The Middle Ages in Europe, Part II

What was the attraction of medieval towns?

Why did some European Jews, despite being banned from guilds, end up in banking?

While castles were homes, they were primarily built for ______.

Why is the Magna Carta one of the most important documents in history?

Why was the Church so powerful in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Life for English peasants changed greatly under William the Conqueror's rule.

Why did many European Jews gravitate toward medieval towns?

In June 1215, English nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, which means ______.

Which of the following was not a medieval advancement in farming?

William the Conqueror's The Great Domesday Book was the world's first ______.

A guild is a union of people that practiced the same ______.

The Magna Carta influenced the contents of our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

In the early 1200's, which was not one of the reasons King John had become one of England's worst kings?

Rome's population fell from 1,000,000 to a few thousand in the Middle Ages, but it was still the biggest town in Europe.

The Great Domesday Book helped William the Conqueror ______.

The ladies of the castle had a lot of authority over others at all times.

Homage means to pay ______.

Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of feudalism?

What was a positive contribution that Christian monks and nuns made to society?

The castle and the entire estate belonging to the lords were called the ______.

Medieval Jews became highly noted craftspeople as they were welcomed into trade guilds.