Middle Ages Study Guide

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Crusades?

• End to the Feudal System in Europe

• Church was weakened

• Increase in trade and exploration

• The plague spreads to Europe and millions are killed

The land that a king gave to a vassal was called a

• Fief

• Feud

• Crusade

• Wodin

How was the plague spread within Europe?

• Missionaries walked door to door spreading the word of their lord and savior, Magna Carta

• The plague was completely an airborne illness

• Fleas on rats

• Merchants took it to different towns while trading

Who were the most literate people in the beginning of the Middle Ages?

• Kings

• Teachers

• Knights

• Priests

As the Roman empire collapsed, the population of towns/cities....

• Increased so people could support each other and survive

• Decreased as people moved to the countryside to grow their own food

• Increased because people flooded into churches to pray for God to help them

• Decreased because people weren't proud to be Roman anymore

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Viking raids ending in Europe?

• Europeans started preparing for the raids

• Vikings started converting to Christianity

• The climate warmed up and made it easier to get food in Viking homelands

• The Vikings moved as many as they could to Vinland to support that settlement

What was the mixture of Barbarian and Latin languages called?

• Frankish languages

• European languages

• Romance languages

• Germanic languages

Who's speech is credited as starting the Crusades?

• Pope Urban II

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• King John

Why did Charlemagne invite Jews to live in his kingdom?

• They were clean

• They were peaceful

• They started to convert to Christianity

• They were educated

What did the Mongols do at the Siege of Caffa in 1346?

• Surrendered

• Catapulted plague infected bodies over the city walls

• Burned the city to the ground

• Displaced the prince there and replaced him with a surrogate leader