Unit 4: Medieval Europe and Japan Benchmarks and Content Focus

Which pair best represents the foundational economic and social systems of Medieval Europe?

• Feudalism and Manorialism

• Capitalism and Mercantilism

• Socialism and Serfdom

• Guilds and Democracy

In the medieval social hierarchy, which role is most directly tied to granting fiefs in exchange for military service?

• Serf

• Clergy

• Lord

• Guild master

Which event is identified as contributing significantly to population decline and social change in 14th-century Europe?

• Battle of Tours

• Black Death

• Reconquista

• Great Famine of 1789

Which of the following led to the writing of the Magna Carta?

• economic restrictions under imperialism

• abuse of power by monarchs

• missionary work of clergy

• threats of revolution from colonial governors

According to the content focus, what role did Christian monasteries and convents play in medieval society?

• Centers of industrial manufacturing

• Centers of education, charity, missionary activity, economic productivity, and political power

• Sites for royal coronations only

• Primary judicial courts for towns

Which document is associated with developments in English legal and constitutional history and the rise of modern democratic institutions?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Twelve Tables

• Magna Carta

• Edict of Milan

Which term refers to the Church penalty mentioned in the content focus that could exclude individuals from sacraments?

• Investiture

• Excommunication

• Interregnum

• Tithe

Which cultural-intellectual movement is linked with medieval universities and figures such as Thomas Aquinas?

• Humanism

• Scholasticism

• Romanticism

• Realism

Which statement best compares Japanese and Western European feudalism?

• Both featured a warrior class and a social hierarchy tied to landholding

• Only Japan had a warrior class; Europe did not

• Europe relied on Buddhism while Japan followed Christianity

• Both were based on democratic elections of rulers

From the perspective of many Arab Muslims at the time of the Crusades, how did they view the European Crusaders?

• as refugees

• as liberators

• as invaders

• as allies