Pre-AP World History Test #7

Question 1

Feudalism

Answer 1

developed out of people’s need for protection against invaders, and landowners’ need for defense. Powerful lords commanded the obedience of less powerful nobles. Caused by a lack of a single leader

Question 2

Manor System

Answer 2

Manor House: where the lord and his family lived.
Village Church
Peasant Cottages
Lord’s Demesne - fields owned by the lord and worked on by the peasants
Peasant Crofts - gardens belonging to the peasants
Mill - water-powered to grind grain
Common pasture for animal grazing
Woodland for fuel

Question 3

Lords

Answer 3

landowners, were in charge

Question 4

Fief

Answer 4

land granted to a vassal or knight to oversee/live on/take care of

Question 5

Vassals

Answer 5

wealthy landowner who run the fief (land) for the lord

Question 6

Knights

Answer 6

mounted horsemen who defend their lord’s land in exchange for fiefs

Question 7

Serfs

Answer 7

bound to the land, everything they did went to the lords

Question 8

Roman Catholic Church

Question 9

Byzantine Empire

Answer 9

weakens as a result of the crusades

Question 10

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Question 11

Pope Urban II Speech

Answer 11

promised the knights of Europe forgiveness of their sins if they went on a Crusade to win back Jerusalem for Christianity. Also promised serfs their freedom if they joined

Question 12

Causes of the Crusades

Question 13

Children’s Crusades

Answer 13

an army of young people who set off on a crusade. They were captured and sold as slaves

Question 14

Crusader Kingdoms

Question 15

Saladin

Answer 15

creates truce that allows him to keep the city and allow pilgrims access

Question 16

Crusades–Muslim Perspective

Question 17

Impact of the Crusades

Answer 17

Feudalism breaks down
Bitterness among Muslims, Christians, and Jews
Byzantine Empire weakens
Interactions lead to the establishment of trade networks