Unit 7- Medieval Christian Europe HW Quiz

Justinian and Theodora were autocrats, which means they ruled with

• complete authority

• annual elections

• the support of an elected Senate

• only the support of the wealthy class

Charlemagne was given the title of Emperor by

• the people in an election

• the Pope

• the military leaders

• declaring himself emperor

The destructive raiders from the North who destroyed the unity of Charlemagne's empire were the

• Magyars

• Vikings

• Huns

• Muslims

Feudalism is a system in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords. These lesser lords are called

• Fiefs

• Vassals

• Lords

• Serfs

In a feudal contract, what did the lord grant his vassal in return for yearly military service, loyalty, and money?

• Land and peasants to work the land

• A military

• A castle

• Knighthood

In the manor system, what did peasants (serfs) owe the lord in exchange for protection, land, and justice?

• Military service

• Labor and goods

• Education

• Everything- serfs were slaves that could be bought and sold by lords

What is excommunication?

• The most severe punishment for disobeying Church law

• A sacrament

• A Church official

• A Christian ruler

The Great Schism was the divide between eastern and western Christianity. In the west, the Church became known as

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Lutheran Church

Why were guilds formed?

• To organize workers in one occupation

• To protest against the government

• To compete in athletic events

• To organize within the Church

The process of becoming a guild member required first becoming an apprentice to a guild master. What did an apprentice do?

• Worked short-term for the guild master while earning a wage

• Was paid to keep the household of the guild master organized

• Trained in the occupation under the guild master for at least 7 years

• Lived with their own family while working for the guild master