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WorksheetsByzantine and feudal Europe
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 37mins
How was language a unifying factor for the Byzantine Empire?
People in the Byzantine Empire spoke romance languages
Everyone spoke the same language of Greek
Children were taught many languages in school
People from far away came to trade
The dangerous disease that wiped out nearly half of Western Europe.
Coronavirus
Black Plague
Yellow Fever
Spanish Flu
Why might trade have declined in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Lack of common language
Lack of good roads and large cities
Constant Warfare
All of these reasons
Byzantine Emperor who wrote an influential law code and expanded the empire.
Justinian
Erik the Red
Constantine
Alexander the Great
The Orthodox Church was different from the Roman Catholic Church for which reason?
Followed the Pope in Rome
Followed the Patriarch and not the Pope
Used romance languages during church
Did not allow for priests to marry
Describe the trend in trade during this time period for the Byzantine Empire.
Trade declined everywhere
Trade increased on the Mediterranean Sea
Trade was halted
The Byzantines had nothing to trade
Identify the four classes from MOST to LEAST powerful in the Feudal System.
Peasants, Knights, Lords, Kings
Knights, Kings, Peasants, Lords
King, Lords, Knights, Peasants
Lords, Peasants, Kings, Knights
Which of the following is a benefit to the location of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?
Economic crossroad between 3 continents
Close to China so easy to get silk
Closer to invaders
People would speak many languages there
The medieval era in Europe was a time when -
learning, trade, and the fine arts suffered.
warriors were unable to fine employment.
there was a renewed interest in science and technology.
religion was rejected by common citizens and rarely practiced.
The goal of the First Crusade was to regain Christian control over -
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Rome
Cairo
The fall of the Roman Empire resulted in which of the following?
a period of weak central government and general disorder
a renewed focus on education and artistic expression
an increase in international trade and manufacturing
the growth of cities dominated by the middle class
Who did the Ottoman Empire defeat in 1453, allowing them to rise to power?
The Byzantine Empire
The Caliphate of Cordoba
The Golden Horde
The Holy Roman Empire
During the Middle Ages in Europe,the institution that had almost total power and control was -
the chivalric order
the merchant guilds
the House of Bourbon
the Roman Catholic Church
In Western Europe, which of the following developments was responsible for causing the other three?
breakdown of the feudal structure
rise in power of the Catholic Church
decline of trade networks
fall of the Roman Empire
Which of the following civilizations was a continuation of the former Roman Empire under which the Code of Justinian was developed?
Byzantine Empire
Caliphate of Cordoba
Ottoman Empire
Rashidun Caliphate
Who was at the bottom of the feudal system?
Peasants
King
Knights
Barons
What made the Feudal system so strong?
It provided protection from invaders
The invasions increased trade
Serfs could go to college
Lords gave fiefs to peasants
Which group had the most power over the people?
The Kings
The Serfs
The Church
The Knights
What does this a diagram represent?
pharaoh's rule in Egypt
China's hierarchy
Feudal Europe
Mayan civilization
What is feudalism?
A system where peasants ruled the kingdoms of Europe
A system based on loyalty and obligation that brought social order to Europe
A kingdom where kings gained too much power
large estate owned by a noble or a knight
manor
nation-state
feudalism
property
Religious war
crusade
reformation
renaissance
feudalism
Society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the west fall
Greece
Ottoman
Byzantine
Justinian
Eastern capital of the Roman Empire
Constantinople
Rome
Carthage
Jerusalem
Turmoil of repeated invasions led to -
The Dark ages
Feudalism
Manorialism
The Black Death
What was the Great Schism?
Split between East and West Rome
Split between the Church
Split between Islamic Empire and Christianity
Split between England and Italy
Peasants got protection from invaders in return for what?
Serving in the military
Serving and working for their lord
Leaving the manor
Giving Sunday services in the church
The MAIN reason that Europeans turn to Lords for security is because
The Byzantine Empire was created
The Islamic Empire was expanding
Conversion to Christianity unifies locals under one person
The fall of Rome leaves a gap in protection and services
This caused economic and social instability by drastically reducing the workforce
Feudalism
Manorialism
The Plague (Black Death)
Reformation
Define medieval.
A disease that struck western Eurasia, the Black Death
Another name for the Middle Ages
To turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking
a low-ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord
What is Feudalism?
A system of government based on landowners and tenants
A political system of ancient Egypt
A peasant who lived and worked on land of a lord or vassal
A main part of a noble’s land
What might we call a serf?
Lesser noble who fought for his lord in return for land
The knight’s code of honor
A noble who owned land
A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
What do we call the disease that struck western Eurasia, also known as the Black Death?
Flu
H1N1
Bubonic plague
emphysema
What do we call the period of European history between the ages 500 AD and 1450 AD?
Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Byzantine Age
Pax Romana
What do we mean when you hear lord (from the Middle Ages)?
Name for peasant land owner
The king's appointed judge of minor offenses
In Japan, Samurai code of behavior
In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals
What do you call a low-ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord (from the Middle Ages)?
Duke
Vassal
Hopeless
Aristocrat
What do we call a highly trained, mounted (on a horse) warrior in the service of his lord?
A night
A knight
A plight
A sight
Which statement BEST describes the Middle Ages?
A thousand-year period that followed the Fall of Rome
A group of people with the same occupation
The knight’s code of honor
A time during the middle of B. C./BCE
What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?
It was impossible to attack from the water because it was not located on water.
It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.
It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.
Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting the population.
The Pope was unseated from his position of authority over the Catholic Church.
It ended a long period of trade between Europe and the Middle East.
Contact with the cultures of the Middle East brought about a decline in European art, music, and literature.
Which 2 forces controlled people's lives the most?
Gothic and Romanesque
Church and Feudalism
Crusades and Plague
Magna Carta and Robin Hood
The Crusades were meant to free the city of _________ from Muslim control.
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Beijing
Athens
Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities
The Church encouraged individuals to question authority
The Church gained influence as the world became more secular
The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to ______.
Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
Establish Christianity in Western Europe
Unite Arab peoples
Strengthen the power of European rulers
Why was Justinian Code such an important legal advance?
The law code established a woman, Theodora, as head of the empire.
It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.
It spread Christianity by requiring everyone to follow Roman Catholicism.
established New Rome in Constantinople under an imperial government.
How did the followers of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from Roman Catholics?
The rejected the teaching of the New Testament.
They refused to show images of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints in their churches-only calligraphy was allowed
The built large churches where people could worship together.
They saw their Patriarch, not the Pope as the true head of the church.
The Byzantines requested the Pope aid them after being attacked by the _______ .
Slavs
Venetians
Seljuk Turks (Ottomans)
Mongols
Manorialism developed because travel was dangerous which disrupted trade. Manors, therefore, had to be __________
Owned by Christians to avoid extra taxes
self-sufficient
Prepared to protect and defend at all times
Near cities and towns
What did the caste system and the feudal system have in common?
A strong belief in social equality
A strong emphasis on getting rich
Encouragement of trade between neighboring countries
A division of society into hereditary social classes
Why did feudalism develop in Western Europe?
To bring some order out of the chaos created by the fall of Rome.
So people in the cities would know who was running the government.
The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.
Barbarians created this system to help control Rome.
In Western Europe, which development came first & was the cause of the other 3?
Travel became unsafe because of violence
The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed.
Cities, towns, and villages were abandoned
Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe.
