Dark Ages

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europeans no longer trusted that a king could protect them from invaders.

• True
• False

Rome was polytheistic (believed in many gods) until __________ became the first Christian emperor in 312 AD.

• Commodus
• Diocletian
• Constantine
• Hammurabi

What was NOT a reason the Roman Empire fell?

• Corrupt, ineffective leaders
• Inflation
• Famine
• Invasion by the Greeks

During the time of the Roman Empire, everyone spoke ____________. During the Dark Ages, this language fractured into many regional languages.

• German
• Norse
• Latin
• Italian

A _____ is a piece of land given by a noble / lord in exchange for a good or service

• Manor
• Chateaux
• Fief
• Vassal

A person of high rank by birth

• Serf
• Knight
• Peasant
• Noble

Who is at the top of the feudalism pyramid?

• Knight
• Noble
• King
• Serf

This was the highest social class living on the manor.

• Pope
• Serf
• Noble
• Knight

90% of the population who lived on manors were:

• Kings
• Nobles
• Knights
• Peasants / Serfs

A knight provided ____________ on the manor

• Protection
• $$$$$
• Crops
• Entertainment