Question 1

What is the system of obligations that governs the relationships between lords and vassals?

Accepted Answer

feudalism

Answer

Justinian Code

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government

Answer

caste system

Question 2

Feudalism provided two things, one being land. What was the other primary feature?

Accepted Answer

protection

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food

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money

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a king

Question 3

What do people of nation-states have in common?

Accepted Answer

culture

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family

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origin

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ethnicity

Question 4

Knights were often vassals who owned what?

Accepted Answer

land

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serfs

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kingdoms

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horses

Question 5

What was the system of social relations between lords and serfs during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

manorialism

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caste system

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government

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nation-states

Question 6

Who did most of the work on European manors?

Accepted Answer

peasants

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lords

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knights

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vassals

Question 7

In the Middle Ages, life revolved around what unifying institution?

Accepted Answer

the Church

Answer

the village

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the farm

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the manor

Question 8

Who was the head of the nation-states?

Accepted Answer

a monarch

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an oligarch

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an emperor

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a democracy

Question 9

How did the Magna Carta change life in England in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

it limited the king's power

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it developed a democracy for peasants

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it initiated the Crusades

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it took power away from the Church

Question 10

The Magna Carta weakened feudalism by:

Accepted Answer

developing representative assemblies like the Great Council

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electing officials to represent the peasants

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taking rights away from the patricians

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giving power back to the Church

Question 11

What two religions fought in the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Christians and Muslims

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Catholics and the Spanish

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Catholics and Christians

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Islams and Buddhists

Question 12

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

to regain control of the Holy Land

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to kill all Jews and Muslims

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to get all Muslims out of Asia

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to fight the Muslims from Paris to Constantinople

Question 13

Did the Crusades permanently reconquer the Holy Land for the Christians?

Accepted Answer

no

Answer

yes

Question 14

Who gained more power with the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

the kings

Answer

the Church

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the lords

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the Pope

Question 15

How did these interactions of culture affect Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

there were new interactions between people and different ideas and products

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it grew to be more religious because of a renewal to one's beliefs

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it didn't affect the people

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it caused people to turn away from the church and turn to classical learning

Question 16

Where did monks live away from society?

Accepted Answer

monasteries

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nuns

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villages

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the Roman Catholic Church

Question 17

What model did monks follow in their ways of life?

Accepted Answer

Benedictine Model

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Jesus Model

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Abraham Model

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Nunnery Model

Question 18

Which was NOT a job of monks?

Accepted Answer

to fight in the Crusades

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to preserve ancient writings

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to educate the community, particularly boys

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to provide aid to the public

Question 19

What was the primary goal of the Roman Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

to influence people to become Christians

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to teach the schools

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to win back the Holy Land

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to uphold the law

Question 20

What carried the Black Death on the ships of traders?

Accepted Answer

rats, with their fleas

Answer

miasma

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sick soldiers

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fleas on cats

Question 21

About how many people in Europe died?

Accepted Answer

1/3 of the population, which is about 25 million

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1/2 of the continent, which is about 20 million

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1/3 of the world, which is about 70 million

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2/3 of the population, which is about 75 million

Question 22

Did people understand how the Black Death was transmitted?

Accepted Answer

no

Answer

yes

Question 23

Which was NOT a result of the Bubonic Plague/Black Death?

Accepted Answer

the power of the Church increased

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the manor system fell apart

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people began leaving the manors

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survivors could get paid more for their work

Question 24

On what did fleas feast that passed the plague to people?

Accepted Answer

blood of infected rats

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cattle and other livestock

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cats and other domesticated animals

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priests

Question 25

Where did the Black Death originate?

Accepted Answer

Asia

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Europe

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France

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Africa

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