Medieval Europe (Middle Ages) part 1

What is a fief?

• Someone who steals goods in medieval Europe.

• Land granted to you in condition of a feudal bond.

• Something you recieve from a merchant.

What is the meaning of the word 'excommunicate'?

• To bring one into the Church community

• To buy forgiveness of sins.

• To be cast out of the Church community.

Which two statements describe the intellectual attributes of feudalism?

• Decline in learning

• Little use of money

• Lack of social mobility

• Most people were illiterate

In 800 A.D. Charlemagne holds a council that dismisses charges against Pope Leo III. What event happened that same year?

• Pope Leo III makes Charlemagne a cardinal.

• Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne the emperor.

• Charlemagne unites lands under the Byzantine Empire.

• Charlemagne becomes protector of the Roman pope.

Which statement best reflects the role of nobles in the feudal system?

• An unfree person bound to the land.

• A person who served his lord as an armed soldier.

• The chief authority over a country and people.

• A person who exerted his authority from property rights.

What source was commissioned by the French after the Norman Invastion?

• Magna Carta

• Latin Alphabet

• Bayeux Tapestry

• Domesday Book

What caused the event leading up to the scene?

• Diagreement over the appointment of bishops

• Problems between the popes and cardinals

• Disagreement over the selection of knights

• Problems between the kings and vassals

Which statement most accurately represents the Pope's relationship with Charlemagne?

• It abruptly disrupted the organization of the feudal system.

• It firmly provided permanence for the medieval leaders.

• Established a pattern of friendly alliance between the papacy & the monarchy.

• Began a precedent of hostile conflict between the government & church.

Which was NOT a role of monateries in the preservation of knowledge during the Middle Ages?

• Monks copies ancient cultural and religious texts

• Monks translated ancient cultural and religious texts

• Monks created illunimated manuscripts for important texts

• Monks printed ancient texts for mass distribution.

What European geographic feature is mostly flat, used for farmland, and extends 2,500 miles?

• English Channel

• The Alps

• Great Hungarian Plain

• North European Plain