POST CLASSICAL TEST

What event began the Dark Ages in Western Europe?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The Crusades

• Christianity being legalized

• Viking invasions

During the Dark Ages, what was the "thread" uniting the area that we know call Europe?

• Everyone read the same books

• Christianity

• Politics

• Sporting competitions

The fall of Rome resulted in

• the decline of Christianity

• the lack of a central government

• an end to attacks by barbarians

• the growth of a strong economy

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

• lord / vassal

• peasant / serf

• merchant / squire

• villager / priest

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne "Holy Roman Emperor" in exchange for

• a gift of land

• a noble title

• a large supply of food

• military protection

Define Manorialism

• A system of Kings and Knights

• an economic system structured around the feudal manor

• Roman Style of Government

• Proper Behavior

What is Feudalism

• A system of Government

• An economic system

• People who fight each other

• A job for the poor

Who was the Pope at this time?

• The Leader of England

• The leader of France

•  spiritual leader of the Western Christian Church

• Spiritual Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church

The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the —

• Crusades

• Eastern Split

• Roman Crusade

• Great Schism

The Great Schism (or split) finally happened when:

• The Pope declared war on the Byzantine emperor.

• The Pope and the Patriarch excommunicated each other.

• The Byzantine invaded Rome.

• The Roman Catholic Church closed all of its churches in the East.