Unit 3: Medieval Europe: Review Quiz

What role did the Roman Catholic Church play in medieval Europe?

• Divided people

• Provided stability and unity

• Limited government power

• Organized trade

Answer explanation

The Church unified Europe: It provided stability and a sense of unity.

What was a vassal’s main responsibility to their lord?

• Farming the land

• Providing military service

• Collecting taxes

• Teaching religion

Answer explanation

• Vassals served lords: Their main job was military service for land.

In the manorial system, what did nobles offer serfs?

• Money

• Land and protection

• Military service

• Education

Answer explanation

• Nobles protected serfs: In return, serfs worked the land.

Which group in medieval Europe gave loyalty to lords in exchange for land?

• Serfs

• Knights and vassals

• Merchants

• Monarchs

Answer explanation

• Knights/vassals pledged loyalty: They got land and protection from lords.

What happened to government in Western Europe after the Frankish Empire ended?

• One king ruled all of Europe

• Decentralized governments took over

• The Church controlled everything

• Merchants formed new cities

Answer explanation

• Frankish decline = decentralized gov: Power shifted to smaller local rulers.

What was a major effect of the Black Death?

• More workers were hired

• Population and workforce shrank

• Feudalism grew stronger

• Trade stopped completely

Answer explanation

• Black Death = fewer workers: Population dropped, causing instability.

How did the Hundred Years’ War change feudalism in France?

• It made lords more powerful

• It weakened the king’s power

• It reduced the need for nobles’ armies

• It increased the use of knights

Answer explanation

1. Mercenaries weakened feudalism: Kings didn’t need nobles’ armies anymore.

The Roman Catholic Church united people in medieval Europe.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

• Church united Europe: Everyone shared the same beliefs.

Vassals worked the land for their lords.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

• Vassals fought, not farmed: Farming was serfs' job.

The Black Death caused economic instability in Europe.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

• Black Death hurt economy: Labor shortages caused instability.