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Early Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages-GMS
Question | Answer |
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The people who were most important in spreading Christianity throughout Europe were | the popes, missionaries, and monks |
Monks and missionaries were similar in that they both | helped spread Christian teachings to new areas |
Who built a European empire and was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800? | Charlemagne |
The great scholar king of the Franks was _______ | Charlemagne |
a missionary, converted the people of Britain and Ireland to Christianity. | St. Patrick |
What were the reasons for the fall of Rome? | corruption of officials Asian invaders lack of leadership |
What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord? | fief |
The main duty of a vassal was to | fight to defend his lord’s land |
Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after | William the Conqueror invaded Britain. |
Which of the following happened after Europe’s population began to increase during the Middle Ages? | feudalism declined |
The growth of European cities around the year 1000 was caused by | the end of the manor system |
The feudal system in Europe led to the development of a new economic system called the _______ system | manor |
What was the most important similarity between knights and samurai? | They received land for their service. They both pledged loyalty to lords They both had peasants working their lands. |
Samurai warriors and European knights both followed codes of behavior that emphasized | loyalty |
How were the Japanese and European feudal systems similar ? | land was the basis of the system for both both had members of a noble class in charge of the land both had warriors to protect the land |
In Europe, the strict code of honor followed by knights was called _____ . | Chivalry |
Japanese art of the middle ages was based on ___________themes, while European art was based on _______ themes. | natural / religious |
The basis of both the Japanese and European feudal systems was ____________. | land |
The knights of Europe could be compared to the Japanese ___________. | samurai |
Another name for a serf is a ____________. | peasant |
Knights are to chivalry what samurai are to ________________. | Bushido |
Japanese art reflected beliefs from what two philosophies: | Shinto Buddhist |