Medieval Europe

What problems did the later Roman Empire face?

• Disease
• High taxes
• Food was scarce
• All of the above

In order to save the empire, what did emperor Diocletian do?

• Divide the empire into two parts

• Reunite the empire

The Middle Ages began ...

• after the fall of the Roman Empire.
• when Muhammad died.
• on the Silk Road.
• in the Arabian Peninsula

After Rome, ______ invaders disrupted trade creating a need for Feudalism in Europe. 

• Asian
• African
• Greek
• Germanic

What is the system in Europe where lords gave land to vassals for service and loyalty?

• monarchy
• chivalry
• monastery
• feudalism

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

The European feudal system was

• designed to promote equality
• controlled by the powerful middle class
• established to allow people to change class
• supported by the labor of the peasents

Which feudal class is missing?

• minstrels
• troubadours
• serfs
• vassals

During the Middle Ages, the economy began to center around what?

• The kingdom

• The manor

• The silk trade

• The crop production

What is manorialism?

• A system based around self-sufficient farming estates, where the lord and the peasants lived off the land together
• A system where everyone is really polite to one another
• A system where people live in manor houses owned by the lord
• A system based off extensive trade, where each farm specializes in only one good or service