WorksheetsTopic 2 Life in Medieval Christendom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The 3-field system of crop rotation gave this important advantage?
Divided land among vassals
produced fewer crops
it increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
It allowed all of a farmer's land to be planted at once
Craft guilds...
accepted donations from other guilds
required members to pay fees
were supported by the profits from trade fairs
were funded by lords of large manors
Why was Charlemagne was credited of the creation of "modern Europe" check all that apply
He encouraged the creation of schools
He established a peace that lasted for centuries
He blocked the power of the popes
He helped spread Christianity
Both the Fransiscan order and the Poor Clares... (check all that apply)
had power to excommunicated the pope
preached in rural areas
believed in simplicity
believed in devotion
Medieval monasteries provided... (check all that apply)
food for the poor
health care
education
preserved books and learning
Who established a set of rules for monasteries and convents?
Gregory
Benedict
Francis of Assisi
Patick
In theory, feudalism was based on cooperation and support. In reality...
stictly enforced code of chivarly
unlimited rule by a few powerful monarchs
frequesnt warfare among landowners
economic ties between manors and towns
In the social pyramid of the Feudal System, which groups belong at the bottom? (choose all that apply)
Knights
peasants
serfs
monks
How did Christiantiy bring organization to Europe? (check all that apply)
all kings became vassals of the pope
Latin became the common language of all Europeans
shared faith brought people together
the faith led to the formation of new states
The Catholic Church's most powerful in maintaining its authority in Europe.
its hospitals and schools
its missionary work
its control over the sacraments
its monasteries and convents
Select the events that helped spread the Catholic faith in Europe
Pope Gregory sends missionaries to Britain
Pope Leo crowns Charlemagne
Polish king converted to Christiansity
Thomas Aquinas publishes work on natural law
Monasteries take an active role in society
Improvements in farming brought (check all that apply)
population growth
increased trade
development of industry
revival of towns
The horse powered plow...
created a surplus of food
farmers brought more land into cultivation
made serfs become bound to the land
developed the manor system
Why did the popes send missionaries into N. Europe?
to help Charlemagne rule his empire
to prevent Islam from spreading there
to convert pagans to Christianity
to build cathedrals and universities
Under feudalism, vassals promised to provide ____________ in exchange for land?
military protection
schools and education
chivalric behavior
funds for religious activity
Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi both...
preached that both fiath and reason come from God
founded mendicant orders
were matyrs from their beliefs
lived and worked in large monasteries
Manors can be described as
self- sufficient economic units
royal fiefs
centers of industry and trade
small towns containing cathedrals
Feudalism... (check all that apply)
increased the power of the monarchs
created strict system of social ranks
provided defense again foreign invaders
brought all peope under a single religions
Charlemagne's empire included (check all that apply)
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
Monasteries in the 1200s...
had mostly closed down
abandoned their role in education to focus on farming
survived in rural areas
had become centers of agriculture, and manyu were located in towns
