CKLA Unit 2-Part 1 review

During the Middle Ages, who had more power: a serf or lord?

• Serf

• Lord

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

• They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor

• They often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve knowledge

• They vowed to dedicate their lives to God

• They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer

Why did the Battle of Hastings take place?

• It was one of the crusades to the Holy Land

• It was a battle between King John and the nobles beacause of Magna Carta

• It was a battle between the Church and King Henry II

• It was a battle to determine who would be the king of England- Harold or William

Which of the following statements about Magna Carta is NOT true?

• Magna Carta limited the king's power

• Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents

• King John happily accepted Magna Carta from the nobles

• Many of the ideas from Magna Carta appear in the constitutions of modern democracies.

Which of the following events from the Middle Ages was one of the reasons feudalism began to disappear?

• the Hundred Year's War

• the invention of the printing press

• the spread of the Black Plague

• the growth of towns and cities

What is the name of the system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services?

• fiefdom

• medieval

• feudalism

• chivalry

Chivalry refers to:

• the relationship of a serf to a lord

• a group of merchants who controlled the quality of goods sold, as well as wages and prices

• the type of armor worn by knights in jousting matches

• the code of rules about how knights should behave

Cathedrals, pilgrimages, and illuminated manuscripts are all examples of:

• tithes

• the influence and power of nobles in the Middle Ages

• the influence and power of the Church in the Middle Ages

• the influence and power of craftsmen in the Middle Ages

Choose the ONE statement that is NOT true about the Black Death in the Middle Ages

• It was spread by rats

• It was a disease known as the plague

• It was common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions

• It killed few people, even though many became sick.

Who was Charlemagne?

• the great French ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the Pope

• reformed the English legal system

• a work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings