Middle Ages Review

Pulled the sword from the stone and the revealed his destiny to become King

• King Arthur

• King Lancelot

• Gawain
• Merlin

The Crusades affected the world by

• strengthening the system of serfdom

• increasing trade between Europe and the Middle East

• causing Europeans to isolate themselves from the world

• the fall of European kingdoms

What are the power levels of the Feudal pyramid? Most powerful first.

• kings, serfs, knights, pope, lords/nobles

• serfs, knights, lords/nobles, kings, pope

• knights, kings, pope, lords/nobles, serfs

• pope, kings, lords/nobles, knights, serfs

group that made up the largest part of the population in feudal society and were at the bottom of the social pyramid.

• knights

• fief

• peasants/serfs

• tithe

• Magna Carta

What was the Hundred Years' War?

• A document signed by King John that limited the powers of the English Monarchy

• A series of Christian military campaigns to reclaim the Holy Land

• A period of division in the Catholic Church where 3 popes existed at the same time

• A series of military conflicts between France and England during the Middle Ages

Why was the Magna Carta important?

• It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.

• It said that the king must obey the law and gave basic rights to the people.

• It limited the power of the Pope.

• It approved money for wars in France.

The black death is estimated to have killed how much of the European population.

• 30% to 60%
• 50% to 80%
• 70% to 90%
• 10% to 20%

The pope was the leader of what religion

• Eastern Orthodoxy
• Jewish

• Islam
• Catholic

The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because

• It protected them in times of warfare.

• It provided them with education.

• It decided who could achieve salvation/go to heaven.

• It controlled food production.

Proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III and united most of western Europe.

• Urban II

• knights

• Charlemagne

• peasants

• Magna Carta