Question 1

The fall of Rome caused

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lack of a central government

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a strong economy

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decline of Christianity

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no attacks by barbarians

Question 2

How did a lord exert power over the peasants?

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all are correct

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serfs required to grind gain at lord's mill

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collected tallage

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demand payment of "head money"

Question 3

Describe the Vikings

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made quick, fierce raids on villages

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traded goods from the Middle East

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migrated from Asia

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toppled the Roman Empire

Question 4

What was the function of a castle?

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all are correct

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protection

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a  home

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show power of ruling class

Question 5

How did being crowned Holy Roman emperor make Charlemagne more powerful?

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showed that God was on his side

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sent message that he was a god

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he controlled the church

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gave him power of Rome

Question 6

In times of war, what could a lord do if he did not wish to fight for his own higher-ranking lord?

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supply a well-trained fighting force to fight on his behalf

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claim to be opposed to war and not fight

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perform community service

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pay money instead of fighting

Question 7

What was the main job of medieval ladies?

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manage the household

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sell goods at market

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teach boys to be knights

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negotiate with lords

Question 8

What to head money, tallage, and marriage fee have in common?

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taxes collected by the lords

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money given to peasants

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how peasants earned a living

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gifts from kings to vassals

Question 9

Why did William of Normandy invade England in 1066?

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believed he should be king of England

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to raid English settlements and take their gold and silver

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to put his cousin Harold on the English throne

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establish Norman colonies in England

Question 10

What was the purpose of feudalism?

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protection and stability

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balance power of monarch and the people

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give everyone a voice in government

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provide welfare of all people

Question 11

What were the two stages of a knight's education that he had to complete before becoming a knight?

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page and squire

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vassal and lord

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apprentice and journeyman

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beginner and intermediate

Question 12

What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment was...

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unified nearly all European Christian land

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first Frankish king to become Christian

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built and empire the survived after his death

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ended the treat of invading Vikings

Question 13

Majority of  people during the Middle Ages were

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peasants

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clergy

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knights

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squires

Question 14

Most medieval monarchs

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believed that God gave them the right to rule

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had enough wealth to keep their own armies

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keep vassals from gaining any power

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had complete control over their kingdoms

Question 15

Early medieval castles are to late medieval castles as

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carpenters are to stonemasons

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tailors are to hat makers

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steelworkers are to steel

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adults are to children

Question 16

How did the Franks become Christians?

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followed Clovis into Christianity

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learned about Christianity from Vikings

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from the Magyars - influenced them to convert

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learned from missionaries from the Middle East

Question 17

The three groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries were....

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Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings

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peasants, serfs, and fiefs

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Romans,Franks, and Clovis

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Normans, Saxons, and Angles

Question 18

Which statement is true?

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Noblewomen often held fiefs and inherited land.

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Noblewomen were protected from the dangers of war.

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Noblewomen had comfortable and easy lives.

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Noblewomen had very little to do with their own children.

Question 19

Later castles were built of stone rather than wood because

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protection from powerful siege weapons

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stone was more fashionable than wood

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wood was hard to find , and stone was more available

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stone was cheaper than wood

Question 20

When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return?

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supply the king with knights during war time

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work the king's land to provide him food

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provide peasants to work for the king

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owed the king nothing but a thank you

Question 21

How are unfree peasants different from free peasants?

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Unfree could not leave the lord's manor and had to farm the lord's land

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Unfree had to trains as warriors and fight in battles

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Unfree were property and could be sold to other noblemen

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Unfree rented their land from the lord and pay monthly rent to him

Question 22

Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called

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chivalry

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squirehood

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serfdom

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fiefdom

Question 23

The most important part of a squire's education was....

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training to be a warrior

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learning to be a good servant to the knight

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learning singing and dancing

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learning religion from a local priest or friar

Question 24

By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., feudalism had

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brought stability to much of Europe

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been replaced by constitutional monarchy

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been overwhelmed by invasions by Vikings and Magyars

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begun to establish itself in France

Question 25

A popular sporting event that  two knights are participated in?

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jousting

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swimming

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olympics

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book reading

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