Europe from 1200 to 1450 Quiz

What was the official state religion during the time of the Roman Empire?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

What was the name of the branch of Christianity embraced by the Byzantine Empire?

• Roman Catholic Christianity

• Protestant Christianity

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Anglican Christianity

Which Muslim power sacked the capital city of Constantinople in 1453?

• Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Abbasid Caliphate

What was the system of allegiances between powerful Lords and Monarchs known as?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

What was the social, political, and economic order organized around in Western Europe?

• Feudalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

What did the European nobility hold most of before monarchs began to centralize their power?

• Religious power

• Economic power

• Political power

• Military power

What did the peasants known as serfs receive in exchange for their work?

• Ownership of land

• Protection from the Lord

• Political power

• Freedom to leave the manor

What did the increasing centralization of power by monarchs in Europe lead to?

• Decrease in wars

• Decrease in influence and territory

• Increase in competition and wars of conquest

• Increase in power of the European nobility