Unit 3A Test Review

Other than serving as knights, which of the following could vassals do in order to fulfill their duties to a lord or king?

• perform peacetime civil services

• pay increased taxes to their lord

• serve the church as a member of the clergy

• hire knights to serve their lord in their place

During the early European feudal period, what were subsistence agriculture and economic self-sufficiency most commonly associated with?

• manorial system

• enclosure movement

• growth of commerce

• introduction of wheeled vehicles

Which trait is a characteristic of serfdom?

• limited economic options

• upward social mobility

• extensive political influence

• service as a warrior

What is a characteristic of the European system of manorialism?

• promoting social mobility

• reviving and preserving learning

• serving the spiritual needs of society

• maintaining economic self-sufficiency

What does the diagram above illustrate?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Industrialism

Using the chart above, which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?

• emancipated the nobles’ serfs

• rejected power and wealth

• maintained armies for the king

• provided social and educational services

By the time the Roman Empire fell in 476 CE, Christianity had spread throughout much of western Europe. How did the presence of Christianity affect the region in the decades that followed?

• Christianity quickly died out in western Europe.

• Christianity's influence declined as Christian leaders allowed tribal religions to reemerge.

• Christianity was the central unifying force in Europe following the fall of Rome.

• Christian missionaries shifted their focus from Europe to North Africa and the Middle East.

What was a result of an increase in trade and commerce during the late Middle Ages in Europe?

• Decline in urban population

• Decrease in cultural exchange

• Growth of towns and cities

• Reduction in wealth of merchants

How did the bubonic plague affect the medieval European social system?

• Manors expanded in size due to the increased number of peasants fleeing from outbreaks in cities.

• Many lords constructed hospitals on their manors to treat the peasants who had contracted the disease.

• Wealthy landowners suffered the most from the plague due to their more frequent travels abroad.

• The plague contributed to the decline of feudalism due to the high death rate among peasants.

In the 1340s, how did the Bubonic Plague spread to Europe?

• trade with Asia

• the expansion of Christianity

• development of guilds in Italy

• the explorations of Vasco da Gama