The Middle Ages

When did the Middle Ages occur?

• 5th to 15th centuries

• 15th to 18th centuries

• 1st to 4th centuries

• 19th to 21st centuries

What is another term for the Middle Ages?

• Renaissance

• Medieval period

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

Which historical event marks the traditional beginning of the Middle Ages?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The invention of the printing press

• The discovery of the New World

• The French Revolution

Feudalism was a social and economic system that primarily emerged during the:

• Early Middle Ages

• High Middle Ages

• Late Middle Ages

• Renaissance

What was the key feature of feudalism in medieval Europe?

• Centralized government

• Religious freedom

• Economic equality

• Land ownership and obligations

Which class of society owned the land and granted fiefs to vassals in the feudal system?

• Serfs

• Monarchs

• Nobility

• Merchants

How did feudalism contribute to political stability in the Middle Ages?

• By promoting strong central governments

• By creating a highly centralized power structure

• By decentralizing power and fostering local governance

• By implementing a strict code of laws

Which document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English monarch and contributed to the development of constitutional government in medieval England?

• Magna Carta

• Code of Hammurabi

• Ten Commandments

• Edict of Milan

What was the main responsibility of vassals in the feudal system?

• Collecting taxes for the king

• Providing military service to their lords

• Running religious institutions

• Managing the manor's agriculture

The medieval system of mutual obligations and loyalties between lords and vassals was known as:

• The Crusades

• The Renaissance

• Chivalry

• The feudal contract