Topic 7 - Medieval Christian Europe

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

Which church clergyman conducted the mass and administered the sacraments?

What are the sacred practices of the Church called?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which high official of the Church chose the pope?

What was the importance of the Justinian Code?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why did feudalism develop in the Middle Ages?

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

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

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

Which church official supervised priests and managed cathedrals?

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

The eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.

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

What is an indulgence?

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

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

In which of the following were clergy forbidden to marry?

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

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

Which Viking explorer was the first European to reach America?

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

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

Noblewomen were unimportant in feudal society.

Which of the following believed in the use of sacraments?

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

Knights could not marry without the lord’s permission.

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

What was the punishment for heresy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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