Unit 3 Review

What is a primary characteristic of feudalism?

• A representative government

• an exchange of land for services

• economic equality for all

• protection of individual rights

What caused the growth of feudalism in Europe during the early Middle Ages?

• The unification of European Rulers

• The rivalry between the ancient empires

• The collapse of the strong Roman Empire

• The decline of the Roman Catholic Church

What was so scarce and valuable in Japan that control of it caused many conflicts?

• Water

• Land

• Gold

• Silk

Why did most of the Japanese people live close to the sea?

• Japan has a mountainous terrain and little arable land

• Japan is surrounded by vast, rocky, dry deserts

• Japan has large rivers and lakes that often cause floods

• Japan is a flat place with muddy, wet, swamps

Why was the Magna Carta considered to be one of the most important documents in history?

• It took away power from individual people

• It reinforced the power of absolute monarchs

• It laid out the ideas of individual rights and representative governments

• It helped strengthen Feudalism in Europe

True or false: In a limited Government citizens must give complete obedience to the government?

• True

• False

True or False: In a limited government citizens can participate in government

• true

• false

True or False: In an Unlimited Government the government makes all the decisions

• True

• False

What does the concept of divine right of kings mean?

• Kings power comes from the citizens

• The King shares power with the lords

• The kings power comes from God

• The Kings power comes from the representative assembly

What cultural role did the Roman Catholic Church play in people's lives during the Middle Ages?

• It gave them a common bond and offered them stability

• It gave them jobs, where they earned a paycheck

• It gave them military training

• It did not play a cultural role in people's lives