Middle Ages, Crusades and Black Death Test

Which was a characteristic of feudalism?

• Land was exchanged for military service and obligations.

• Government was provided by a bureaucracy of civil servants.

• Power rested in the hands of a strong central government.

• Unified national court systems were developed.

In Western Europe, which development caused the other three?

• decline of trade

• fall of Rome

• development of the manor system

• rise in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

An economic reason for the institution of serfdom was to maintain

• an educated citizenry

• a stable workforce

• overseas trade

• religious uniformity

During the early European feudal period, subsistence agriculture and economic self-sufficiency are most commonly associated with the

• manorial system

• enclosure movement

• growth of commerce

• introduction of wheeled vehicles

Letting some farmland remain unplanted as a means of increasing food production is most closely associated with

• modern irrigation methods

• the three-field system

• the enclosure movement

• slash-and-burn agriculture

In the European feudal system under manorialism, what is the most significant economic commodity?

• livestock

• land

• gold and silver

• sugar and spices

What is the best title for this chart?

• Role of the Church

• Feudal Obligations

• Knights' Code of Chivalry

• Rules for Guild Membership

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• holy war between Christians and Muslims

• process in which goods are traded for other goods

• division of political power between three separate branches

• system in which land is exchanged for military service and loyalty

What inference can be drawn from the location of the church in this drawing?

• The mill was managed by the church.

• Religion played a significant role in the lives of the residents.

• The church controlled trade within the manor.

• The church played a limited role in education.

Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?

• legislature

• church

• monarchy

• military