Middle Ages

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...

•  Henry VIII
•  Charlemagne
•  William the Conqueror
• Saladin

A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

• King

• Monarch

• Vassal

• Peasant

What event signaled the start of the Middle Ages?

• Fall of Rome

• The attack of the Vikings

• Leaders Death

• Empire fail

What did knights offer in feudal society?

• protection over land, peasants, and nobles

• loyalty

• authority

What did Pope Leo III crown Charlemagne as?

• Holy Roman Emperor

• King of Europe

• King of Germany, France, & Italy

• King of Christianity

What religion did Charlemagne spread?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

Which institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?

• Merchant guilds

• The Church

• The Feudal System

• Universities

The name for the lowest peasants who owed a feudal obligation to the Lord.

• Serfs

• Helots

• Patricians

• Knights

Which title best completes the graphic organizer?

• Germanic and Scandinavian Kingdoms

• Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages

• Collapse of the Western Roman Empire

• Foundations of Early Medieval Society