Middle Ages Review

In western Europe, the Middle Ages began after the collapse of which empire?

• Mughal

• Roman

• Ottoman

• Byzantine

Justinian imposes a new code of law.

Completion of Hagia Sophia adds beauty to Constantinople.

Greco-Roman tradition preserved.

Which empire is described in these statements?

• Byzantine

• Persian

• Mauryan

• Ottoman

One reason the Justinian Code was significant was that it...

• became the foundation of the modern legal systems of many Western countries

• established the basis for the development of the Code of Hammurabi

• incorporated laws from all over Asia and Europe

• led to the protection of inalienable rights in Roman territories

Interactions between the Byzantine missionaries and Russia influenced the Russians to...

• recognize the absolute political authority of the Pope

• adopt Orthodox Christianity

• call for an alliance with the Muslims

• terrorize Charlemagne’s empire

A basic reason for the rise of the feudal system in Europe was the...

• decline of the towns

• influence of the crusades

• end of the manorial system

• lack of effective central government

Charlemagne’s 9th century empire covered territory which today would include the countries of...

• Poland and Russia

• Spain and Portugal

• France and Germany

• Ireland and the United Kingdom

After the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD), people sought protection in small feudal communities called...

• towns

• monasteries

• manors

• cities

During the early European feudal period, subsistence agriculture and economic self-sufficiency are most commonly associated with the...

• manorial system

• enclosure movement

• growth of commerce

• introduction of wheeled vehicles

An economic reason for the institution of serfdom was to maintain

• an educated citizenry

• a stable workforce

• overseas trade

• religious uniformity

Under the feudal system in Western Europe, what did the lords pledge to their serfs?

• protection

• food

• money payments

• trading rights