Middle Ages CFU

Who is a vassal?

• A person who receives land

• A person who is like a king

• A person who works on a ship

• A person who works in the church

What is a large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, and fields, called?

• Manors

• feudalism

• vassals

• fiefs

Which leader tried to reinterpret Roman culture by building new roads, libraries, and schools?

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Justinian

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?

• Patriarch

• Pope

• King

• Noble

What is the political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and protection?

• Manorialism

• Kingdom

• Feudalism

• Monarch

What is another name for a king or queen?

• Vassal

• Noble

• President

• Monarch

Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• to increase the power of the monarchy
• to end taxation in England
• to force the monarchy to give up power
• to weaken the power of nobles

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The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?

• communism
• absolute monarchy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary democracy

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The Magna Carta is similar to what American document?

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• The Bill of Rights
• The Nicene Creed

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