Middle Ages

Feudalism is the exchange of land for what?    

• Money
• Trade
• Service
• Slavery 

The person with the most power in Europe in Medieval times due to his position as the head of the church was who? 

• King
• Pope
• Cardinal
• Protestant

Why was working in the church an attractive option to people in the Middle Ages who were not born into noble families?  

• Clergy were not allowed to be educated.
• Clergy had social mobility.
• Clergy had no social mobility.
• Clergy were basically serfs, which was awesome!

What were the effects of the Black Death on Europe in the Middle Ages? 

• Anti-Semitism
• Population Growth
• Urbanization
• Food Surplus

Which statement best describes the role of the Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• The Church encouraged individuals to question authority.

• The Church gained influence as general interest in secular affairs grew

• The Church provided a sense of unity and a source of learning.

• Church leaders were only involved in spiritual activities.

Which characteristics describes feudalism in medieval Europe?

• An exchange of land for services

• widespread economic opportunity

• a representative government

• the protection of individual rights

What was an important effect of the events described in the passage below:

"Thus the people of Messina dispersed over the whole island of Sicily and with them the disease, so that innumerable people died. The town of Catania lost all its inhabitants, and ultimately sank into complete oblivion. here not only blisters appeared, but boils developed on the thighs, the arms, or on the neck. At first, these were of the size of a hazel nut, and developed accompanied by violent shivering fits, which soon rendered those attacked so weak that they could no stand up, but were forced to lie in their beds consumed by violent fever.

-Michael Platiensis (1357)

• The Papacy moved from Italy to Avignon in France

• New Styles of paintings in Sicily became more realistic

• Labor shortages encouraged towns to accept escaped serfs, contributing to the end of serfdom

• The deaths of Native American from disease contributed to Spain's conquest of the Americas

What was one direct result of the Crusades?

• Islamic Kingdoms expanded into Europe

• Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East

• Alexander the Great became a powerful leader in Asia

• Arabs and Christians divided city of Jerusalem between them

Which Catholic thinker wrote in the Middle Ages that men have the right to overthrow an unjust ruler?

• Saint Augustine

• Thomas Aquinas

• Thomas Hobbes

• Pope John Paul II

What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

• A. Fleas

• B. Birds

• C. Dogs

• D. Mosquitoes