Spread of Christianity
Feudalism
Towns and Trade
Early Medieval Times
Miscellaneous
100
How had the role of monasteries changed by the 1200s?
A They had mostly closed down and been replaced by mendicant orders.
B They had abandoned their role in education to focus on farming.
C They had survived only in rural areas.
D They had become centers of agriculture, and many were located in towns.
D They had become centers of agriculture, and many were located in towns.
100
Under the feudal system, what did lords grant to their vassals?
A freedom
B money
C loyalty
D fiefs
D fiefs
100
Which statements describe results of the horse-powered plow? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A Surplus food allowed people to pursue other jobs.
B Serfs became bound to the land.
C Farmers brought more land into cultivation.
D The manor system developed.
A Surplus food allowed people to pursue other jobs.
AND
C Farmers brought more land into cultivation.
100
Which Germanic tribe defeated the last Roman army in Western Europe?
A the Jutes
B the Saxons
C the Huns
D the Franks
D the Franks
100
A map showing Europe’s topography would include
A major cities.
B national boundaries.
C mountain ranges.
D trade routes.
C mountain ranges.
200
How did Christianity bring organization to Europe? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A Shared faith brought people together.
B All kings became vassals of the pope.
C Latin became the common language of all Europeans.
D The faith led to the formation of new states.
A Shared faith brought people together.
AND
D The faith led to the formation of new states.
200
Medieval manors can best be described as
A self-sufficient economic units.
B royal fiefs.
C centers of industry and trade.
D small towns containing cathedrals.
A self-sufficient economic units.
200
How were craft guilds financed?
A They required members to pay fees.
B They accepted donations from other guilds.
C They were supported by the profits from trade fairs.
D They were funded by lords of large manors.
A They required members to pay fees.
200
A missionary named Patrick played a major role in spreading Christianity to
A Poland.
B Britain.
C Russia.
D Ireland.
D Ireland.
200
Members of both the Franciscan order and the Poor Clares
A had the power to excommunicate people.
B preached in rural areas.
C believed in simplicity and devotion.
D limited their growth to Italy.
C believed in simplicity and devotion.
300
Which Christian figure established the set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents throughout medieval Europe?
A Benedict
B Gregory
C Francis of Assisi
D Patrick
A Benedict
300
How did feudalism bring order to Europe? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A It increased the power of powerful monarchs.
B It created a strict system of social ranks.
C It provided defense against foreign invaders.
D It brought all people under a single religion.
B It created a strict system of social ranks.
AND
C It provided defense against foreign invaders.
300
What was an important advantage of the three-field system of crop rotation?
A It divided large land holdings among vassals.
B It increased the amount of land that could be planted every year.
C It allowed all of a farmer’s land to be planted at once.
D It produced fewer crops for farmers to harvest.
B It increased the amount of land that could be planted every year.
300
Which statement accurately describes both Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi?
A They preached that both faith and reason come from God.
B They founded mendicant orders.
C They were martyrs for their beliefs.
D They lived and worked in large monasteries.
B They founded mendicant orders.
300
Why did popes send missionaries into northern 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 establish universities
C to convert pagans to Christianity
400
Which of the following descriptions can be used to help complete the table? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A Nuns used chants to mark the canonical hours of the day.
B Monasteries served as fortresses when Vikings invaded.
C Monks provided health care and education.
D Monasteries preserved books and learning.
Medieval Monasteries
Worship and prayer were central to the community.
People grew their own food and made many of the things needed in daily life.
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C Monks provided health care and education.
AND
D Monasteries preserved books and learning.
400
Read the quote describing feudalism.
“The portion of land . . . was divided among them, each freeman, upon receiving his share, binding himself [pledging] to appear in arms [as a soldier] when necessary against . . . enemies . . . ; this military service was the condition on which he received and held his land, and . . . it exempted him [freed him] from every other burden [duty] towards the community. The king . . . had, of course, the largest portion . . . The grant of land on condition of military service was called a fief or a feud . . .”
Under the feudal system, what did vassals promise to provide in exchange for land?
A chivalric behavior
B schools and education
C military protection
D funds for religious activity
C military protection
400
What was one way that Gothic cathedrals differed from churches of the early Middle Ages?
A They had thicker walls.
B They had larger windows.
C They had lower ceilings.
D They had simpler decorations.
B They had larger windows.
400
The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included
A the Byzantine empire.
B Spain and France.
C England and Ireland.
D France, Germany, and Italy.
D France, Germany, and Italy.
400
Which was the Catholic Church’s most powerful tool in maintaining its authority in medieval Europe?
A its missionary work
B its monasteries and convents
C its control over the sacraments
D its hospitals and schools
C its control over the sacraments
500
Which of the following best describes the theme of the timeline?
A the fall of the Roman Empire
B the Reformation in Europe
C the Age of Charlemagne
D the spread of the Catholic faith
D the spread of the Catholic faith
500
Which of the following groups belong in the bottom of the pyramid? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A Knights
B Peasants
C Serfs
D Monks
B Peasants
AND
C Serfs
500
What was the main goal of the code of chivalry?
A to train sons of nobles how to fight
B to regulate life on the manor
C to teach knights how to behave honorably
D to increase the power of monarchs
C to teach knights how to behave honorably
500
Thomas Aquinas believed that natural law
A violated church teaching.
B was unknowable.
C did not change.
D could only be understood through faith.
D could only be understood through faith.
500
The first medieval universities grew out of schools attached to
A monasteries.
B castles.
C manors.
D cathedrals.
A monasteries.