Middle Ages EL

 

The split of the Roman Empire and the Schism of the Catholic church shaped Medieval life by all but which of the following?

• Created many small independent kingdoms.

• There was no central leader, which gave rise to the feudal system.

• Caused people to abandon their religion.

• Broke apart established trade routes.

What of the following did the Crusaders NOT learn from their journey?

• Gained the desire to explore new lands.

• Won back the Holy Land for European Christians.

• Started to appreciate other cultures.

• Brought back learning, medicine, and goods from the Muslims and Middle East.

Why did Europeans fear the Vikings?

• Vikings had figureheads of dragons.

• Vikings attacked and plundered villages.

• Vikings were explorers.

• Vikings carried diseases.

How did the Crusades affect life in Europe? 

• They created a Holy Land in Europe.

• People learned the teachings of Yahweh.

• They contributed to the decline of Feudalism.

• The Vikings became medieval citizens.

What was the main religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Catholic Christian

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Who made up the majority of the medieval population?

• lords

• peasants

• vassals

• knights

Why did people join the Crusades?

• to gain wealth and land

• To defend Christianity and be cleansed of sin

• Both of the above

• None of these

The most powerful people in the feudal system, other than the king, were the....

• serfs and peasants

• knights

• lords and vassals

Farming was improved in the Early Middles Ages by

• crop rotation and the iron plow

• serfs working day and night

• Trading Goods with far off countries for a complete diet including avocados (from mexico) and bananas

_____________ was the war that contributed to the decline of the Middle Ages.

• centuries war

• Peloponnesian war

• Hundred Years

  War

• War of 1812