Middle Ages review

The Dark Ages was given its name due to a lack of what during the time period

• Sun Light

• Formal education

• Electricty

• Kindness

The Black Plague spread to Europe from 

• The Roman Empire along the Appian Way
• Africa along the coast
• Asia along the Silk Road
• Denmark by Vikings

The Muslims and Christians were constantly fighting over which city during the Crusades?

• London
• Jerusalem
• Paris
• Babylon

How much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Plague?

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• 3/4

What was feudalism?

• A system of promises where land was exchanged for loyalty
• A system where knights were forced to work for a lord and a king

A person of high rank by birth or title is a 

• Noble
• Serf
• Priest
• Knight

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

A manor is

• a large estate owned by a knight or lord
• another name for the Eastern Roman Empire, it survived for another 1000 years
• the only approved Christian church during the Middle Ages
• religious ideas not approved by the church

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

• knights
• serfs
• lords

Early medieval Europe was characterized by

• less stability and progress
• greater emphasis on the arts
• greater scientific achievements
• less local autonomy and cultural