Unit 5 Medieval Europe Test

Charlemagne is nicknamed the "Father of Europe." What two European monarchies is he given credit for founding?

• Germany and Spain

• England and France

• France and Germany

• France and Portugal

Growth of towns, creation of guilds, and commercialization. These changes in European daily life were MOST LIKELY accompanied by which decline?

• the decline of feudalism and the manorial system

• the decline of the absolute monarch system

• the decline of global trade and exports

• the decline of industrial capacity

Knight, vassal, serf, peasant. These terms are MOST associated with which period in world history?

• Middle Ages

• Neolithic Age

• Hellenistic Period

• Industrial Revolution

How might feudalism and the manorial system have impacted the social life of Europeans?

• Unlike slaves, peasants retained legal rights in manorialism and in the feudal arrangement.

• Peasants on manors and under feudalism owed financial obligations to the lord

• New agricultural techniques changed the open field system of manorialism.

• The growth of cities decreased the importance of feudalism.

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

• Medieval

• Imperialism

• Neolithic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Which society is MOST closely associated with feudalism, which was a political system based on lords, vassals, and fiefs?

• Indian

• European

• Native American

• Southeast Asia

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?

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

• Feudalism feudalism the European ability to explore the New World and Asia.

• 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.

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

• blacksmith

• farmer

• king

• serf

"The decline of the Roman Empire was partly due to a lack of military strength. This carried over into the Middle Ages, making landowners wary of possible invasions." After the invasions began, Europeans found protection by entering into

• feudal arrangements

• mercenary contracts

• land and sea watches

• sovereignty agreements

This Frankish leader reestablished the ancient culture of the Mediterranean worlds in Western Europe and was known as the "light of the dark ages." He is

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Alfred the Great

• William the Conqueror