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Which Christian figure established the set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents throughout medieval Europe? 

Benedict 

100

In theory, feudalism was based on cooperation and support. Which phrase best describes feudalism in practice?

Frequent warfare among landowners

100

What was an important advantage of the three-field system of crop rotation?

It increased the amount of land that could be planted each year

100

How were craft guilds financed?

They required members to pay fees

200
  • How had the role of monasteries changed by the 1200s?

They had become centers of agriculture 

200
  • Members of both the Franciscan order and the Poor Clares?

Believed in simplicity and devotion 

200
  • Why did popes send missionaries into northern Europe?

To convert pagans to Christianity 

200
  • Which was the Catholic Church’s most powerful tool in maintaining its authority in medieval Europe?

Its control over the sacraments 

300
  • Medieval manors can best be described as….

Self-sufficient economic units

300
  • Describe both Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi?

They founded mendicant orders

300

Under the feudal system, what did vassals promise to provide in exchange for land?

Military protection 

300
  • Describe the theme of the timeline in this unit

The spread of catholic faith 

400

Who is at the bottom of the feudal system pyramid?

1) peasants 

2) serfs 

400

What was one cause of the four effects:

1) population growth 

2) Increase in trade 

3) Development of industry

4) Revival of towns 

Improvements in farming 

400

“The man who led the Franks to victory and so created modern Europe was Charles the Great...[W]ithout Charles and the legend of Charles Europe would have had a different history and a different character.”

  • Which of Charlemagne’s accomplishments might this writer have had in mind in crediting Charlemagne with the creation of “modern Europe”?

1) He helped spread Christianity 

2) He encouraged the creation of schools 

400

Medieval Monasteries...

1) Monks provided healthcare and education 

2) Preserved books and learning

500

The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included?

France, Germany, and Italy 

500

Describe results of the horse-powered plow?

1) Surplus food allowed people to pursue other jobs

2) Farmers brought land into cultivation 

500

How did feudalism bring order to Europe?

1) It created a strict system of social ranks

2) It provided defense against foreign invaders

500

How did Christianity bring organization to Europe?

1) shared faith brought people together 

2) The faith led to the formation of new states