Knights of the Roundtable
Name the political system that was common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
What was the name of the economic system based on self-sufficiency was common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Which religious group was considered to be the most powerful force in Western Europe?
The Catholic Church
Byzantine Empire
Catholic Church rules for how nobles should submit to the authority of the Pope is an example of which enduring issues?
Power, Interconnectedness, Impact of Ideas and Beliefs
During the Middle Ages, this class of person was "bound to the land", meaning they were forced to live and work in a village/city for their whole lives?
Serf
growing crops and raising animals for food, fiber, and natural resources for people. (Farming)
Who is the head of the Catholic Church and was considered the the most powerful person in Western Europe?
The Pope
Constantinople
The invasions of the Huns, Vikings, and Muslims into Europe in the Middle Ages is an example of which enduring issue?
Conflict, Interconnectedness
In the Middle Ages, People with power like Kings would buy loyalty from their nobles/vassals by offering them what?
Land (Fiefs, Villages, Towns, Farms, Manors)
Why were manors concerned with being self-sufficient?
Europe was a dangerous place outside of Manors (Safety)
The Church helped bring order to Western Europe by requiring to pay a tithe (a religious tax). What percent was that tax?
10%
Because the Byzantine Empire was located at the crossroads, it was constantly receiving ideas and culture of what three continents?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Self-Sufficiency in Western Europe was based on manors surrounded by giant farms. Which enduring issue is best represented by this?
Scarcity, Environmental Impact, Interconnectedness, Conflict
Which turning point led to Middle Ages in Western Europe?
Fall of the Roman Empire
In Manorialism, the serf was supposed to give free labor to one groups on their manor. Name either of those groups.
Their Lord and the Catholic Church (Church, Knights)
What was the dominant religion in Eastern Europe?
The Eastern Orthodox Church (Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox)
4 trade routes that contributed to the wealth of the Byzantines were?
Silk Road, Trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean
The lack of new ideas, discoveries, and inventions during the Middle Ages is best represented by which enduring issue?
Scarcity, Innovations
Why did many Western Europeans move from large cities like Rome or Paris to smaller farming villages?
Manors offered more protection and safety
Under Manorialism, travel and trade were limited because of everyone trying to self-sufficient. If a serf wanted to leave his manor, what did he have to get?
Permission from his lord
What was the name of the split between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The Great Schism
Because of the Byzantine Empire's great wealth, they were able to buy, collect, and preserve much of
Greco-Roman Heritage (Greek and Roman History)
Serfs inability to leave manors and provide free labor is an example of which enduring issue?
Inequity, Power, Interconnectedness