Middle Ages in Western Europe (7.27-7.36)

Which location has a mountainous terrain?

• location 1

• location 2

• location 3

• location 4

Which geographical feature serves as the continental divide between Asia and Europe?

• Ural Mountains

• Alps

• North European Plain

• English Channel

Based on your knowledge of history which of the following would NOT be an impact on Medieval Europe due to the institutions described above?

• The independence of European Monarchs from the Church

• The gradual spread of Christianity North and West of the Alps

• The preservation of knowledge from Greece and Rome

• All of the above

Which system eventually developed into schools and universities in Europe?

• Monarchical

• Manorialism

• Mercantilism

• Monasteries

Choose two examples of how the rule of Charlemagne impacted Western Europe.

• It united much of Western Europe into one empire.

• It weakened the economy of Western Europe.

• It increased the influence of the Catholic Church.

• It weakened the role of the Catholic Church in the region.

• It led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Using your knowledge of history, which economic system of government is described by the source above?

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Colonialism

• Feudalism

Which statement best describes the system described in this source?

• Feudalism is dependent on the vassal and lord upholding obligations of service to one another.

• Under a feudal system, the lord is able to retain all profits made by the work of vassals on the king’s land.

• Feudalism requires the vassal and the lord to act independently of one another in service to the king.

• Under a feudal system, the king is obligated to the lord to provide assistance in exchange for titles of nobility.

Identify two ways the manor system impacted European communities.

• It prevented unskilled workers from finding jobs.

• It encouraged people to settle in towns surrounding the manor.

• It forced people to settle in rural areas.

• It required communities to create colonies overseas.

Based on your knowledge of history, the events described above are a direct result of which of the following?

• The Inquisition

• The Manorial System

• The Norman Invasion

• The Crusades

Based on your knowledge of history, what was the direct result of the events depicted in the image above?

• Nobles successfully demanded that the king grant certain rights to nobles including the right to a trial by jury and the right to Habeas Corpus.

• Emperor Charlemagne successfully united all of Europe into one large empire that he administered successfully until his death when it was divided among his sons.

• Ferdinand and Isabella successfully drove the last Muslim rulers out of Spain at the end of the period that many now know as the “Reconquista.”

• William the Conqueror successfully began the Norman Invasion of England and established the feudal system to govern his new kingdom.