Medieval Times

Question 0

What is feudalism?

Answer 0

A political and social system based on bonds of loyalty between a lord and his vassal.

Question 1

Why was feudalism developed in Europe?

Answer 1

Because of constant tribal warfare and invasion that forced nobles to seek protection to keep their land.

Question 2

What is the correct hierarchal order from top to bottom.

Answer 2

King,Lords,Knights or Vassals, Peasants & Serfs

Question 3

Who did most of the actual work on a manor?

Answer 3

Peasants

Question 4

Who was tied to the land and could not leave without there lords permission?

Answer 4

Serfs

Question 5

What was the beginning of England’s centralized goverment?

Answer 5

The Angle Saxons in added bad assumed control.

Question 6

The kings held most do the power until these people rebelled.

Answer 6

Nobles

Question 7

Nobles forced King John to sign this important document also known as the Great Charter.

Answer 7

Manga Carta.

Question 8

What were the effects of the Magna Carta?

Answer 8

Weakened feudalism by limiting the kings power, gave individuals more rights.

Question 9

What was the first step toward the formation of a democracy in England?

Answer 9

The development of the English Parliament (representative assemblies)

Question 10

The Crusades involved a series of wars which lasted how long?

Answer 10

Over several centuries.

Question 11

The crusaders originated as a way of recapturing the recently seized Holy Land (Palestine) and freeing it from the rule of which group of people?

Answer 11

Muslims.

Question 12

While the crusaders did no permanently re-conquer the Holy Land, it did largely succeed with neutralizing Muslim advances in which place?

Answer 12

mainland Europe.

Question 13

The Crusades had an important role in spreading Christianity what else did it do?

Answer 13

Introduced Asian and African ideas and products to Europe.

Question 14

How did the crusades affect Europe?

Answer 14

It increased trade between Europe and the Middle East, and helped break down feudalism.

Question 15

With the fall of the. Roman Empire this place became the greatest source of stability and self identification in Western Europe.

Answer 15

Roman Catholic Church

Question 16

Monasteries were credited with which if the following statements?

Answer 16

Preserving Christian writings such as the Bible.

Question 17

Monasteries educated boys for priesthood from these learning centers called what were formed?

Answer 17

Universities

Question 18

The primary goal of the Roman Catholic Church and the core purpose if monasteries was to do what?

Answer 18

Influence people to become Christians.

Question 19

Daily life centered around the Catholic Church. Priests performed various jobs such as what?

Answer 19

Running schools and hospitals

Question 20

The Black Plague spread quickly across Europe because of what?

Answer 20

More goods were being shipped across Central Asia than ever before.

Question 21

The Black Death first appeared in Europe in 1336 at which city located on the Black Sea?

Answer 21

Caffa.

Question 22

What was the Black Death spread by?

Answer 22

Fleas on rats.

Question 23

As many as 38 million Europeans which is nearly what fraction of the population that died from plague?

Answer 23

Half

Question 24

What did The Black Plague weaken?

Answer 24

Feudalism.