Unit 4 FA: Charlemagne, feudalism and catholic church

​ (a)   marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe.

• The Fall of Western Rome
• The Mongol attacks
• The fall of the Byzantine Empire
• The spread of Islam

​ (a)   was the Frankish king who defeated the Islamic invasion forces at Tours and pushed them back down into Spain.

• Charles Martel
• Charlemagne
• King Pepin
• Constantine

Charlemagne was BEST known for all of the following EXCEPT:

• Promoting learning

• Spreading Christianity

• Pushing the Mongols out of his empire

• Unifying the tribes of Europe through military conquests

Who was known as the "Light of the Dark Ages"?

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• King Pepin

• Richard the Lionheart

A manor (manorialism) is a feudal economy based on ​farming and ​ (a)  

• self-sufficiency
• fur trading
• exploiting natural resources
• long-distance trade
• war

Which of the following BEST describes Feudalism?

• A period of military conquests and expansion by Frankish kings dominating most of Western Europe

• A simple system of trade and co-dependency where villagers gathered wood and resources to sell at markets

• A complex system of mutual obligations that involved swapping land and protection for labor and services

• A golden age in Europe full of achievements in science, literature, medicine, and mathematics

Feudalism developed because people in Europe were in need of ....

• Protection

• Trade

• Education

• Resources

​ (a)   were at the top of the feudal pyramid and ​ (b)   were at the bottom.

• Kings
• peasants
• knights
• lords
• priests

Which of the following was the role of a lord in the feudal system?

• manage land and provide loyalty to the king

• lead knights on military conquests against neighboring territories

• implement trade with neighboring manors

• keep financial records for the church and recruit young people for religious service

The feudal system involved a king or lord exchanging land (fiefs) and protection for​ (a)   loyalty, and military service from serfs/peasants.

• labor
• gold
• manufactured goods
• respect
• children