The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by...

• The manor system and the importance of land ownership
• Absolute monarchies and strong central government
• Decreased emphasis on religion in daily life
•  Extensive trade with Asia and the Middle East

The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...

•  Henry VIII
•  Charlemagne
•  William the Conqueror
• Saladin

Which statement best describes the results of the Crusades?

•  Europeans maintained lasting control over much of the Middle East
•    Islamic influence completely dominated Europe
•      Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religious 
•    Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased

Which is a characteristic of feudal society?

•  Rapid social change
•    High literacy rates
•    Factory system and the industrial based economy
•    Rigid social class structure, social hierarchy

One important effect of the Crusades on Western Europe was that it...

•    Led to a decline in religious tension
•      Furthered cultural diffusion throughout Western Europe
•        Ended the western quest for an overseas empire
•    Introduced the Industrial Revolution to Western Europe

In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...

•  Birth
•      Education and training
•      Marriage
•      Individual abilities

Which economic system existed in Europe during the early Middle Ages?

•      Free market
•    Socialism
•      Manorialism
•      Command economy

What conclusion about the effects of the plague can be drawn from the list below?
 ●  Europe and China lost about one third of its population
●  Labor shortages brought higher wages for many workers
●  People blamed God for the plague
●  The manor system collapsed as peasants left their manors to work for set wages in urban areas.
●  Feudalism was weakened

•      Major, catastrophic events can trigger huge changes in society
•      People seek comfort in traditions in the wake of tragic events
•    Societies always grow/flourish during types of disasters and epidemics
•      Tragic events always bring people closer to God

Europe became a feudal society because...

• the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
• Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
• overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
• skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

•    It approved money for war in France
•    It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws
•    It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
•      It increased the power of the Pope