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Middle Ages
Official Study Guide for the Middle Ages Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the main agreement within manorialism? | The upper class offers protection and the serfs/peasants do everything else on land |
| The 1,000 year period after the Western Roman Empire fell is called? | Middle Ages |
| Which was the 1st Germanic tribe to develop into a large empire? Also known as the Holy Roman Empire. | Franks |
| Identify one change that happened when the Germanic Tribes invaded Western Roman Lands? | Creations of small kingdoms |
| Which of the following best describes a manor | Lord's land including his castle |
| People who lived and worked (mostly farmed) on land owned by others were called | Peasant |
| Those who received pieces of land (fiefs) from a king were called? | Lords |
| The political, military, and social system that emerged in the Early Middle Ages was called... | Feudalism |
| Why did towns and cities start to reappear around 1000 CE? | increase in food led to a merchant class was created and started trading |
| What is Feudalism based on? | Agreements |
| After the King the most powerful position in society was held by | Lords |
| In the Middle Ages, how was it determined how much power a king has? | How much land they controlled |
| According to Reading Like A Historian -Dark Ages, the Early Middle Ages (476 CE - 1000 CE) can be characterized by | Dark time, full of violence |
| According to Reading Like A Historian - Dark Ages, the Late Middle Ages (1000 CE - 1400 CE) can be characterized by | Light Age full of learning and trading |
| Which is not an agreement within feudalism or manorialism? | Church officials provided faith and followers give money to the church |
| What was the main cause of the Hundred Years War? | The claim by the English kings to the French throne |
| The bacteria that is connected to the Bubonic Plague originated (started) in... | Asia |
| What two religions came out of the schism of the Christian Church in 1054 CE? | Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox |
| Who helped France start to have success in the fighting of the Hundred Years' War? | Joan of Arc |
| What did the Christians in the Middle Ages believe was the cause of the Black Death? | They thought it was a punishment for their sins |
| What was the primary point of disagreement that led to the Schism of 1054? | Ultimate authority/control over Christians |
| "Town's air brings freedom" ~ Medieval saying. What idea does this saying best represent | Peasants could gain wealth and a better life if they moved to a town |
| In 1215, the Magna Carta was signed by who? | King John |
| What was a main talking point within the Magna Carta? | Due Process and the rights of the accused |