Medieval Europe

In Europe, ______ had the greatest impact on medieval life because they provided both a food source and allowed for the spread of ideas through human movement.

• Rivers

• Hills

• Swamps

• Roads

What was an economic purpose of the medieval Manorial System in Europe?

• Provided wealth and labor for nobles who owned manor

• Provided farmers with opportunity to own land and control it

• Provided knights to overtake landlords and rule over the manor

• Provided opportunity for the church to make money

The purpose of the medieval manor was to provide a society that was based on farming and everyday life based on a social hierarchy.

• True

• False

What was the military result of the First Crusade in 1099 CE?

• Muslim forces conquered the Iberian Peninsula.

• Ottoman Turks overthrew the Byzantine Empire.

• European Christians captured Jerusalem.

• Norman invaders took control of England.

The end of the Crusades resulted in a rapid decline in Muslim rule in which European nation?

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Greece

After the city of _____ was taken over by the Turks, Pope Urban II called for the city to be retaken, and the First Crusade began.

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

• Rome

What resulted from the introduction of the three-field system of crop rotation in the Middle Ages?

• The risk of famine increased

• The quality of soil decreased

• The quantity and variety of crops increased.

• Due to there being more crops, there was also more pests that ruined the crops

What outcome resulted from the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe?

• Feudalism replaced a centralized empire

• Dependence on foreign trade increased

• Church institutions declined in influence

• Local leaders established representative governments.

One reason why the Catholic Church was so powerful during the Middle Ages was because:

• The Catholic Church had ties to other countries

• It owned a large percentage of the land and collected taxes

• The Catholic church and the government had a powerful alliance

• There were multiple sacraments that only the elite had access to partake in

What was the military result of the First Crusade in 1099 CE?

• European Christians captured Jerusalem.

• Muslim forces conquered the Iberian Peninsula.

• Norman invaders took control of England.

• Ottoman Turks overthrew the Byzantine Empire.