Unit 3 Study Guide_Middle Ages to Rennaissance

What were some reasons as to why the Europeans fought in the Crusades? Check all (3) that apply.

• Salvation

• money

• education

• control holy land

What were Charlemagne's goals for the Frankish Empire?

• Control Western Europe

• Stop Protestantism

• Gain control of the Holy Land

• Spread Christianity

Explain how feudal relationships worked. What were the roles of the lords and the serfs?

Lords provided housing and __________ for Serfs. Serfs provided labor.

How did the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague) contribute to the decline of feudalism? Select all that apply (3).

• More people moved to dense cities to escape the plague

• It led to population decline

• lower supply of labor gave peasants more power

• Population decline made labor less available and more expensive

The Crusades led to __________ trade between and the Middle East and Europe

• increased

• decreased

How did the Roman Catholic Church create a sense of unity and order without centralized governments?

• The Pope abolished all the secular governments.

• The only thing everyone had in common was their religion.

• The Council of Trent persecuted anyone who wasn't Catholic.

• The Church stayed out of politics.

Why was Gutenberg's adapted printing press significant for society?

• It helped strengthen the popularity fo the Catholic Church

• It produced silk so that Europe didn't have to get it from China

• It encouraged literacy and the spread of ideas.

• It helped make art more realistic

What are three impacts of the Black Plague (or Bubonic Plague)?

• Weakened faith in the Catholic Church

• population decline

• Increased faith in the Catholic Church

• feudalism declined

How did the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution challenge people's traditions or beliefs?

• They all proved that the Church had been right along

• People began to question what the Church had been teaching

• People were becoming more atheistic

• People became less interested in learning and more interested in making money

Which Renaissance artist is responsible for the following work?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo

• Donatello

• Raphael