Medieval Ages

Which was the greatest reason for the fall of the Roman Empire in the West?

• Barbarian Invasions

• lack of common language

• poor economy

• too many were religious

Which is the correct order of the feudal hierarchy, from most powerful to least?

• noble, serf, monarch, knights

• monarch, noble, serf, knights

• monarch, noble, knight, peasants/serfs

• serf, knight, noble, monarch

Members of this group believed that God had given them the right to rule.

• Nobles

• Monarch

• Knights

• Peasants/Serfs

Which event, more than any other, signified the beginning of the Medieval Ages?

• The collapse of the Roman Empire

• The development of towns

• The Bubonic plague

• The Crusades

A knight is expected to show loyalty to a lord by

• farming a plot of land

• collecting tolls and taxes

• arranging loans at no interest

• providing military service (protection)

Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide peasants with which of the following?

• Food

• Protection

• Livable wage

• Education

The daily life for this social class revolved around raising crops and tending to livestock and other skilled work.

• Monarch

• Nobles

• Knights

• Peasants

What did the feudal system provide for people in Europe during this time?

• redistribution of wealth

• stability, security, and social order

• multiple sets of beliefs

• indulgences for sinners

What religion had the biggest influence on people in Europe during Medieval Times?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• polytheism

Medieval Ages mean the same thing as the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

• Sometimes