Medieval Europe Assessment

A lack of strong leaders led to a new system of government and land holding known as ______________.

What word means relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages, the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance?

Which social class experienced the highest rate of death during the Black Death?

• Higher Classes
• Middle Classes
• Lower Classes
• Semi-Middle Classes

Serfs were bound to the land and had few rights.

• True
• False

Which group of people maintained control of the holy land?

• Christians
• Jews
• Muslisms
• Vikings

Where did the Black Death travel from?

• Canada
• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

Choose the definition of chivalry.

• agreement between the pope and the ruler of the country
• belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic Church
• medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
• political based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals

A person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others.

• knight
• missionary
• vassal
• fief

Select all characteristics of the Early Middle Ages included:

• A "rebirth"
• An increase in learning
• Loss of a common language
• A general lack of progress

A plague is a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.

• True
• False