Middle Ages Assessment

What was one purpose Pope Urban called for a Crusade?

• Free the Holy Land from being ruled by Christians

• Free the Holy Land from being ruled by Muslims

•   Free the Holy Land from being ruled by Catholics

• Free the Holy Land from being ruled by Methodist

 What agreement did the peace treaty of the 3rd Crusade contain?

• The Byzantines would convert to Islam but keep the reclaimed territory

• The Muslims would be allowed to make safe trips to Jerusalem but Christians control the city

• All religions return to safe travel to Jerusalem and each have section of control

• Christians keep reclaimed territory & are allowed safe travel to Jerusalem but Muslims control the city

Why was there no need for a central government and trade in Medieval Europe?

• The surplus of goods allowed open markets that brought kingdoms value and stability.

• Kingdoms were able to thrive on their own and meet their needs.

• Kingdoms rotated leadership roles every other year to provide stability.

• Trade routes were safe and available to travel among the kingdoms.

The head of the Catholic Church (all churches) who also had significant political power was ___________.

• Peasant 

• Patrician

• Plebeian

• Pope

Which does not describe a monk?

• Devoted his life to serving the church

• Copied ancient Greek and Roman text to preserve them

• Trained to be a Christian Knight to guard the church

• Studied, Prayed, and lived in a monastery

How  did Christianity diffuse or spread in the North (of Europe)?

• Popes sent missionaries to share/teach about Christianity.

• Invaders forced the locals to convert to Christianity.

• The 5th Crusade resulted in Christian establishments up North.

• Monarchs sent monks south to train in order to return North and share it.

The Feudal System depended on serfs to grow all the food for the kingdom. 

Using context clues, define the word serf. 

  

• Warriors

• Enslaved

• Nobles

• Farmers 

The Pope promised all who fought in the crusades a guaranteed ticket to heaven. How did this promise lead to the Church becoming the center of power in Europe? 

Since life was so difficult during the Middle Ages, people were excited about going to a happy afterlife when they died. This led to everyone loving the Pope and his Church since he promised them this happiness. 

Since life was so easy during the Dark Ages, people did not want to die. The Pope’s promise of a happy afterlife when they died meant the happy days would never end so everyone loved the Pope and his Church. 

• Since life was so difficult during the Middle Ages, people were excited about going to a happy afterlife when they died. This led to everyone loving the Pope and his Church since he promised them this happiness. 

• Since life was so easy during the Dark Ages, people did not want to die. The Pope’s promise of a happy afterlife when they died meant the happy days would never end so everyone loved the Pope and his Church. 

Many people who went to fight in the crusades were poor serfs. They did not have enough money to buy the armor they needed for protection in battle. When they got to the city, they would ask a rich person for a loan to afford to buy armor and promise to pay it back when they returned from battle. How did this lead to an economic change for the Feudal system? 

• Most serfs died in battle and could not repay the money they owed. This made the rich people who loaned the money for armor very angry so they went to the king and demanded payment, leading to a ban on loaning money for armor. 

• When serfs returned to the city after the battle, they got jobs in the city to repay the money they borrowed for armor. This led to the development of the first banks. 

Before the Crusades, the Silk Road was closed by the Muslims. All the kingdoms had to make everything they needed in the manor. The people in the kingdoms did not know anything about other places in the world and what inventions and ideas were developing. After 200 years of traveling to Jerusalem and back to their kingdoms for crusade missions, they brought back Muslim culture and ideas such as: 

• Wheels, irrigation, and silk.

• Art, farming, and tea. 

• Algebra, chess, and coffee. 

• Iron swords, gold, and salt.