Medieval Europe:Early Middle Ages and Feudalism /Rise of Towns

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

• feudalism

• mercantilism

• protectionism

• vassalism

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

• Angles

• Celts

• Franks

• Saxxons

Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and

• the windmill.

• crop rotation.

• the wheeled plow.

• the village mill.

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of

• chilvary

• the king

• the knight

• servitude

Who were the only people in medieval towns who were considered citizens?

• elders

• males

• nobles

• serfs

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking

• church officials.

• military leaders.

• political leaders.

• trade leaders.

Between A.D. 800 and 900, parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and

• Vikings.

• Vandals.

• Finns.

• Gauls.

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?

• education

• equality

• freedom

• religion

Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for

• invading other lands.

• combining kingdoms.

• trading with nearby

  economies.

• converting distant

  groups to Catholicism.

What were apprentices in craft guilds given in return for their work?

• gold coins

• goods for trade

• political positions

• room and board