Review The Middle Ages Test

What is a Crusade?

• A series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period

• A type of ancient Roman military formation

• A traditional Japanese festival

• A style of medieval European architecture

What is Chivalry?

• A code of conduct associated with medieval knighthood

• A type of medieval weapon

• A style of ancient architecture

• A traditional form of dance

What is Feudalism?

• A social system in medieval Europe

• A modern political system

• An economic theory

• A type of government

What is a Serf?

• A peasant bound to a lord's land

• A free landowner

• A member of the clergy

• A knight

What is a Knight?

• A medieval warrior

• A type of bird

• A piece in chess

• A type of fish

Which event, more than any other, signified the BEGINNING of the Middle Ages in Europe?

What system helped bring back law and order to Europe after the Fall of Rome?

What was a manor?

How did the Magna Carta change England's government?

• It limited the king's power, protected rights of English subjects, and established a parliament.

• It increased the king's power and reduced the rights of English subjects.

• It had no impact on England's government.

• It abolished the monarchy in England.

The Magna Carta was originally written to protect which group?

• The English nobility

• The common people

• The monarchy

• The church