S1 Unit 6: The Dark Ages, Feudalism, + Crusades Review

Who was given the title of "Holy Roman Emperor" by Pope Leo III?

• Constantine

• Charlemagne

• Pepin the Short

• William the Conquerer

Under manorialism, who did most of the physical work (farming/producing goods)?

• Ladies

• Knights

• Lords

• Peasants

Why did Europeans in the Middle Ages turn towards feudalism?

• It offered the people protection and stability.

• It was forced upon them by the traders along the Silk Road.

• The feudal system was similar to the Romans' government.

• The Pope told them to do it or they would not go to heaven.

Select ALL the major threats that the people of Western Europe faced after the fall of the Roman Empire.

• Magyars

• The Vikings

• Islamic Caliphates

• Eastern Romans

• China

The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord’s protection.

• feudalism

• communism

• republic

• meritocracy

• democracy

A person who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked.

• King

• Lord

• Knight

• Serf

• Peasant

Which of the following classes were the professional warriors in the European feudal system?

• king

• lord

• knight

• serf

• cataphract

What was the title of the highest ranking clergy in the Roman Catholic Church?

• Pope

• Cardinal

• Monk

• King

• Friar

The estates or large land holdings of nobles were known as?

• Chateaus

• Manors

• Villages

• Empires

The people who provided loyalty, money, and soldiers to the king in exchange for land.

• Lords

• Serfs

• Squires

• Knights