Middle Ages in Europe

What was the main role of serfs in the feudal system?

• Laborers

• Making laws

• Trading goods

• Fighting in wars

What event launched Europe into the Dark Ages?

• The arrival of the plague in 900 A.D.

• The overthrow of the last Roman emperor in 476 A.D.

• The invasion of Rome by the Huns in 600 A.D.

• The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1450 A.D.

Which Frankish King nearly doubled the size of his empire?

• Charlemagne

• King Clovis

• King Pepin

• Charles Martel

Answer explanation

What drastic world-changing event led to the fall of the Feudal System?

• Crusades

• 100 Years War

• Holocaust

• Black Death

What is the only entity to survive the fall of Rome?

• Kings
• Church
• Democracy
• Monarchy

What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire after the Western Roman Empire fell?

• Ostrogoth empire

• Orthodox empire

• Justinian Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Answer explanation

Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death on Europe?

• religion became less of an influence among people

• most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed

• surviving peasants gained more economic power

• peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

During the Middle Ages, how did Catholic religious leaders influence the kings and lords of Europe?

• The Church's Cardinals and Bishops often became kings

• The Church had control over Europe's food supply

• The Church had a larger military force than any other feudal entity

• The Church taught that it had authority over all Europeans

Black Death was largely spread by:

• Rats and their fleas

• People and their germs

• Cats and their saliva

• Birds and their nests

Answer explanation

    Many people from all social classes died during the Black Death.  How did the Black Death affect the peasants and workers who survived?

    

• They were forced to return to a feudal economy.

• They were able to move into the positions of nobility after the nobles died.

• They could no longer live in cities, so they moved to farms.

• They were able to demand more rights and take advantage of new opportunities.