The Middle Ages

This document was used by the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Bill of Rights?

• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• Amendments
• Ten Commandments

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

• Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
• Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
• Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
• The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?

• monarchs
• serfs
• lords
• knights

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.

• Top Dog
• Missionary
• Butterfly
• Monarch

Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?

• A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
• The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
• Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
• Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church

What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?

• Kings
• Christianity
• Alexander the Great
• Serfs

What is a vassal?

• person who receives a piece of land

• another name for a king

• person who works on a ship

• person who works in the church

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

• Manors

• feudalism

• vassals

• fiefs

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which leader tried to reinterpret Roman culture by building new roads, libraries, and schools?

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Justinian

What offered protection from invaders during the Middle Ages?

• fallow field

• castles

• mill

• tunnels