Middle Ages Review

The European system of manorialism is most closely associated with

• promoting social mobility
• reviving and preserving learning
• serving the spiritual needs of society
• maintaining economic self-sufficiency

Feudalism and manorialism played an important role in western European society during the

• Medieval Period
• Pax Romana
• Enlightenment
• Age of Exploration

Base your answer to the question on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

What is the best title for this chart?

• Role of the Church
• Feudal Contract
• Knights’ Code of Chivalry
• Rules for Guild Membership

Which is a characteristic of a feudal society?

• rapid social change
• industrialization
• high literacy rate
• rigid class structure

Under the feudal system in Western Europe, what did the lords pledge to their serfs?

• protection
• food
• money payments
• trading rights

Manor life during the early Middle Ages is called "self-sufficient" because people

• traded with others throughout Europe
• took care of their needs locally
• traveled widely for education and work
• had the leisure time to devote to the arts

Chivalry was the code of conduct in the Middle Ages of

• knights
• serfs
• monks
• Vikings

“The relationship was essentially a contract between lord and vassal which was defined and enforced by mutual agreement...It was assumed that lord and vassal had a common interest: the welfare of the fief.”

–Sidney Painter

Which political system is described in this quotation?

• pure democracy
• absolute monarchy
• feudalism
• fascism

After the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD), people sought protection in small feudal communities called

• towns
• monastaries
• manors
• cities

In general, in which direction did the Black Death spread during the 14th century?

• from Europe to the Americas
• from Africa to Southeast Asia
• from Asia to Europe
• from the Americas to Asia