Unit 3 Med-Ren

What is the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages/Renaissance

• Vassal

• Catholic Church

• Cathedrals

• Feudalism

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

• Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles/lords in exchange for their military service.

• Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.

• Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

• The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

• The Black Death/The Plague
• The Voice
• The Spanish Flu
• The Common Cold

Social structure of the Middle Ages

• Caste System

• Feudalism

• Manorism

• Monarchy

What is the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages/Renaissance

• Vassal

• Catholic Church

• Cathedrals

• Feudalism

What is a struggle they encountered during the Late Middle Ages?

• Decline of the church political and spiritual power

• The Thousand Years' War

• The White Death

• No advances in technology or production

When did the Middle Ages begin?

• after the Greek Empire

• after the Roman Empire

• after the Egyptian Empire

• after the Myan Empire

Which description is of Humanism?

• celebrates the individual, living in the moment, and encourages the study of classical Greek & Roman art and literature

• people should live in harmony with nature, and have a simple life with inner peace

• focused on the Church, achieving salvation from sin, and life after death

• people should do good when possible but evil is ok when necessary

Who invented the wooden movable-type printing press?

• Machiavelli

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus

• Da Vinci

Which of these is true about The Prince (select ALL that apply)

• Written by Niccolo Machiavelli

• Believed that rulers should have absolute power

• Said that a prince should do good when possible but evil when necessary

• Was a key contribution of Michelangelo to the Renaissance