Medieval Europe

Which three actions by monasteries contributed to the early spread of Christianity in medieval Europe?

• commissioning painters to create religious art

  
  

• providing religious instruction to local communities

  
  

• translating and preserving classical knowledge

  
  

• supporting individuals calling for reforms in religious policies

  
  

• promoting loyalty to church leaders

  
  

This was the main religion of Europe during the Middle Age

• European Muslin

  
  

• Greek Orthodox

  
  

• Roman Catholic

  
  

This person spent their whole life training to fight and then pledged his loyalty to a lord.

• cavalry

• noble

• knight

• townsman

Which of these is NOT an effect of feudalism

• land given for service

  
  

• trade increased

  
  

• shortage of food

  
  

• knights protected land

  
  

How did monasteries and convents preserve knowledge during the Middle Ages?

• preserving texts

• founding universities

• writing histories

• building schools

  
  

• copying books

  
  

Why did the Roman Empire collapse?

• A hurricane blew it away.

• The Roman Empire experienced decades of invasions by barbarians.

• An earthquake took it down.

• People did not like the Roman Empire.

Why was the Church important after the fall of Rome?

• it was the only important institution that survived after the fall of Rome.

• The church was pretty

• The church was wealthy

• The church was big.

What is a monastery?

• A church

• A store for the monks

• the place where monks lived.

Monasteries became centers of learning because schools were rare and universities did not exist in Europe at this time.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which disease caused the Black Death?

• smallpox

• cholera

• bubonic plague

• malaria