Feudalism, Crusades, and Black Death Test

Which was a characteristic of feudalism?

• Government was provided by a bureaucracy of civil servants.

• Land was exchanged for military service and obligations.

• Power rested in the hands of a strong central government.

• Unified national court systems were developed.

In Western Europe, which development caused the other three?

• fall of Rome

• development of the manor system

• rise in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

• decline of trade

An economic reason for the institution of serfdom was to maintain

• overseas trade

• an educated citizenry

• religious uniformity

• a stable workforce

During the early European feudal period, subsistence agriculture and economic self-sufficiency are most commonly associated with the

• introduction of wheeled vehicles

• enclosure movement

• growth of commerce

• manorial system

Letting some farmland remain unplanted as a means of increasing food production is most closely associated with

• modern irrigation methods

• the enclosure movement

• the three-field system

• slash-and-burn agriculture

In the European feudal system under manorialism, what is the most significant economic commodity?

• land

• sugar and spices

• livestock

• gold and silver

What is the best title for this chart?

• Feudal Obligations

• Role of the Church

• Knights' Code of Chivalry

• Rules for Guild Membership

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• division of political power between three separate branches

• holy war between Christians and Muslims

• process in which goods are traded for other goods

• system in which land is exchanged for military service and loyalty

What inference can be drawn from the location of the church in this drawing?

• Religion played a significant role in the lives of the residents.

• The church played a limited role in education.

• The church controlled trade within the manor.

• The mill was managed by the church.

Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?

• church

• legislature

• military

• monarchy