(7.30) Which BEST completes the chart?

The need for a strong feudal system was apparent.

The Lords banded together and created a new army.

People moved farther inland to be out of the invaders’ reach.

People prepared better for invaders after changing military protocol.

(7.30) Which of these was the MOST important aspect of European feudalism?

the oath of loyalty between vassal and lord

the use of vernacular languages in worship

(7.30) Which factor was common in BOTH Western Europe and Japan in the Dark (Middle) Ages?

both isolated themselves from foreign contact

neither had to worry about uprisings

neither had a monotheistic faith

(7.30) In the manorial system, peasants

were protected and allowed to work land in return for their service and payments.

could vote for their vassals providing the peasants owned land in the kingdom.

(7.30) How might feudalism and the manorial system have impacted the social life of Europeans?

Unlike slaves, peasants retained legal rights in manorialism and in the feudal arrangement.

Peasants on manors and under feudalism owed financial obligations to the lord.

New agricultural techniques changed the open field system of manorialism.

The growth of cities decreased the importance of feudalism.

(7.32) Which of these BEST describes the outcome of the "Investiture Controversy"?

Monarchs lost the ability to appoint their own bishops.

Monarchs gained the ability to appoint their own bishops.

Popes were to be elected by the majority of Catholics in Europe.

Popes could no longer control who would take leadership positions.

(7.32) Why was it important to for a medieval leader to have the Pope's blessing to rule?

It provided legitimacy to the person's rule.

It prevented invasion from enemies.

It meant the leader could possibly become Pope.

It meant the Church would send troops in times of war.

(7.35) Following the period of the Crusades

Christian invaders adopted Muslim scientific learning and military techniques.

Christian invaders destroyed most evidence of Muslim intellectual achievements.

Muslim defenders repeatedly lost major portions of their empire to the Christians.

Muslim defenders adopted Christian military practices in order to defeat their foes.

(7.35) Although the Crusades left relationships among Christians, Jews, and Muslims strained, one less destructive effect was the expansion of

trade into the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern areas.

the feudal system into Muslim culture.

religious boundaries from Europe to the Mediterranean cultures.

religious freedom in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern areas.

(7.34) A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades (1096–1291) was to

capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers.

establish Christianity in western Europe.

strengthen English dominance in the Arab world.

(7.35) In Europe, the Crusades resulted in

increased demand for Asian and Middle Eastern goods.

the strengthening of a society based on capitalism.

the weakening of the Catholic church in Southern Europe.

the death of millions in Europe because of American diseases.

(7.35) One indirect consequence of the Crusades was that

trade increased as Europeans were exposed to new Asian goods and technologies through interactions with the Muslim world.

trade routes declined dramatically due to the prolonged fighting and bloodshed.

Europeans cut off all trade with Asia and began to trade exclusively with the continent of Africa.

Muslim merchants began to focus on overland trade with China on roads that had not been used for hundreds of years.

(7.35) What effect did the Crusades have on trade in Western Europe?

They increased trade and exposure to new items from the Middle East.

They reduced trade from Scandinavia and Russia.

They decreased the population in Western Europe and shrank markets.

They brought Islamic merchants into Western Europe and led to mass conversions.

(7.35) The Crusades benefited Europeans in what way?

Europeans demanded more of the goods they were exposed to during the Crusades.

European imperialism began in northern Africa.

Muslims were driven from power in European areas.

Christians were allowed to worship freely following the Crusades.

(7.34) Which of these accurately describes one of the MOST important effects of The Crusades?

the power of the Catholic Church decreased

feudal lords became more controlling

Jews and Christians grew closer together

Mediterranean trade slowed for centuries

(7.34)“Jerusalem was taken from the north…. The population was put to the sword by the Franks, who pillaged the area for a week…. In the Masjid al-Aqsa the Franks slaughtered more than 70,000 people, among them a large number of imams (religious leaders) and scholars…. The Franks stripped the Dome of the Rock of more than 40 silver candelabra… a great silver lamp… as well as a hundred and fifty smaller silver candelabra and more than twenty gold ones…. Refugees went to the Cathedral Mosque and begged for help, weeping so that their hearers wept with them as they described the sufferings of the Muslims in the Holy City.”Al-Athir, 1178 Which statement BEST describes this passage?

it was written by a Muslim observer during the Crusades

it was written by an English observer during the Crusades

it was written by a Persian observer during the Mongol invasion

it was written by an Egyptian observer during the Mongol invasion

(7.34) Which of these was a lasting consequence of the Christian Crusades in the Holy Lands?

Europeans were introduced to new Arab goods such as fine silks and dyed cottons.

The pope strengthened his power over the monarchs of Europe.

Towns and port cities declined due to the constant violence and lasting warfare.

Religious tolerance increased between Jews, Muslims, and Christians living in Europe.

(7.34) The Crusades were a series of battles that took place over more than two centuries to achieve what end for both Muslims and Christians?

capture Jerusalem and the Holy Land

reopen the Silk Road to access new products

force the Sufis to adopt either Eastern Orthodox or Islam as a religion