Development of Europe 1200 - 1450 C.E.

The education of an average child during the Middle Ages centered on basic religious knowledge. What does this imply about the values of medieval society?

• Basic literacy skills, taught through religion, were at the core of medieval society.

• Religion was at the core of medieval society.

• Civic rights and duties were at the core of medieval society.

• Science and mathematics were at the core of medieval society.

What was the significance of the emergence of a vernacular language in medieval Europe?

• It suggested a renewed interest in the work of Christian scholars.

• It suggested a new interest in Muslim and Jewish scholarship.

• It suggested a new interest in ordinary people and the stories that entertained and educated them.

• It suggested a renewed interest in the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

What pull factors attracted European Jews to Eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages?

• Jews were attracted to Eastern Europe because they could practice Judaism there without persecution.

• Jews were attracted to countries like Poland for its rich farmland.

• Jews were attracted by the more healthful climate of Eastern Europe.

• Jews were attracted by the open frontier that still existed in Eastern Europe.

What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

• Fleas

• Birds

• Mosquitos

• Cows

The Crusades brought Western Europeans into contact with Byzantines and Muslims. What were lasting cultural effects of this interaction?

• Feudalism became a stronger institution.

• Christians and Muslims united.

• The economy suffered because trade between western and eastern peoples was no longer possible.

• Western Europe gained new knowledge of technology, such as ship building and use of the compass to tell direction.

All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...

• The Germanic Monarchs
• The Church
• The Medieval Lords
• The knights' authority

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church

• 1/3 of the population died

• It contributed to the decline of feudalism

• All are correct

What was one impact of the bubonic plague during the middle ages?

• Peasants were able to demand higher wages and better working conditions

• The church increased its power

• Feudalism became stronger and continued to last for hundreds of years

• Everything was normal

Which group of people were blamed for the plague even though they were innocent?

• The Jewish

• The Traders

• Brotherhood of the Flagellants

• The Church

After agricultural advances, an increase in trade good led to

• Feudalism

• Growth of cities and towns

• Higher wages

• Less work