Middle Ages Gr.7

What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

• Government

• Church

• Military

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe entered a period known as the -----------------------------.

• Renaissance

• Golden Age

• Stone Age

• Middle Ages

The Roman Catholic Church helped in ----------

• Distracting people

• Minimizing trade and inventions

• uniting people

• disregarding sick people and education

The center of life in a the Middle Ages for Western Europe was the

• town hall

• temple

• market

• church

During the Middle Ages, people expected to the Church to

• explain world events

• help the poor and sick

• hold town meeting and events

• do all of the above

People started to look critically at the Church because of

• helping people

• Developing education

• Collecting indulgences

• caring for sick people.

What is Feudalism?

• A system in the Middle Ages that helped keep social order.

• A large area of farmland controlled by a leader called a "lord"

• A peasant who was forced to farm a manor's land in exchange for protection.

• A noble who controlled part of a manor in exchange for service to a lord.

What is a MANOR?

• A peasant who was forced to farm a manor's land in exchange for protection.

• An organized group who sets prices and rules for their businesses.

• A large area of farmland controlled by a leader called a "lord".

• A system in the Middle Ages that helped keep social order.

What is a serf?

• an organized group who set prices and rules for their businesses.

• a noble who controlled part of a major in exchange for service to a lord.

• a system in the Middle Ages that helped keep social order.

• a peasant who was forced to farm a manor's land in exchange for protection.

The ___________ were a period of time when few Europeans could read or write.

• The Dark Ages

• The Renaissance

• The French Revolution