Medieval Europe Review

What is the name of an area of land surrounded by water on three sides?

• Triangle

• Tributary

• Island

• Peninsula

Who led the Norman invasion of England?

• King Henry VIII

• William the Conqueror

• Harold of Essex

• Charlemagne

What is the name of the system of government based on land and service?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Feudalism

• Republic

The people who worked the land in the Middle Ages were called...

• vassals

• lords

• kings

• serfs

What document did King John sign that gave rights to the people of England?

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• The Prince

Monasteries during the Middle Ages relied upon the help and generosity of people.

• True

• False

What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?

• Fall of the Roman Empire

• Fall of the Mesopotamian Empire

• Fall of the Carolingian Empire

• Fall of the Egyptian Empire

These types of governments formed naturally all over Europe after the fall of Rome:

• monarchies

• theocracies

• democracies

• totalitarian dictatorships

This top position in the Catholic Church granted kings "divine right" to govern the people

• the Pope

• the Pastor

• the Cardinal

• the Archbishop of Canterbury

The big idea behind the Magna Carta is...

• it limits government power

• it provides unlimited government power

• it allows the king to break the law

• government authority comes from God