World History: The Renaissance and Reformation (SSWH7,9)

During the Middle Ages, which group of people did not have a lot of freedom or rights?

• Lords

• Knights

• Peasants/serfs

• Vassals

What was the role of a lord in the feudal system?

• To work on the land and pay taxes

• To give out land and provide protection

• To serve as the warriors of medieval society

• To work on the land and not leave without permission

Under the feudal system, which group of people were obligated to take care of and work on the land?

• Peasants/serfs

• Vassals

• Knights

• Lords

What was exchanged in feudalism?

• Taxes for military service

• Land for military service and loyalty

• Taxes for membership in the Catholic Church

• Land for high-ranking positions in the nobility

Who was Charlemagne?

• The Pope who encouraged people to go on Crusade

• The inventor of the printing press

• The leader of the Protestant Reformation in Europe

• The Frankish king who united all the Franks

What did Charlemagne encourage?

• Education and scholarship

• Questioning the teaching of the Catholic Church

• Researching ancient Greek and Roman manuscripts

• Increasing the power of the Catholic Church through missionary work

What was wrong with the Catholic Church before the Protestant Reformation?

• The Church refused to sell indulgences to peasants and serfs

• The Church was corrupt and too focused more on power and money

• The Church refused to participate in feudalism

• The Church would not sponsor the Crusades

What enabled the Black Plague to move from Asia to Europe?

• The invention of the printing press

• The development of guilds in Italy

• The practice of baptism

• The trade between Asia and Europe

Why was there a shortage of workers in Europe in the 1300 and 1400s?

• The Black Plague killed millions of people.

• The rise of guilds in Italy.

• The end of the Crusades.

• The beginning of the Renaissance.

What motivated people to go on Crusades?

• The humanist ideals of the Renaissance.

• The beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

• Fear of punishment from the Pope.

• The desire to free the Holy Lands of Muslim control.