The Rise of Nations Notes Review

A kingdom is a ______ or region under the rule of a king or queen.

• realm

• city

• continent

• village

A nation is a large group of people who live in the same area and have the same ______ and culture.

• government

• weather

• food

• language

Before the year 1000 there were no nations in the world, instead there were kingdoms.

• True

• False

During the Middle Ages, ________ had little power

• Kings

• Nobles

• Monarchs

• Peasants

After the year 1000, _______ began to form in Europe

• Empires

• Nations

• Cities

• Colonies

By what year had Viking raids of Europe ended?

Increased trade and a rising population led to the growth of ______ during the decline of feudalism

• Cities

• Castles

• Farms

• Forests

Merchants and traders had to pay nobles to travel on their roads and in return the nobles would provide protection from robbers.

• True

• False

Why were townspeople willing to pay taxes to the king?

• To build castles

• In exchange for protection from robbers and greedy nobles

• To travel to other countries

• To buy land

With the tax money collected, kings built ______ to gain power over the nobles

• Castles

• Armies

• Ships

• Markets