Middle Age European Christianity

Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?

• A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
• The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
• Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
• Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church

What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?

• Kings
• Christianity
• Alexander the Great
• Serfs

A series of holy wars against the Muslim Turks

• Crusades

• Knights against Invasion

• Feudal Lords

• The Holy Roman Wars

The Black Death was spread by

• dogs

• silk

• fleas

• water

Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?

• religion became less of an influence among people
• most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
• surviving peasants gained more economic power
• peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?

• Jerusalem
• Cairo
• Mecca
• Rome

Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?

• many Muslims moved to Europe
• many Europeans converted to Islam
• Europe became more isolated
• trade between Europe and the East increased

The Crusades exposed Western Europeans to ideas and discoveries of the Muslim world, resulting in

• an understanding and peace between Christians and Muslims
• an increase in European education and thought
• a hatred for Muslim culture and science within Europe
• a decrease in Christianity within Europe itself

Which of the following best describes the role of the Church in medieval Europe?

• The church became only a social organization and was only regarded by the lowest classes.

• The Pope was believed to be a representative of God and set both religious and secular laws for society.

• The rising power of the Pope led to the need for the monarchy to establish laws that separated church and state.

• The decline of Rome led to a sharp decline in belief in the Catholic church, which rid the Pope of most of his influence

Which of the following served as a result of the attempt by Muslim rulers to conquer the Byzantine empire?

• The end of the feudal system

• The start of the First Crusade

• The creation of the Magna Carta

• The onset of the Hundred Years War