byzantine and medieval

Why did feudalism develop in Western Europe?

• To bring some order out of the chaos created by the fall of Rome.

• So people in the cities would know who was running the government.

• The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.

• Barbarians created this system to help control Rome.

The Byzantines requested the Pope aid them after being attacked by the _______ .

• Slavs

• Venetians

• Seljuk Turks (Ottomans)

• Mongols

How did the followers of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from Roman Catholics?

• The rejected the teaching of the New Testament.

• They refused to show images of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints in their churches-only calligraphy was allowed

• The built large churches where people could worship together.

• They saw their Patriarch, not the Pope as the true head of the church.

Why was Justinian Code such an important legal advance?

• The law code established a woman, Theodora, as head of the empire.

• It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.

• It spread Christianity by requiring everyone to follow Roman Catholicism.

• established New Rome in Constantinople under an imperial government.

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to ______.

• Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

• Establish Christianity in Western Europe

• Unite Arab peoples

• Strengthen the power of European rulers

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities

• The Church encouraged individuals to question authority

• The Church gained influence as the world became more secular

• The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.

Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?

• a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)
• Allegiance to a single political ruler
• Common vernacular
• use of images in worship

The Crusades were meant to free the city of _________ from Muslim control.

• Alexandria

• Jerusalem

• Beijing

• Athens

Which 2 forces controlled people's lives the most?

• Gothic and Romanesque

• Church and Feudalism

• Crusades and Plague

• Magna Carta and Robin Hood

What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?

• It was impossible to attack from the water because it was not located on water.

• It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.

• It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.

• Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting the population.