Middle Ages in Europe

What is a MANOR?

• A peasant who was forced to farm a manor's land in exchange for protection.

• An organized group who sets prices and rules for their businesses.

• A large area of farmland controlled by a leader called a "lord".

• A system in the Middle Ages that helped keep social order.

A religious community of monks was known as a _____________.

• convent

• monastery

• crusade

• cathedral

The lowest group in the feudal system.

• knights

• serfs

• lords

• nobles

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

• Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.

• Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

• Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.

• The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.

• Missionary

• Bishop

• Monarch

• Serf

The rapid spread of a deadly disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.

• Germ

• Plague

• Flu

• Outbreak

At the time people believed the Black Death was caused by all of the following EXCEPT what?

• Jewish people

• Diet

• An angry God

• Fleas

Which practice contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe?

• religion

• war

• farming industry

• trade

_____________ is a political/social system and _____________ is an economic system.

• Middle Ages…feudalism

• manorialism…feudalism

• feudalism…manorialism

• Roman Empire…feudalism

One major goal of the Christians during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to –

• Unite Arab peoples

• Establish Christianity in Western Europe

• Strengthen the power of European rulers

• Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers