Medieval Europe

Under the feudal system, which of the following groups ranked the lowest?

• Barons

• Knights

• Serfs

• Vassals

Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

• Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Great architecture

• Autocratic rulers

• The Pope lives there

What church was founded in the Byzantine Empire?

• Methodist

• Eastern Orthodox

• Baptist

• Roman Catholic

The Crusades were fought by European Christians to free _________

• the Eastern European states from Mongol rule

• the serfs on manors throughout Europe

• the merchants captured in Asia

• the Holy Land from Muslim rule

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Gothic cathedrals?

• Stained glass windows

• Orientation

• Small domes

• Pointed arches

People from Scandinavia who raided villages throughout Europe

• Plunderers

• Vikings

• Thieves

• Huns

A young french peasant girl who led the French to many victories against the French, resulting in an increase in national identity

• Joan of Arc

• Theodora

• Heidi of Alps

• Miley Cyrus

The First Crusades started when the Seljuk Turks did what?

• Burnt down the city of Jerusalem

• Waged war on the Byzantine Empire

• Prevented Christians and Jews from entering Jerusalem

• Surrendered to the Roman Catholics

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

• Forgiveness of sins

• Freedom from serfdom

• Adventure

• All of the above

Feudalism started in Western Europe because of

• a lack of farmland

• warfare and policial disorder

• an increase in population

• lack of trained warriors