Unit 1 Topic 1 Test REVIEW

Which statement best explains the role knights played in the economy during the Middle Ages?

• They provided land to the nobles in exchange for protection.

• They provided gold and silver to the king.

• They were used as labor to farm the land.

• They provided protection and military service.

Which statements best explain the role Feudalism and Manorialism played in the Medieval European economy? (select 2)

• They helped organize and manage the production of food and other goods in Medieval Europe.

• They helped keep Medieval Europe peaceful and stable.

• They allowed different people to work together to ensure that everyone had what they needed.

• They helped spread Christianity throughout Medieval Europe.

Which statement best describes Charlemagne's influence on Medieval Europe?

• He trained knights to protect manor lands from Roman invaders.

• He prevented the spread of the Black Death and conflict in western Europe.

• He convinced nobles to support him as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

• He conquered much of western Europe and established the Holy Roman Empire.

Which statements best describe why the Western Roman Empire declined in 476 CE? (select 2)

• Freshwater was hard to find because the aqueducts had failed.

• The construction of a large network of roads.

• A civil war between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

• They were unable to adapt to changing conditions.

• A lack of money.

Which statement best explains why the Romans built walls throughout the empire?

• To defend the empire from invaders.

• To charge taxes to people entering the empire.

• To create a border for the empire.

• To stop outsiders from selling their goods in the empire.

What was the name given to the people who were most likely to work and farm the land?

• King

• Nobles

• Knights

• Serfs

Which statement best explains the role knights played in Feudal society?

• They were wealthy and powerful rulers.

• They owned all the land in the empire.

• They served their lords in exchange for land by offering protection.

• They farmed the land that they were given by their lords.

Which statement best explains the role peasants played in the economy during the Middle Ages?

• The peasants provided land and labor to the knights.

• They provided places to trade goods.

• The peasants provided labor and a portion of their produce to the nobles.

• They gave money to the king in exchange for land.

Which statement best explains how missionaries impacted the Roman Empire?

• Missionaries expanded the Roman Empire through military battles.

• Christianity spread to a much larger area of the Roman Empire.

• Religious texts could be read by people all over the empire.

• The Pope became the most powerful person in the Roman Empire.

Which statements best explain what Charlemagne and monks had in common? (select 2)

• They wanted to rule the Roman Empire.

• They wanted to convert the Barbarians to Christianity by using force.

• They wanted to spread Christianity.

• They wanted to live a life of loneliness.

• They wanted to educate the people.