Unit 4 Medieval Europe Test Review

After the fall of the Roman Empire, which best describes Europe’s political situation?

• Europe had a stronger leader.

• Europe had no outside enemies.

• Europe had more military power.

• Europe had no centralized government.

One effect of the Crusades was that the Catholic Church

• lost its power and authority.

• called for an end to violence.

• grew in wealth and influence.

• lost most of its wealth.

The end of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of a new era called

• the Germanic Ages

• the European Ages

• the Crusade Ages

• the Middle Ages

What type of government did the Roman Empire utilize?

• feudalism

• centralized government

• monarchy

• regional government

What was an effect of the decline in trade after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• People moved to new urban areas.

• Small farms struggled and failed.

• There was a shift to a rural society.

• Trade grew in other parts of Europe.

Urban means:

• A city or densely populated area

• To move from 1 place to another

• Countryside or farms

• A type of economic system

Rural means:

• A city or densely populated area

• To move from 1 place to another

• Countryside or farms

• A type of economic system

Feudalism means:

• To invade and take valuables

• A social and economic system where land is exchanged for service

• A meeting of elected officials

• Belief in 1 god

After the Roman Empire collapsed, the Catholic Church began to unify Europe by

• taking on many duties of a government.

• attracting many Christians.

• letting people elect their own priests.

• making the pope as powerful as an emperor.

What is a papacy?

• the ceremony in which the pope is chosen

• an empire led by a pope

• the office of the pope

• all the people who follow a pope