Middle Ages Quiz

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?

• Feudalism helped to sustain the growing industrial productivity of Europe.

• Feudalism fueled the European ability to explore the New World and Africa.

• Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

• Feudalism was built upon a system of buying and selling serfs obtained from other lands.

The creation of guilds, feudalism, and the manorial system are MOST LIKELY associated with which historical period?

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  Medieval

• Imperialism

• Neolithic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

During the Middle Ages, which group was generally responsible for the preservation of learning and ancient literature?

• nobles and kings

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  priests and monks

• doctors and lawyers

• traders and businessmen

Which member of the feudal system was MOST tied to the land?

• blacksmith

• farmer

• king

• serf

Which of these statements concerning serfs in the feudal era is CORRECT?

• They had more rights than peasants.

• Many fought in service of their knights.

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  Some saved enough money to move to other lands.

• Wealthy vassals often sold them to other vassals.

During the Middle Ages, Bibles and other Christian literature were generally

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  distributed by Kings.

• written only in Latin.

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  accessible to all people.

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  found only in the Vatican in Rome.

The geographic feature MOST responsible for extensive trade within Europe has historically been the

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  numerous ports on the Atlantic Ocean.

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  scarcity of volcanic activity.

• abundant navigable rivers.

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  variety of climates due to mountain ranges.

Which of these was true of the Roman Catholic religion, as it was practiced in Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Bishops and priests were usually married men.

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  The Pope was sometimes very influential in military matters.

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  The Pope's authority was ceremonial rather than jurisdictional.

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  The Holy Roman Emperor was peacefully subject to the Pope on most political matters.

The Bubonic Plague of the 1300s originated in

Charlemagne was important in medieval Europe because

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  he stopped the spread of Islam into Spain.

• his invasion of England made it a French colony.

• he established a relatively unified empire in medieval Europe.

• the Catholic Church was unable to control his political actions.