Which of the following effects did the Black Death have on society?

It led to an increase in the number of serfs leaving the manors for jobs in towns.

It caused an increase in trade in towns.

It led to an increase in the size of Europe’s population.

It resulted in an increase in the prestige of the Church.

What is the best example of the code of chivalry?

A knight rescues a peasant family from a fire.

A knight uses a weapon hidden in his boot to gain an advantage over his opponent.

A peasant steals a chicken from a lord to feed his family.

A knight requires a commoner to go with him into battle.

Which of these correctly arranges the general hierarchy of the European feudal system?

1) monarch, 2) lords, 3) vassals, 4) peasants

1) peasants, 2) lords, 3) monarch, 4) vassals

1) lords, 2) monarch, 3) vassals, 4) peasants

1) vassals, 2) peasants, 3) monarch, 4) lords

Which statement might be an accurate description of a serf’s life?

A serf was bound to the land upon which he or she worked.

A serf could be bought and sold, much like a slave.

A serf could move to a different manor if he or she desired.

A serf who did well might be awarded a manor to rule.

What compromise between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire resulted from the Concordat of Worms?

The Church was granted the power to elect bishops, but the emperor could veto the choice.

Pope Gregory VII was given the power to raise armies and collect taxes.

It encouraged the practice of lay investiture.

Henry IV claimed supremacy over secular rulers, and the Church was now able to grant land to vassals.

Which of these remained true following the Great Schism?

Western Christians accepted the authority of the pope in Rome.

Western Christians accepted the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople.

Both Eastern and Western Christians accepted the authority of the pope in Rome.

Both Eastern and Western Christians accepted the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople.

increased the power of the pope.

ended the golden age of Byzantine art and architecture.

led to the beginning of Muslim invasions of the Byzantine Empire.

Cyril and Methodius successfully converted many Slavs to Christianity because they

spoke the Slavic language and created a Slavic alphabet.

spoke Russian and created a Mongolian alphabet.

possessed superior weapons and threatened death.

had the backing of the pope and his army.

Monks who joined the Benedictine Order

took vows of poverty and obedience.

had to have a university education.

were typically trying to avoid military service.

The Eastern Roman Empire

became known as the Byzantine Empire.

fell to Germanic tribes called the Vandals.

relocated the capital to Antioch.

rejected all forms of Christianity

Why did the pope name Charlemagne Emperor of the Roman People?

to thank Charlemagne for keeping him in power

to ensure Charlemagne would not attack the Papal States

to reward the Lombards of Italy for faithful service to the church

because Charlemagne refused to support the pope’s authority unless he was crowned emperor

Why was King Otto finally able to defeat the Magyars in the mid-900s?

The Magyars had settled into a permanent home.

The Germans had discovered gunpowder.

Careful animal husbandry had enabled Europeans to breed a faster horse.

A plague had weakened the Magyar army.

Europe became a feudal society because

Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.

the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.

overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.

skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.

Vikings began raiding northern Europe because

Viking farmers could not grow enough food.

they wanted to stop attacks on Scandinavia.

they had converted to Christianity and sought Christian relics.

they wanted to spread their religion.

How did the Magyars differ from the Vikings?

They were nomads, rather than living in permanent settlements.

They were peaceful rather than warlike.

They were never defeated, unlike the Vikings.

They were Muslims, rather than Christians.

What military advantage did the English have over the French in the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War?

better navigational instruments

Some Christians may have disagreed with the ideas of Thomas Aquinas because he

wanted to reconcile faith and logic.

practiced alchemy despite Church laws forbidding it.

did not believe in the existence of God.

Which of the following was an effect of the Crusades?

European kings gained more political power.

Roman Catholics became more tolerant of Eastern Orthodoxy and Judaism.

Knights gained political power.

Important trade routes were destroyed.

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WHI Topic 07: The Middle Ages

Which of the following is a peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate?

Which of the following is a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for pledge of loyalty and services?

Which of the following is a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals?

Which of the following is an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty?

Which of the following is a medieval merchant-class town dweller?

Which of the following is the selling or buying of a position in a Christian church?

Which of the following is the everyday language of people in a region or country?

Which of the following is a lord’s estate?

Which of the following is an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes in France?

Which of the following is the expansion of the trade and business that transformed European economies?

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