Middle Ages

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

Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?

•    Nobles
•    The king
•  Knights
•  Peasants

In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...

•  Birth
•      Education and training
•      Marriage
•      Individual abilities

Europe became a feudal society because...

• the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
• Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
• overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
• skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.

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 

“All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny.”  

Which European institution during the Middle Ages in best described by this statement?

•      The guild
•      The knighthood
•      The Church
•  The nation-state

The goal of the First Crusade was to take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims who controlled it.

• True 
• False

Which of the following is not a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

• the empire was too small
• barbarian invasions
• the empire was too big
• the population of Rome declined

What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?

• the Romans
• the Huns
• the Egyptians
• the Vikings

What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry