11th Grade Unit 2

Charlemagne’s empire broke up after his death because of

• feuds and internal wars among his successors

• financial problems faced by the government

• a series of corrupt mayors of the palace

• quarrels between church and government leaders

Most of the power in the feudal system was held by

• the king

• knights

• local lords

• people with beards

The major reason for the development of feudalism was

• the need for an army to protect the church

• the need for protection and organization in the absence of central government

• the need for protect trade routes across Europe

• the need to preserve the farming system on which Europe depended for food

How did the practice of primogeniture affect feudalism?

• strengthened it by keeping nobles’ landholdings intact after they died

• weakened it by keeping nobles’ landholdings intact after they died

• strengthened it by dividing nobles’ lands among their heirs when they died

• weakened it by dividing nobles’ lands among their heirs when they died

Which type of people were LEAST likely to hold land in medieval society

• nobles

• knights

• bishops

• peasants

Which system is characterized by estates containing villages in which peasants farmed the lord’s lands and provided other services to the lord?

• manorialism

• monasticism

• slavery

• the medieval system

In Europe during the Middle Ages, the force that provided unification and stability was the

• central government in Rome

• military alliance between France and Germany

• federation of the craft guilds

• Roman Catholic Church

The church operated like a government during the Middle Ages, except that it did NOT

• collect taxes

• have laws

• rule land

• regulate trade

The pilgrimage of Henry IV to Canossa symbolized the

• power of kings during the Middle Ages

• power of the pope during the Middle Ages

• cooperation that existed between popes and kings

• weakness of the Holy Roman Empire

The conflict between popes and kings that existed during much of the Middle Ages was mainly over

• ownership of land

• the loyalty of nobles

• differing religious beliefs

• power and authority