Medieval Europe/Byzantine Quiz

In Western Europe, which development came first & was the cause of the other 3?

• Travel became unsafe because of violence

• The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed.

• Cities, towns, and villages were abandoned

• Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe.

Why did feudalism develop in Western Europe?

• To bring some order out of the chaos created by the fall of Rome.

• So people in the cities would know who was running the government.

• The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.

• Barbarians created this system to help control Rome.

What did the caste system and the feudal system have in common?

• A strong belief in social equality

• A strong emphasis on getting rich

• Encouragement of trade between neighboring countries

• A division of society into hereditary social classes

Manorialism developed because travel was dangerous which disrupted trade. Manors, therefore, had to be __________

• Owned by Christians to avoid extra taxes

• self-sufficient

• Prepared to protect and defend at all times

• Near cities and towns

The Byzantines requested the Pope aid them after being attacked by the _______ .

• Slavs

• Venetians

• Seljuk Turks (Ottomans)

• Mongols

How did the followers of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from Roman Catholics?

• The rejected the teaching of the New Testament.

• They refused to show images of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints in their churches-only calligraphy was allowed

• The built large churches where people could worship together.

• They saw their Patriarch, not the Pope as the true head of the church.

Why was Justinian Code such an important legal advance?

• The law code established a woman, Theodora, as head of the empire.

• It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.

• It spread Christianity by requiring everyone to follow Roman Catholicism.

• established New Rome in Constantinople under an imperial government.

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to ______.

• Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

• Establish Christianity in Western Europe

• Unite Arab peoples

• Strengthen the power of European rulers

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities

• The Church encouraged individuals to question authority

• The Church gained influence as the world became more secular

• The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.

Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?

• a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)
• Allegiance to a single political ruler
• Common vernacular
• use of images in worship