Chapter 13 Middle Ages

What is the correct order for the education of a knight?

• Page, Squire, Knight

• Knight, Squire, Page

• Page, Knight, Squire

• Squire, Page, Knight

The feudal system was based on the control of _____________

Who was the ruler of the first real empire in medieval Europe?

• Charlemagne

• Charles the Weak

• Clovis I

• Pope Gregory I

Christian rites (or religious ceremonies) were called ....

• sacraments

• clergy

• relics

• the Inquisition

Appointment of church officials by secular rulers ...

• sacraments

• the Inquisition

• The Papal States

• lay investiture

• relics

Was feudalism a political or economic system?

• Political

• Economic

Why was feudalism developed?

• There was a need for a clear successor to the crown.

• Centralized power was lost in the face of invasion.

• The church was losing power and failed to protect lords.

• Lords decided to reform society by establishing feudalism.

Knights most commonly traded military service for....

• social status

• monetary reward

• land

• none of the above

When Gregory I became pope, he broadened the scope of authority for his office into a ________________ power.

What was the unifying force in peoples' lives during the middle ages?

• feudalism

• the Church

• the Holy Roman Empire

• the German nobles