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Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 11hrs 26mins
Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?
Clovis
Charlemagne
Charles Martel
What is a fief?
large piece of land
manor
payment
Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?
Manors
feudalism
vassals
fiefs
Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?
Patriarch
Pope
Who was the Frankish leader during the Battle of Tours?
Charles Martel
Clovis
Charlemagne
Pepin
Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold
Ethics
Semper Fi
Chivalry
Tithe
● Europe and China lost about one third of its population
● Labor shortages brought higher wages for many workers
● People blamed God for the plague
● The manor system collapsed as peasants left their manors to work for set wages in urban areas.
● Feudalism was weakened
Which European institution during the Middle Ages in best described by this statement?
768 to 814 C.E.
2) united the Christian lands of Europe
3)was crowned Holy Roman emperor
in 800 C.E.
What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?
the Romans
the Huns
the Egyptians
the Vikings
What did knights offer in feudal society?
protection over land, peasants, and nobles
loyalty
authority
What is the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages/Renaissance
Vassal
Catholic Church
Cathedrals
Feudalism
The term "excommunication" refers to:
Talking to former boy/girlfriends
Being barred from the church
Getting kicked out of your parents' house
Not being allowed to leave the manor
Why were the Seljuk Turks important early in the Crusades?
they attacked the Byzantine Empire
they asked the pope for help in capturing Jerusalem
they attacked the Holy Roman Empire
they asked the pope for help fighting the Byzantines
The feudalism system was weakened by the bubonic plague
because there were less European workers, they could demand more pay for their labor
the knights killed off the manor lords, leaving no one in charge
disease poisoned the soild
the church took over the feudal system
"________" were self sufficient systems based around agriculture during the Middle Ages
Wergild
Papal States
Latin States
Manor system
Which element of European geography allowed for Vikings to attack inland cities?
Rivers
Hills
Flatlands
The ocean
During the Middle Ages in Europe, what did the increase in trade cause?
The development of towns and cities
The decrease in the power of the church
The increase in conflict between kings
The development of the code of chivalry
Coupled with the Reconquista, the Crusaders were capable of what?
Weaken the European monarchs
Permanently capturing the Holy Land
Neutralizing Muslim advances in mainland Europe
Increased cooperation with Muslims
What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth century?
African populations destroyed from disease
African culture destroyed from forced slave captures
War in Western Europe
Dramatic shortages in laborers and people throughout Europe
What changes in economic conditions, including a shortage of labor, could be seen in medieval society, after the Black Death?
A shift away from feudalism
The end of capitalism
A strengthening of Church authority
Tearing down towns and cities
What was a reason for the rapid spread of the Bubonic Plague throughout Europe?
The amount of interactions between social classes
A lack of scientific and medical knowledge
Europeans were being punished by their god
Only available crops were contaminated with mold
The invaders from Scandinavia who attacked Europe during the 700s and 800s were called
Vikings
Muslims
Magyars
Where were the Muslims halted from advancing into Europe in 732?
The Battle of Worms
The War of 1812
The Battle of Constantinople
The Battle of Tours
What argument erupted in 1073 between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?
who had total control over the empire
who had the right to excommunicate church members
who had the right to tax the people
who had the right to appoint church bishops
From what region or country did the Vikings come?
Byzantine Empire
Russia
France
Scandinavia
Who called for the first crusade to free the Holy Land?
Constantinople
Pope Urban II
Peter the Hermit
Saladin
The lord’s estate in feudal Europe-consisting of a village, church, castle and farmlands was called?
Vassal
Magna Carta
Mercenary
Manor
A GUILD
organization of skilled workers who united to demand price and conditions
merchant class that emerged in towns
scholars who taught in universities
Thomas Aquinas
used Reason to prove truths, both religious and scientific
wrote Summa Theologica
revived the Christian faith by committing acts of charity and living a life of poverty
Pope who called for Crusades and built a great army
Great poet who wrote in Italian best known for the Divine Comedy
Crops were divided into portions and rotated every few years
Agricultural Revolution
Three-Field System
Feudal System
Commercial Farming
What is the most important message of Magna Carta?
Everybody, even leaders, should obey the law.
The king has to listen to barons.
King is the most important person in the country.
Which countries were the Vikings from?
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Netherlands, Switzerland, Daneland
Denmark, Nepal, Sweden
Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway
Which is NOT true about the Vikings?
They discovered and explored new lands.
They raided villages and churches.
They created trading networks around the world.
They only worked as thieves and warriors.
