Early Middle Ages
Which of these was a critical reason why the western Roman Empire fell?
A) A plague called the Black Death ravaged Europe and killed half the Roman population
B) Christian leaders overthrew the emperor
C) Constant invasions by Germanic tribes
D) The Byzantines took them over
Which of these purposes did Christian monasteries not fulfill?
A) Caring for the sick
B) Preserving Roman and Greek law
C) Enforcing civil law
D) Providing shelter for wary travelers
How did the Bubonic Plague spread across the European continent?
A) Rats carrying infected fleas infested ships and cities
B) People ate infected grain that came off an Italian merchant ship
C) Birds carried the disease from Asia to Europe and Africa
D) The Mongols launching infected bodies during siege warfare
As feudalism was coming to an end, lords were losing wealth and power, while _____ were gaining wealth and power.
A) Knights
B) Merchants
C) Priests
D) Monks
Which is a characteristic of a feudal society?
A) An industrial economy
B) High literacy rate
C) Strict class system
D) Peasants able to move around
How did the Church gain secular power?
A) The Church slowly gained secular power through diplomacy
B) Bishops forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment
C) The Church issued interdicts, laws passed by the Church, regardless of secular law
D) The Church's power to excommunicate gave the Church control over monarchs
Who was the first king of the Capetian Dynasty?
A) Louis IX
B) Hugh Capet
C) Huge Carpet
D) Hans Capetian
Why was the Magna Carta such an important document?
A) It gave the king more power
B) It set the precedent for English feudalism
C) It granted rights to nobles and said the king must obey the law
D) It gave the king the power to levy taxes
A) The Pope lost most of his power and the Patriarch becomes the supreme leader
B) The sacking of Rome by barbarians
C) The Byzantine Emperor took control of the west
D) Kings had a hard time protecting their lands from attacks so the system of feudalism developed
The Crusades began when the Byzantine Emperor asked the Pope for help to defend his empire against who?
A) Mongols
B) Seljuk Turks
C) Ottoman Turks
D) Persians
Which of these was NOT a result of the Black Death?
A) People lost faith in the church and began to question the church's role and authority
B) Labor costs increased, which lead to great economic change and peasant revolts
C) Roughly 1/3 of the European population died
D) People turned to religion and helped unify the Christian Church in the time of need
How did the Magna Carta affect the power of the English king?
A) It had little affect on the king
B) It made the power of nobles equal to the king
C) It weakened the power of the church
D) It weakened the power of the king
The most important characteristic of the early Middle Ages, in western Europe was....
A) The large minority of the population converting to Islam
B) The manor system and the importance of land ownership
C) The contract between peasant and lord
D) Strong centralized government
Who was the most important representative of God in a typical medieval manor?
A) The Pope
B) A parish priest
C) A local lord
D) A monk
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Where did the Black Plague originate?
A) Western Asia
B) Eastern Asia
C) Centrail Asia
D) Southwest Asia
Why did feudalism decline and finally end?
A) People lost interest in knighthood so lords no longer had a way to raise an army
B) Monarchs began centralizing power and hiring professional armies, so the system of feudalism was no longer needed.
C) The Catholic Church realized lords were fighting each other too much, so they outlawed feudalism
D) Europe decided that serfdom was cruel and wage work started to appear
The Pope had so much influence and power during the Middle Ages because...
A) The fact that virtually everyone in western Europe was Catholic.
B) He appointed a Holy Roman Emperor
C) He reunited the eastern and western churches
D) He was the leader of a powerful army
What was the name of the rule that organized monasteries and convents, during the Middle Ages?
A) The Catholic Rule
B) The Sacrament Rule
C) The Assisi Rule
D) The Benedictine Rule
Evaluate which of the following statements is NOT true about the Hundred Years War?
A) As a result of the war, England turned it's attention to overseas trade and naval power
B) The English won most of the early battles with the help of the longbow
C) The English and French fought over whose king would rule over England
D) Joan of Arc claimed to have had a divine vision that said she could lead the French to victory
How did William the Conqueror increase his power?
A) He captured all the castles in England
B) He played his enemies against each other
C) He installed his own vassals
D) He freed the serfs