Middle Ages Test Review

Draw a Roman arch

Draw a Medieval Gothic arch

The Roman Empire fell for all the reasons EXCEPT

• slow communication

• barbarian attacks

• corrupt dictators

• the rise of Christianity

Which were a result of the Fall of Rome?

• the Byzantine Empire also fell

• attacks from outsiders increased

• lack of central government or military authority

• democracy spread across Europe

Lasting legacies from Rome found in the United States are:

• Classical architecture

• dictatorship in times of war

• idea citizens have rights and responsibilities

• general elections

The _________ used a new style of warfare with knights on horseback, which made them very powerful.

The Roman Empire continued in the _____ as the Byzantine Empire, which looked at itself as the heir to the Roman Empire.

Fiefs were

• large festivals

• musical intruments

• grants of land

• war horses

Most of daily medieval life centered around which things?

• entertainment and leisure

• The Church

• farming and other work tasks

• government decrees

Historians often call the Middle Ages the Age of ______