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Topic 2 Life in Medieval Christendom

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The 3-field system of crop rotation gave this important advantage?

a)

Divided land among vassals

b)

produced fewer crops

c)

it increased the amount of land that could be planted each year

d)

It allowed all of a farmer's land to be planted at once

2.

Craft guilds...

a)

accepted donations from other guilds

b)

required members to pay fees

c)

were supported by the profits from trade fairs

d)

were funded by lords of large manors

3.

Why was Charlemagne was credited of the creation of "modern Europe" check all that apply

a)

He encouraged the creation of schools

b)

He established a peace that lasted for centuries

c)

He blocked the power of the popes

d)

He helped spread Christianity

4.

Both the Fransiscan order and the Poor Clares... (check all that apply)

a)

had power to excommunicated the pope

b)

preached in rural areas

c)

believed in simplicity

d)

believed in devotion

5.

Medieval monasteries provided... (check all that apply)

a)

food for the poor

b)

health care

c)

education

d)

preserved books and learning

6.

Who established a set of rules for monasteries and convents?

a)

Gregory

b)

Benedict

c)

Francis of Assisi

d)

Patick

7.

In theory, feudalism was based on cooperation and support. In reality...

a)

stictly enforced code of chivarly

b)

unlimited rule by a few powerful monarchs

c)

frequesnt warfare among landowners

d)

economic ties between manors and towns

8.

In the social pyramid of the Feudal System, which groups belong at the bottom? (choose all that apply)

a)

Knights

b)

peasants

c)

serfs

d)

monks

9.

How did Christiantiy bring organization to Europe? (check all that apply)

a)

all kings became vassals of the pope

b)

Latin became the common language of all Europeans

c)

shared faith brought people together

d)

the faith led to the formation of new states

10.

The Catholic Church's most powerful in maintaining its authority in Europe.

a)

its hospitals and schools

b)

its missionary work

c)

its control over the sacraments

d)

its monasteries and convents

11.

Select the events that helped spread the Catholic faith in Europe

a)

Pope Gregory sends missionaries to Britain

b)

Pope Leo crowns Charlemagne

c)

Polish king converted to Christiansity

d)

Thomas Aquinas publishes work on natural law

e)

Monasteries take an active role in society

12.

Improvements in farming brought (check all that apply)

a)

population growth

b)

increased trade

c)

development of industry

d)

revival of towns

13.

The horse powered plow...

a)

created a surplus of food

b)

farmers brought more land into cultivation

c)

made serfs become bound to the land

d)

developed the manor system

14.

Why did the popes send missionaries into N. Europe?

a)

to help Charlemagne rule his empire

b)

to prevent Islam from spreading there

c)

to convert pagans to Christianity

d)

to build cathedrals and universities

15.

Under feudalism, vassals promised to provide ____________ in exchange for land?

a)

military protection

b)

schools and education

c)

chivalric behavior

d)

funds for religious activity

16.

Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi both...

a)

preached that both fiath and reason come from God

b)

founded mendicant orders

c)

were matyrs from their beliefs

d)

lived and worked in large monasteries

17.

Manors can be described as

a)

self- sufficient economic units

b)

royal fiefs

c)

centers of industry and trade

d)

small towns containing cathedrals

18.

Feudalism... (check all that apply)

a)

increased the power of the monarchs

b)

created strict system of social ranks

c)

provided defense again foreign invaders

d)

brought all peope under a single religions

19.

Charlemagne's empire included (check all that apply)

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

20.

Monasteries in the 1200s...

a)

had mostly closed down

b)

abandoned their role in education to focus on farming

c)

survived in rural areas

d)

had become centers of agriculture, and manyu were located in towns