statement is NOT true of feudalism?

• Lords provided protection to serfs.

• Serfs worked land owned by lords.

• The Church had little influence.

• Manors were self-sufficient.

The signing of the Magna Carta was important because it

• promoted a feudal society in the New World.

• gave all government power to the king and noblemen.

• concentrated government power in a few individuals.

• established the principle of limited government power.

When Europeans returned from the Crusades, they brought new foods, trade goods, and ideas back with them. These goods and ideas helped spark Europe's Age of Exploration. This is an example of how cultures can be changed and enriched through

• interaction with other peoples.

• isolation from other peoples.

• prejudice against other peoples.

• stereotypes about other peoples.

Social Classes

-King or Monarch

-Lord or Noble

-Knight or Warrior

-Serf or Peasant

Which type of social structure divided its citizens this way?

• socialism

• feudalism

• matrilinealism

• caste system

"No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned...or in any way destroyed. Nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers..."

Magna Carta, 1215

Based on this quote, how were the legal rights of freemen changed?

• Freemen were given the right to live without government interference.

• The king was granted the power to exclude freemen from the laws.

• The king acquired the power to imprison freemen at his will.

• Freemen gained the right to trial by a jury of citizens.

In the Middle Ages, European monarchs claimed to rule by "divine right." What purpose was served by this claim?

• It enabled the separation of church and state.

• It enabled rulers to seize church lands.

• It demonstrated the religion was stronger than political power.

• It strengthened the monarch's authority to rule.