Middle Ages, Feudalism, Role of Church: Check For Understanding

The main idea of this passage is that...

• War was limited to religious holidays.

• Religion was dictated by custom and fedual law.

• landlords determined when warfare took place.

• the Church limited where and when Christians could fight.

"Western Europe went into a long, deep, sleep. Learning was found only in the religious orders. Fear and chaos reigned." What period in history does this statement by a historian best describe?

• the early rise of Christianity

• the start of the Crusades

• Western Europe after the Fall of Rome.

• the rise of Islam

Two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire were...

• renewed interest in education and the arts.

• a period of economic disorder and weak central government.

• the growth of cities and the emergence by the middle class.

• an increase in trade and improvements in manufacturing.

In Western Europe, which development was the cause of the other three?

• Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe.

• Travel became unsafe because of violence.

• Cities, town, and villages were abandoned.

• The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed.

In the Byzantine Empire, one important feature of life was the development of..

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• social and political equality

• Islam

• civil service examinations

Based on the information provided in this map, which statement about Constantinople is accurate?

• Africans traded more goods in Constantinople than in any other area.

• Constantinople was a city located directly on the Mediterranean Sea.

• Gold was the primary commodity that China sent to Constantinople.

• Constantinople was an important trading center

Which is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?

• They strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe.

• They increased trade between Europe and Asia.

• They bought European influence to Africa.

• They promoted the idea of religious freedom.

What did the caste system in India and the feudal system in Europe have in common?

• encouragement of trade between neighboring countries.

• a strong emphasis on the acquisition of wealth

• a strong belief equality

• a division of society into hereditary social classes

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• The Church encouraged individuals to question authority.

• Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities.

• The Church gained influence as the world became more secular.

• The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, and order.

Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

• legislature

• monarchy

• church

• military