Dark Ages

True or False: The manor system was the economic side of feudalism.

• True

• False

True or False: Chivalry was the code of conduct followed by kings in medieval Europe.

• True

• False

True or False: Most warfare in feudal Europe was siege warfare.

• True

• False

True or False: The Third Crusade ended with Christian Europe in control of Jerusalem.

• True

• False

True or False: Banking services were developed by trade firms in medieval Europe.

• True

• False

True or False: Edward I created a British parliament that included both non-nobles and lords, creating the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

• True

• False

True or False: The Black Death impacted a fairly small portion of European society. Feudalism and the manor system remained stable afterwards.

• True

• False

True or False: Joan of Arc was a French noblewoman whose husband was a French general who was instrumental in winning the Hundred Years War.

• True

• False

Which statement best describes the Dark Ages?

• A period in time where history was lost to us. We do not know much about this time period because there were no written records, so that time period is dark to us today.

• A period in European history prior to the rise of the Holy Roman Empire when Europe suffered one devastating plague after another.

• A period in European history after the fall of Rome where knowledge, learning, law, government, science, art, and architecture lagged behind what had previously been achieved and understood.

• A period in civilization where religious beliefs, especially Christianity, were lost and ignored throughout Europe.

Which of the following was NOT a major goal of the Crusades?

• Reconquer the Holy Land for Christianity.

• Win control of valuable trade routes.

• Defend/protect Byzantium from Muslim Turks.

• Uncover scientific knowledge and learning from Greece and Rome that had been preserved in the Holy Lands.