Unit Three Review

True or False: The Crusades were a series of military campaigns by Christian nations in Europe.

• True

• False

True or False: Feudalism is a social and economic system based on a strict hierarchy.

• True

• False

Which people agreed to use a part of the lord's land and promised to be loyal and fight for their lord?

• Fiefs

• Vassels

• Peasants

• Clergy

Which statement explains why the feudal system developed?

• There was frequent warfare between lords and vassals

• Technology and scientific knowledge ceased to advance.

• There was no centralized power during the early Middle Ages.

Which Kingdom did Ivan the Terrible rule?

• Spain

• Russia

• England

Which kingdom did Ferdinand and Isabelle rule?

• France

• Canada

• Spain

Why is the Magna Carta important?

• It set limits on the power of the king.

• It forced King John to give up his throne.

• It established extensive rights for the common people.

What was the original purpose of the Inquisition?

• to drive Jewish and Muslim people out of Spain

• to fight heresy within the Catholic Church

• to strengthen the power of Ferdinand and Isabella

What was the main cause of the Hundred Years’ War?

• the claim by English kings to the throne of France

• disputes over fishing rights in the English Channel

• religious conflict between French and English Catholics

Why did feudalism decline and a new age of warfare begin after the Hundred Years' War?

• because cannons became useful weapons against castles

• because of the development of the gun

• because of the development of the longbow