Final exam

In the feudal society it was his dutie to administered the fief and to rise an army for the king in case of war:

• Bishops

• Serfs

• Peasants

• Lords

During feudalism the duties of peasants and serfs were to grew food in the lord's land and to pay taxes as well, in return the lord provided them with protection.

Why did peasants need protection of lords and accept to work for them?

• The taxes were low

• The lord could kill all of those who refused to work for them

• Because external invasions and violence were frequent during middle ages.

• There´s no reason, peasants and serfs did choose to work for lords freely.

The "divine right of kings" was the belief that kings received their authority directly from God and could not be judged by any earthly authority such as a parliament.

The "divine right of kings" means that:

• A king is a son of God.

• Kigns had supreme authority in the middle ages and could not be judged by anybody.

• Kings knew god personally.

• There are some people above the law.

Write the correct definition on the blank space:

The _________ was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church fighting against those who denied the official truths of the church.

• Inquisition

• The crusades

• Western schism

• Muslims

Choose two reasons for feudalism began to collapse.

• Agricultural innovations

• Barbarian invasions

• Use of money and increase of commerce

• Kings did lose their power

Bizantium empire was the continuation of the roman empire but abandon Rome as capital and moving to the east. The new capital of the roman empire (bizantium empire) was called _____________.

The crusades were a series of wars that lasted two centuries in the middles ages between _________ and ____________ with the objective of conquered Jerusalem:

• Christians and asians

• Asians and muslims

• Muslim and cristians

• christians and vikings

Since the 12th century some Italian and German cities experienced times of abundance and wealth thanks to maritime commerce in the mediterranean and baltic seas. These cities became very rich and prosperous, such riches allowed them to promote culture, arts and science. Two of these cities were:

• Rome

• Florenzia

• Toledo

• Venice

The Magna Carta was signed in England in 1215 due to the rebellion of lords and barons against King Juan I for the abuse of power by the king, for constantly raising taxes for wars and for the lack of individual rights. The magna carta is considered as mother of every constitution in the world.

We can say that the objective of the magna carta was:

• To finish with the "divine right of kings" because nobody is above the law.

• To replaced king Juan I for a Lord.

• To finish wars in the middle ages.

• The creation of the human rights.

The inquisition was the persecution, torture and execution by the catholic church of people and religious groups who denied and sustained different beliefs from the catholic church (heretics). It lasted from 1231 until 1800 when Napoleon Bonaparte did forbid it.

The inquisition means that:

• Napoleon was not a true catholic king.

• Middle ages was a period of history characterized for its religious freedom.

• There was no religious freedom during the middle ages.

• People doesn't take religion seriously today's