Medieval Europe

What is a highly trained mounted warrior in the service of a noble in Medieval Europe?

• serf
• knight
• Crusades
• Clergy

What is a peasant farmer in feudal society?

• serf
• knight
• Crusades
• Clergy

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Why did feudalism develop in Europe in the Middle Ages?

• To give knights a purpose for fighting

• For the kings to have people to rule

• So manors would be useful again

• To provide protection and security

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

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

What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

• castle
• manor
• chivalry
• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights

• serfs

• merchants

• nobles

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

• The Black Death/The Plague
• The Voice
• The Spanish Flu
• The Common Cold

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Feudalism developed mainly because 

• the monarchy was too powerful
• the Catholic Church was failing
• people needed protection
• King John created it

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate?

• Northern Europe

• South Africa

• Central Asia

• Middle East

What was a major impact of the Black Death?

• the loss of natural resources

• the decline of feudalism

• the increase in population

• the decrease of kings' power