1. Mr. Wyka’s World History Review of Chapter 4 Europe in the Middle Ages

2. This review is not meant to be EVERYTHING you need
This review is not meant to be EVERYTHING you need. To succeed on the test tomorrow, do your best during this review game and
study the review sheet,
study the section quizzes,
read chapter 4. Also,
eat plenty of leafy green vegetables,
get plenty of rest,
practice good hygiene, and
be nice. Nice if free and pays back in dividends.

3. 1. In 1215, the English King John was forced by his nobles to sign a document that limited the powers of the king for the first time. It was called the
Froman Sausage Agreement
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
(back)

4. 2. What is the name for a peasant legally bound to his lord’s land?
Serf
(back)

5. 3. What internal factor weakened the kingdoms of Europe after the breakup of the Carolingian Empire?
Fighting between Charlemagne’s grandsons weakened the European kingdoms.

6. 4. In Medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and serfs worked was called a
manor
(back)

7. 5. The new small business class of merchants and artisans from the European cities was called the burghers, or _____________.
nobility
aristocracy
bourgeoisie
guilds (back)

8. 6. The two technological advances that made the armored knight possible were the breeding of larger horses and
Invention of the stirrup
(back)

9. 7. What were the two primary reasons for the growth of cities in the Middle Ages?
Growth of cities and the agricultural revolution
Population explosion and the revival of trade
Defeat of the French and the Magna Carta
the plague and stirrups (back)

10. 8. The Catholic Church promoted the idea of __________________, a code of ethics knights were supposed to uphold.
chivalry
(back)

11. 9. Changes in technology such as the carruca, aided the growth of farming. What was the primary effect of this increased food production?
Population Explosion
(back)

12. 10. William the Conqueror was from
England
Sweden
Normandy
Italy
(back)

13. 11. In the 10th century, the Frankish policy of dealing with Viking raiders was to settle them on land and convert them to ___________.
Christianity (or Catholicism)
(back)

14. 12. Yay or Nay. The status of women generally got worse during the Middle Ages.
(back)

15. 13. Who was at the bottom of the feudal order?
Serfs or peasants
(back)

16. 14. The Norman, William the Conqueror, invaded what land in 1066?
France
Rus
England
Normandy
(back)

17. 15. Which of the following is NOT a country Vikings came from?
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
(back)

18. 16. Less than 30 years after Charlemagne’s death in 814, the Carolingian Empire was divided among
Charlemagne’s grandsons
(back)

19. 17. What was wealth based on primarily in the Early Middle Ages?
land
(back)

20. 18. Yay or Nay. The name Russia is derived from the Rus, which was a name the native peoples of the region called the Swedish Vikings who had plundered and dominated the area.
Yay
Nay
(back)

21. 19. A warrior who served a lord in return for a fief was known as a
bourgeoisie
serf
duke
vassal (back)

22. 20. What was the name of the new political and social order that grew out of the fall of the Carolingian Empire?
scholasticism
feudalism
communism
capitalism
fundamentalism (back)

23. 21. What was the name of the land given to Vikings led by Rollo in 911 by the West Frankish King?
Sweden
Normandy
Denmark
England
Norway
(back)

24. 22. The name of Charlemagne’s empire was the ________Empire.?
Carolingian
Byzantine
Roman
Norman
Fromantine
(back)

25. 23. What was the name of the Norman conqueror who invaded England in 1066?
Rollo the Viking
William the Conqueror
Charles the Great
Louis the Pious
(back)

26. 24. The grant of land made from a lord to a vassal was known as a
fief
(back)

27. 25. What was the name given to the raiders and traders who swept across Europe out of Scandinavia in the 9th and 10th centuries?
Huns
Muslims
Mongols
English
Normans
Vikings (back)

28. 26. What was the chief virtue in feudal society?
Warrior skills
Loyalty to one’s lord
Patriotism for country
Hard Work
Humility (back)

29. 27. What external factor weakened the kingdoms of Europe after the breakup of the Carolingian Empire?
Invasion of the Lombards
Viking invasions
Global Warming
Global Cooling
Stock market crash (back)

30. 28. In the 10th century, the Frankish policy of dealing with Viking raiders was to settle them on land and convert them to ___________.
Christianity (or Catholicism)
(back)

31. Short Answer Question
Be able to describe the two causes for the Growth of Cities in the Medieval Period.
The population explosion and
The Revival of Trade.

32. Be sure to look over (ie. study):
Your quizzes.
Lecture notes.
Review Sheet.
Chapter 4.
The chapter 4 test is tomorrow.