Unit 3 - Era of Exchange

The political/social system of Medieval Europe was called _____.

How did the Great Schism affect the end of the Middle Ages?

• It weakened the Catholic Church

• It empowered the nobles

• It led to the emergence of a powerful middle class

• It allowed the rise of Buddhism as the main religion in Italy

What was the name of the political, social, and economic system to Europe that divided Europeans into classes like knights, nobles, serfs..?

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Imperialism

• Catholicism

What is the primary characteristic of manorialism?

• It is an economic system where serfs work the land for the lords in exchange for protection.

• It is a social system that establishes a hierarchy among European societies.

• It is an economic system where lords work the land for the serfs.

• It is a social system where the king is below the serfs and the nobles.

What united Western Europeans most during the Middle Ages?

• Common religion and faith

• Common spoken language

• Usage of heavy cavalry

• Same monarch or king

How does Eastern Orthodoxy (Byzantium) differ from Catholicism?

• Orthodox live in Germany and Catholics live everywhere else

• Orthodox believe in many gods

• Catholics view the Pope, not the Patriarch, as the head of the Church

• They rejected the Old Testament

One long term impact of the Crusades was that Europeans returned with (a)  

• Europeans returned with new ideas
• Crusaders managed to destroy and
• Europeans developed affection an
• Judaism became the official religion

In which year did the Western Roman Empire fall?

• 554

• 190

• 476

• 900

Which Pope declared the First Crusade?

• Pope Innocent III

• Eugenius IV

• Paul V

• Urban II

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights impacted the development of Western Civilization by (a)  

• Created judicial norms
• Created democratic governments
• Ended the Inquisition
• Showed that the monarch could be limited in power