Middle Ages Europe Review

What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?

• King, Knight, Noble, Peasant
• King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
• King, Noble, Peasant, Knight

Who worked on the manor and was "tied" there?

• knights
• serfs
• lords

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

Economic side of feudalism where the peasants/serfs work land in exchange for protection

• Feudalism

• Manor System

• Fief

• Treaty of Verdun

How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

• Feudalism remained unchanged
• Feudalism was made stronger
• Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
• Feudalism ended because all peasants died

Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of _________________.

• bureaucracies
• militarism
• feudalism
• Catholicism

What effect did the plague have on trade?

• Trade increased because more deaths led to lower production of food and products
• Trade increased because people were more willing to travel from city to city
• Trade decreased because cities & villages had surpluses of what they needed
• Trade decreased because of lack of production, and fear of travel/spread of the disease

Which military advantage did the English have?

• Longbow
• soldiers on horses
• atomic weapons
• knights with armor

The goal of the Christian Crusades was to

• spread Christianity to Africa
• increase the boundaries of the Roman Empire
• retake the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims
• conquer India

What fraction the European population pass because of the plague?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/6