Medieval Europe Test Review

After the fall of Rome in the West, the medieval Catholic Church served as a unifying force in Europe because it offered -

• stability and security to the people.

• multiple sets of beliefs for the people.

• redistribution of wealth for the people.

• indulgences for the people.

What building is shown in the picture

• St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

• St. Basil’s Basilica in Moscow

• Hagia Sophia in Istanbul [Constantinople]

• The Kaaba in Mecca

The Magna Carta introduced what new legal concept?

• All citizens can vote for their laws.

• All citizens are held accountable to the king.

• The law can limit the power of the king.

• Parliament has the ultimate authority.

· Economic system

· Dependence on the manor

· Serfs as laborers

· Owned by lords

The items above describe –

• Characteristics of manorialism

• Characteristics of trade guilds

• Characteristics of monasticism

• Characteristics of city-states

Which of the following is a lasting impact of the Crusades?

• The Crusades strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe.

• The Crusades promoted the idea of religious freedom.

• The Crusades brought European influence to Africa.

• The Crusades introduced new ideas and goods into medieval Europe.

The Black Death was spread through -

• religious rituals.

• trade routes and port cities.

• conquests.

• migratory birds.

How did the Black Death contribute to the end of feudalism in Western Europe?

• People viewed the Black Death as God’s punishments for their sinfulness.

• Labor shortages led towns and landowners to attract workers by offering freedom from serfdom.

• The Catholic Church was able to strengthen its authority when dying victims of the disease sought their salvation

• Trade with Asia was disrupted when Europeans realized that rats on ships carried the disease.

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested.” PopeUrban II, 1095

The quote above signals the beginning of -

• the Crusades.

• the creation of the Magna Carta.

• the papacy of the Catholic Church.

• the Great Schism.

Which city contains holy sites for the three major religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• Rome

• Constantinople

Lords:

-Assigned farmland

-Provided protection from Bandits

Serfs:

-Tended the Lord’s land

-Maintained the Lord’s Estate

• Role of the Church

• Feudal Obligations

• Knights Code of Chivalry

• Rules for Guild Membership