Middle Ages Quiz

What aspects of life did the church want influence over?

• Education and industry
• Spiritual and education
• Spiritual and political

Who is the head of the Catholic Church?

• King of England
• Pope
• President of the United States

Church law

• canon law
• vernacular
• usury

Possible punishments for breaking canon law

• forced military service
• excommunication and interdict
• forced to enter priesthood

Which was NOT an issue with the Church at the time?

• churches were overcrowded
• village priests married and had families
• bishops sold positions in the church

Crusade

• religious temple
• holy war
• ambush

Which was NOT a goal of the Crusades?

• reclaiming Palestine
• reuniting the Christian church
• electing a new President

What was an effect of the Crusades?

• increased power of the local bishops
• lessened the power of the Pope
• did away with countries having kings

Why was the switch to horsepower important?

• horses could plow more land than oxen
• horses were easier to care for than oxen
• there were more horses than oxen

What was the impact of the three field system?

• less crops
• more free land
• increased food production