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Middle Ages in Europe
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1
Serfs were different from peasants in that serfs
owned the land they worked on.
could live anywhere except land that was the lord’s estate
lived in the cities and were not farmers like the peasants.
were legally bound to the land wherethey worked and lived.
2
Which is NOT a part of early English parliament?
Serfs
Nobles
Knights
Clergy
3
The most important gift a lord could give to a vassal was
his daughter in marriage.
a boat.
a gold ring.
a piece of land.
4
Authors chose to write in the vernacular of the area because of all the following EXCEPT for
it gave more literature in the common language
it allowed for an increase in literacy
it promoted the literacy for the upper class only
it developed authors as a profession
5
Parliament in the Late Middle Ages created of a House of ________ and a House of _________,
lords, peasants
peasants, commons
lords, commons
laws, jury
6
The results of the bubonic plague included all of the following EXCEPT for
anti-Semitism
decrease in trade
increase in trade
end of serfdom
7
What is a common theme we see with Medieval Europe and Japan?
Crusades
Catholicism
Feudal Society
Shining Armor
8
What document was written in order to define a king’s power?
parliament code
declaration of independence
common law
Magna Carta
9
The denial of basic church doctrines is called
antichrist
happenstance
heresy
anarchy
10
____ was a code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold.
Chivalry
The Book of the Dead
The fief
Vassalage
11
The Black Death killed nearly 38 million people, resulting in
the collapse of the Catholic Church.
a severe famine.
the collapse of the caste system.
severe economic consequences.
12
The Magna Carta was a document that
strengthened the idea that a monarch’s power was limited
established peace between the Normans and the French.
established English Parliament to grant taxes and pass laws.
conceded power over the courts to the Roman Catholic Church.
13
The Crusades were expeditions to regain the ____________
fields of wonder
country of China
holy land
house of burgesses
14
Which of the following were elements of Gothic architecture?
pointed arches and flying buttresses
rounded arches and lots of windows
barrel Vaults and heavy stone walls
structures with very few windows
15
Heroic epic poems, such as Beowulf and Song of Roland, usually described
love of a lady.
lives of saints.
stories for children
battles and political contests.
16
Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
King
Abbot
Pope
Patriarch
17
___ literature was literature written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region
Complex
Vernacular
Biblical
Philosophical
18
Which is not a part of the guild system?
master
journeymen
apprentice
guildie
19
What was the primary reason for the Hundred Years’ War?
control of the Catholic Church
control of Islamic expansion
control of the English throne
control of the French throne
20
Under what system are lords and vassals bound together?
Oracle bones
Imperialistic
Feudalism
Monasticism
21
The Magna Carta stated that the kings rule was
taken away
non-existent
limited not absolute
absolute
