Medieval Europe

Why did the Roman Empire collapse?

• A hurricane blew it away.

• The Roman Empire experienced decades of invasions by barbarians.

• An earthquake took it down.

• People did not like the Roman Empire.

Why was the Church important after the fall of Rome?

• it was the only important institution that survived after the fall of Rome.

• The church was pretty

• The church was wealthy

• The church was big.

a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family.

Word bank:

patriarchy

medieval

clergy

What are the people in a Christian church, such as priests, who carry out religious duties called?

• people

• monks

• institution

• clergy

Why were skills no longer passed on by artisans, and why did this make life worse for Europeans?

• People just did not care anymore and it did not make life worse.

• Without a central government to pay for big projects, artisans no longer used or passed on their skills. The loss of skilled people meant that the standard of living declined because there were fewer high-quality goods available.

• Skills have always been passed down.

What is a monastery?

• A church

• A store for the monks

• the place where monks lived.

Monasteries became centers of learning because schools were rare and universities did not exist in Europe at this time.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An example of an institution is all of these except:

• school

• church

• hospital

• farm

We are in the middle ages right now.

• FALSE

• TRUE

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