Topic 7 - Medieval Christian Europe

Under the system of feudalism, who provided labor to farm the land?

What was the importance of the Justinian Code?

During the Middle Ages, monarchies became the most powerful institution in Western Europe.

What term refers to a large piece of land owned by a lord; also called an estate?

Which church clergyman lived in monasteries and copied Greek and Roman manuscripts?

Which of the following believed in the supremacy of the Pope?

Which of the following celebrated religious holidays, such as Christmas and Easter?

What term refers to a noble who lived on an estate or in a castle?

Which church official supervised priests and managed cathedrals?

What code of bravery required honor, honesty, and protection for the weak?

The priest solemnizes the marriage contract in a formal ceremony called confirmation.

Under the system of feudalism, who administered justice, provided land and protection?

What was the permanent split between eastern and western Christianity called?

Which of the following believed in the use of sacraments?

What term refers to land given by a lord in return for loyalty and military service?

What is an indulgence?

Who was the head of the church in the Byzantine Empire?

What terrifying new weapon of war was developed by the Byzantine Empire?

What term refers to a peasant who lived and worked on estates?

Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the Church?

The eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.

Which of the following used the Greek language in worship and its scriptures?

What became popular in the late Middle Ages as fierce fighting lessened?

The early Middle Ages has been called the Dark Ages because there were frequent wars and a lack of trade.

Noblewomen were unimportant in feudal society.

Which of the following practiced the use of religious icons in worship?

What term refers to a noble who was given land in return for loyalty and military service?

Knights could not marry without the lord’s permission.

Which of the following is NOT a sacrament of the Catholic Church?

Which church clergyman conducted the mass and administered the sacraments?

The growing corruption of the Church led to calls for reform.

The relationship between lord and vassal involved an exchange of pledges called what?

Which church official is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

What are the sacred practices of the Church called?

Other names for the Middle Ages include the Age of Faith, and the Medieval Times.

Which Viking explorer was the first European to reach America?

Which group(s) repeatedly led attacks into Europe during the Dark Ages?

The Byzantine emperor was thought of as being God’s representative on earth.

What was the punishment for heresy?

Which high official of the Church chose the pope?

The 1000 years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the modern period is known as the Middle Ages.

Which Byzantine emperor conquered North Africa, Italy, and the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula?

What term refers to a mounted warrior of the Middle Ages?

In which of the following were clergy forbidden to marry?

Which king of the Franks was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor?

Why did feudalism develop in the Middle Ages?

Lords and knights relied on trade for food, lodging, horses, armor, and weapons.