Religion and the Middle Ages

Which religion is the fastest growing religion in the world?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

The oldest monotheistic religion is

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

During the feudal period in Europe, power and position in society were based on the

• number of slaves you had

• the level of education achieved

• amount of land owned

• amount of money earned

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• exchange of land for military servue and loyalty

• division of power between three different branches of government

• holy war between Christians and Muslims

• the process by which people earned money to buy a fief

Which institution served as the primary unifying forces in medieval western Europe?

• The Church

• The King

• The Lord

• the military

What is a fief?

• a tax paid to the Church

• an agreement made between a Lord and his vassal

• a plot of land

• a sacrament of Christianity

What is a vassal?

• person who receives a piece of land

• another name for a king

• person who works on a ship

• person who works in the church

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included

• the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
• an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
• an agreement to keep lower classes under control
• the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country

Which of these statements about the Crusades is true?

• Crusaders brought Islamic culture, architecture, and medicine back to Europe
• trade diminished across Europe as fighting destroyed roads and bridges
• Crusaders were welcomed by Muslims, who wanted to help driving the Jews from the Holy Land

Feudalism began as

• a way for the military to secure its power over the peasants and landowners
• a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles
• a demand by peasants for better living conditions and for a share in the economic prosperity of the middle ages
• a means for the church to collect more taxes for its support of the nobility