Middle Ages Review

Which of the following best describes the function of the feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Knights were as highly honored by society as nobles

• Nobles owned servants or slaves who worked their land without benefit

• Every member of society had the primary responsibility of protecting their king

• Land-owning nobles provided land in exchange for specific services from tenants (serfs/peasants).

Which of the following is the term that describes the land given to a knight for his service?

• Serf

• Fief

• Vassal

• Castle

Vassals who were granted their own fief were expected to pledge an oath of loyalty AND provide...

• Enslaved people to work the lord's land

• Military support

• Entertainment

• Farm animals and equipment

A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, such as courage, loyalty, and devotion is called...

• Black Death

• Parliament

• Chivalry

• Manor

This was the political, economic, and social de-centralized (loosely-organized) system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord was called

• Empire

• Lord

• Feudalism

• Communism

In the feudal system, all of the following characterized life of a serf EXCEPT:

• Bound to the land (could not leave)

• Had to ask lord of the manor permission to hunt in woods

• Could talk to the king whenever they wanted to

• Had a short life expectancy due to malnourishment & disease

In the feudal system, all of the following characterize the life of a King/Queen EXCEPT

• Ownership of land in kingdom

• Absolute power over subjects

• Forge political ties with neighboring kingdoms

• Could be voted out of office

What event ushered in the Middle Ages and gave rise to feudalism?

• Invasion of Constantinople (1453)

• Mongol conquest of Abbasid Caliphate (1258)

• Columbus's Voyage to the "New World" (1492)

• The fall of Western Rome (476)

Who was the great king of France, united Europe, and was declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III?

• Charlemagne

• William the Conqueror

• King Henry IV

• Pope Gregory VII

The Black Death impacted Europe in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• Trade declined due to bankrupt businesses

• 30 - 60% of Europe's population died

• The power of the Catholic Church declined

• No groups were targeted and blamed for the plague