Unit 4 Middle Ages

Question 1

What was the period of the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

600 - 1400

Question 2

What group of Europeans are most likely to be educated?

Answer 2

Upper - Class Men

Question 3

Who was responsible for bringing Christianity to the Franks?

Answer 3

• Charlemagne wanted to spread Christianity to all Germanic tribes that had not yet converted
• To achieve his goals he began fighting wars against other Germanic tribes

Question 4

During the Middle Ages, Europe was threatened by groups of invaders from Scandinavia known as? And why was this group so successful?

Answer 4

The Vikings
This group was so successful because of the advanced technology in their weapons.

Question 5

What was the basis under power feudalism?

Answer 5

The government was based on control of land

Question 6

What were peasants’ roles?

Answer 6

• not permitted to own land
• lived under the protection of the lord
• Peasants worked on land
• Provided food and service for upper-class

Question 7

People were tried by the Inquisition for

Answer 7

The Inquisition had jurisdiction only over Christians. It had no power to investigate, prosecute, or convict Jews, Muslims, or any open member of other religions.

Question 8

What did knights trade in return for military service?

Answer 8

Traded for land or fief

Question 9

What was one of the methods that the Church punished individuals of Medival Europe?

Answer 9

Burning at the stake

Question 10

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

Answer 10

Recover Jerusalem and “The Holy Land” from the Muslims. (Gain access)

Question 11

What is the name of England’s legislative (law-making) body which limited the power of the king but extended rights to the people?

Answer 11

The Parliament of England

Question 12

What did the Magna Carta guarantee?

Answer 12

• No new taxes unless a common counsel agrees.
• All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury.
• The Monarch doesn’t have absolute power.

Question 13

How much of the population did the Balck plaque wipe out?

Answer 13

30 - 50 %
Half the population

Question 14

What was a monotheistic religion that was founded by Mohammad in modern-day Saudi Arabia?

Answer 14

Islam

Question 15

What is a serf and their role in the feudal system?

Answer 15

A serf was a labor who was bound to their king’s land. They grew crops and tended to the land.

Question 16

What were the roles and status of kings and Popes in Medieval society?

Answer 16

Ruled most of European society.
Popes had spiritual power, while kings had political power.

Question 17

Defintion of Canon Law

Answer 17

• A church’s set of laws is how the Church organizes and governs itself.
• Defines and protects the rights and responsibilities of all people, according to their status in the Church.

Question 18

What did the Crusades lead to?

Answer 18

-Christians were given more access to holy sites but never gained control over territory.
-Muslims saw this as an invasion of their sovereign territory and it left a bitter legacy between the two groups for hundreds of years.

Question 19

What was the three-field system?

Answer 19

The three-field system is crop rotation in which a field is planted with one set of crops one year, a different set in the second year, and left fallow in the third year.

Question 20

How did feudalism work?

Answer 20

Horizontal relationship within the people (Even)
If somebody provides service to someone else, that person who provided a service back.

Question 21

What were the roles of people involved in the feudal system?

Answer 21

• Kings grant land (fief) to nobles (lords/vessels) in return for military support
• Lords become more powerful than kings -> increased land holdings
• Lacked strong central authority
• Lords rule over their own lands

Question 22

What are some of the reasons the Middle Ages came to an end?

Answer 22

1. Black Death
2. One Hundred-Year War
3. The Great Schism
4. Little Ice Age

Question 23

What was the feudal hierarchy?

Answer 23

1. Kings/Pope
2. Lords/ Vassals
3. Knights
4. Peasants/ Serfs