Unit 2: Life in the Middle Ages

What was the role of monasteries in the Middle Ages?

• Providing medical care

• Offering protection to serfs

• Leading local Christian communities

• Operating agricultural estates

Who was considered the first bishop of Rome?

• Peter

• Charlemagne

• Urban

• Jesus

What was the chief virtue of feudal society?

• Loyalty to one's lord

• Freedom of movement

• Social mobility

• Independence from the church

What was the economic arrangement of the manorial system?

• Agricultural estate operated by a lord and worked by peasants

• Trade fairs for merchants to sell their goods

• Craftspeople organizing themselves into guilds

• Printing press invention

What was the purpose of guilds in medieval society?

• Set standards for quality of products

• Provided medical care to the community

• Elected the pope

• Developed the printing press

What was the main impact of the printing press?

• Greater distribution and spread of ideas

• Increase in population growth

• Rise of kingdoms vs. empires

• Development of the feudal system

What was the purpose of trade fairs in medieval Europe?

• To provide a place for Europeans to gather and trade

• To set standards for quality of products

• To elect the pope

• To develop the printing press

What was the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?

• Providing order and security

• Operating agricultural estates

• Leading local Christian communities

• Offering protection to serfs

What was the political characteristic of the Middle Ages?

• Rise of kings

• Increase in population growth

• Development of the manorial system

• Growth of trade and manufacturing