Middle Ages

Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• William the Conqueror
• the Pope
• Charlemagne
• King Henry VIII

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...

•  Henry VIII
•  Charlemagne
•  William the Conqueror
• Saladin

What were the European motives for fighting the crusades?

•    Desire to be released from feudal obligations
•    Defense of the holy land
•  Forgiveness of sins
• All of the above

Which statement best describes the results of the Crusades?

•  Europeans maintained lasting control over much of the Middle East
•    Islamic influence completely dominated Europe
•      Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religious 
•    Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased

Which is a characteristic of feudal society?

•  Rapid social change
•    High literacy rates
•    Factory system and the industrial based economy
•    Rigid social class structure, social hierarchy

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which economic system existed in Europe during the early Middle Ages?

•      Free market
•    Socialism
•      Manorialism
•      Command economy

Why was the Magna Carta important?

•    It approved money for war in France
•    It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws
•    It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
•      It increased the power of the Pope 

After the division of 1054, the names of the two branches of the Christian Church were ...

•      Islamic and Eastern Orthodox
•    Islamic and Turkish
•  Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
•    Protestant and Roman Catholic 

Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

• Fief

• Kingdom

• Feudalism

• Monarch