Unit 5 Test Review

What was the main cause of the Middle Ages in Europe?

• Mongols

• Fall of Rome

• Rise of Islam

• Salt and gold trade

What is another term used to describe the Middle Ages?

• Age of Enlightenment

• Age of Empires

• Dark Ages

• Romaneque Era

Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide serfs with which of the following?

• Education

• Food

• Livable wage

• Protection

A knight/vassal is expected to show loyalty to a lord by —

• providing military service

• refunding tolls and taxes

• arranging loans at no interest

• farming a plot of land

Which of the following had the most political power under European feudalism?

• Serfs

• Friars

• Vassals

• Nobles

Which of the following changes occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• decrease in church power

• increase in international trade

• rise in urban population

• rise in rural population

The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered —

• stability and security

• equalization of wealth

• multiple sets of beliefs

• indulgences for sinners

Which of the following best describes the political hierarchy of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the 11th century?

• Emperor has authority over the Pope.

• Patriarchs have authority over emperor.

• Emperor has authority over patriarchs.

• Pope has authority over the emperor.

Which of the following best describes the political hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in the 11th century?

• Pope has authority over kings

• Kings have authority over the Pope

• Pope and secular rulers have equal authority

• Pope and secular rulers have completely separate spheres of authority

Which religious motive helped unite European Christians in fighting the First Crusade?

• allowing Christian missionaries into China

• raising funds for building a new basilica in Rome

• taking Jerusalem from the control of Islamic rulers

• destroying Constantinople as punishment to the Byzantine emperor