Chapter 14 Flashcards
During the Middle Ages, the largest and most powerful religion in Western Europe was the
a. Roman Catholic Church
b. Eastern Orthodox Church
c. Protestant Church
d. Church of England
a. Roman Catholic Church
A lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him was to.
a. educate them
b. take care of their livestock and lands.
c. bring them to God.
d. protect them and their lands
d. protect them and their lands
As feudalism weakened, one way kings gained power was by supporting
a. the Crusades
b. new towns
c. the lords in their kingdom
d. the Roman Catholic Church
B. New towns
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between
a. Christians and Muslims
b. kings and clergy
c. France and Spain
d. France and England
D. France and England
The first Christians to fight the Muslims for the Holy Land were
a. lords and their knights
b. common people led by Peter the Hermit
c. kings led by Peter the Hermit
d. members of the clergy
b. Common people led by Peter the Hermit
Peasants were often able to improve their standard of living by
a. staying on the manor for generations
b. fighting in the Crusades
c. farming the lord’s fields
d. moving to towns
D. Moving to towns
What is one reason that the Church was so powerful during medieval times?
a. It did not allow national religions
b. It encouraged warfare among feudal lords.
c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them
d It encouraged serfs to leave the manor.
c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them.
How was life in the towns different from life on the manor?
a. In the towns, people no longer belonged to guilds
b. In the towns, the Church had no authority
c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money
d. In the towns people were self-sufficient
c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money
One thing that helped trade grow during the Middle Ages was
a. the Crusades
b. the opening of routes between France and England.
c. the growth of the peasant class
d. the feudal system
a. the Crusades
Christians fought the Muslim Turks in order to
a. force them out of Italy.
b. spread the feudal system of government
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
d. convert the Muslims to Christianity
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
What happened to serfs who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day?
a. they became free
b. they were arrested for desertion and imprisoned
c. they were sold into slavery
d. they were returned to the manor
a they became free
What was one problem medieval cities faced?
a. a lack of guilds
b. no clergy
c. invaders from other cities
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
Why is the Holy Land important?
a. It is the center of Europe
b. It is sacred to all of the world’s great religions
c. The Catholic Church is located there.
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
Christians fought the Muslim Turks in order to
a. force them out of Italy
b. spread the feudal system of government
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
d. convert the Muslims to Christianity
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
What happened to serfs who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day?
a. They became free
b. They were arrested for desertion and imprisoned.
c. They were sold into slavery
d. they were returned to the manor
a. they became free
