Middle ages revision

Which of the choices below are a synonym (means the same) as serf?

• noble

• king

• monk

• peasant

In 800 a rebellion against Pope Leo III began. Charlemagne went to his aid in Rome and defeated the rebellion. As a token of thanks, Leo crowned Charlemagne on Christmas Day that year, declaring him emperor of the Romans. ... The immense territories which Charlemagne controlled became known as the...

• Frankish empire

• Lombards empire

• Carolingian empire

• Saxons empire

This king is the first recognized emperor to rule from

Eastern Europe since the fall of the Western Roman.

• Adrian

• Charlemagne

• Alexander the Great

• Pippin

The split of the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox which came about due to a complex mix of religious disagreements and political conflicts.

• The Great Schism

• Summa Theologica

• The Magna Carta

• The Great Debate

What was the significance of Pope (Leo III) crowning Charlemagne emperor?

• Started the tradition of the Pope crowning  the king

• Gave power to Germanic people

• joined Germanic power (the Franks) with church in a strategic alliance

• Charlemagne was now under popes control

What is the main goal of Crusades?

• to recapture the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims

• to show the strength of knights

• to improve trade and make friends

• to spread Christianity as Peter and Paul did

What were the characteristics of a knight?

• Mercy (Towards the poor and oppressed. They were supposed to be harsh with evil-doers.)

• Utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.

• Fear of God.

• all the above

Growing stability in Europe in the late middle ages made possible extensive trade between East and West and within Europe itself . These contact allowed parasites to be spread on the backs of rodents all over the continent which led to the worst plague ever. Who was responsible for spreading the plague?

• rats

• fleas

• traders on ships

• all are correct

The Black Death turned the economy upside-down. Trading and manufacturing stopped, and landowners didn't have people to work their lands. Population diminished drastically and famine followed putting an end of medieval society. What did the Bubonic Plague lead to?

• unity of the population

• disruption and end of medieval society

• a flowering of arts

• growth of the church

What positive events did black death lead to?

• the surviving peasants in England and Western Europe got wage increases and access to land

• There was a shift from grain farming to animal raising. Low Countries, Scandinavia, and northern Germany began exporting beef and butter

• Plague brought an eventual end of serfdom in Western Europe.

• All the answers are correct