Unit 4 Medieval Period

Charlemagne was important in medieval Europe because …

• he stopped the spread of Islam into Spain.

• his invasion of England made it a French colony.

• he established a relatively unified empire in medieval Europe.

• the Catholic Church was unable to control his political actions.

The Crusades were a series of battles that took place over more than two centuries to achieve what end for both Muslims and Christians?

• remove the Pope from power

• capture Jerusalem and the Holy Land

• reopen the Silk Road to access new products

• force the Sufis to adopt either Eastern Orthodox or Islam as a religion

The "Black Death" in Europe in the mid-1300s is a good example of how _____________ can have devastating effects on a civilization.

• disease

• warfare

• environmental change

• unreliable food sources

In the manorial system, peasants …

• had no rights whatsoever.

• were often sold by kings.

• could vote for their vassals providing the peasants owned land in the kingdom.

• were protected and allowed to work land in return for their service and payments.

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?

• Feudalism helped to sustain the growing industrial productivity of Europe.

• Feudalism fueled the European ability to explore the New World and Africa.

• Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

• Feudalism was built upon a system of buying and selling serfs obtained from other lands.

In Spain, an effect of the Inquisition during the 16th century was to …

• prevent the introduction of Protestant religions.

• reintroduce African culture to the Iberian Peninsula.

• encourage the development of the Industrial Revolution.

• implement the ideas of the Renaissance in major cities