Middle Ages Review

How did Charlemagne transform European society during the Middle Ages?

• by creating the printing press

• by writing about his journey to Asia

• by protesting against practices of the Catholic Church

• by uniting most of Europe into one kingdom

Under a feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages, lords provided land to knights in exchange for

• food.

• protection.

• farm labor.

• military service.

"No man should be imprisoned except by the judgment of his peers" was established in which document and later influenced our current government?

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Habeas Corpus Act

• Declaration of Independence

Which Chinese invention changed how wars were fought during the Middle Ages and beyond?

• longbow

• cast iron

• gunpowder

• bronze swords

This list describes the role of which powerful position during the Middle Ages?

• pope

• monk

• feudal lord

• master artisan

Manorialism can best be described as what?

• the political relationships between the king or queen, the nobility, and the peasants.

• the process of how a nobleman's son in the Middle Ages could become a knight.

• the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church.

• the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands.

This leader ruled Mali in medieval Africa during the peak of the empire’s power. He brought vast amounts of gold and hundreds of people to Mecca in 1324 CE.

• Mansa Uli

• Mansa Wati

• Mansa Sakura

• Mansa Musa

Which Roman emperor was MOST responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the empire?

• Caligula

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Nero

The role of the samurai in Japan in the late twelfth century was MOST similar to the role of which figure in feudal Europe?

• merchants

• kings

• knights

• serfs

Why were the barons and other vassals determined to have King John sign the Magna Carta?

• to protect their feudal rights

• to demand a return to the grand jury system

• to set up parliament

• to advance democracy