Chapter 10: Feudal Europe

In 284 AD, this great empire split in two:

• Abbasid

• Roman

• Japanese

• Mali

After the Roman Empire split, it was divided into east & west. What was the name of the eastern portion of the new empire?

• the Byzantine Empire

• the Mongol Empire

• the Ottoman Empire

• the Holy Roman Empire

While the east remained relatively stable (& wealthy!), the west did not. Why?

• Germanic invasions

• Plague

• The capital was moved from Rome to Constantinople

• Famine

As the germanic peoples invaded & occupied western Europe, these two things disappeared:

• Education

• Religion

• Farming

• Trade

Which institution survived the fall of Rome?

• The Roman army

• The Senate

• The Christian Church

• trans-Mediterranean trade

This group of Germanic people established one of the most powerful kingdoms in Europe during the Middle Ages

• the Lancasters

• the Franks

• the Yorks

• the Benedicts

This germanic king defeated the last Roman army in Gaul, officially putting an end to Roman rule in the West.

• Clovis

• Henry

• Edward

• Aethefled

In the 8th century, this Frankish king united much of the post-Roman west under his rule & worked to spread Christianity throughout it

• Uhtred

• Charles I

• Alfred the Wise

• Charlemagne

In feudal societies, people who worked and lived on the land belonging to a lord or vassal were called what?

• Serf

• Untouchables

• Laborers

• Vassals

In feudal societies, who had the most power?

• Serfs

• Knights

• Kings

• Church Officials