SOL Quiz 18

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SOL Quiz 18

• Europe After Rome II
• Middle Ages

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1. Feudalism arose in Western Europe because a.
Charlemagne desired it b. commerce revived c.
there was a need for law and order d. the pope
promoted it
Feudalism arose in Western Europe because there
was a need for law and order. During the period
500-1000 A.D., Europe experienced many wars and
invasions. During this period rulers had to
depend on local lords to defend their lands
because transportation was so poor. By the 9th
century A.D., a class of mounted warriors called
knights had developed. These knights were given
land in exchange for their military service to a
ruler. This system of exchanging land for
military service is called feudalism.
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2. The fief was an important basis for feudalism
because it was the a. obligation owed by a serf
to a lord b. military service performed by a
knight c. tax levied by a king on a noble d. land
given by a lord to a vassal
The fief was the land given by a lord to a vassal
in return for military service. The vassal
promised to defend his lord against attack. The
fief included land and all of the people living
on it. Therefore, peasants living on land given
by a lord to a vassal had to perform services for
the vassal, who was now their new lord.
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3. Which statement about feudalism in Europe is
CORRECT? a. The feudal manor was
self-sufficient. b. The feudal system provided a
strong central government. c. Feudal lords were
chosen by the Catholic Church. d. Trade was
encouraged by feudal nobles.
The correct statement is that the feudal manor
was self-sufficient. The almost constant warfare
during the period 500-1000 A.D. led to the
development of the feudal manor. The manor was
the estate which belonged to the lord. The
decline of trade and towns during this period
meant that nearly all food, tools, and clothing
had to be produced on the manor.
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4. What position did serfs have in feudal
society? a. They were slaves and could be bought
and sold by their lords. b. They often could rise
in class to become nobles. c. They could not
leave the manor without the permission of
their lords. d. They owned the lands on which
they worked.
Serfs could not be bought and sold like slaves,
but they also could not leave the manor without
the permission of their lord. The lands on which
they worked belonged to the lord of the manor.
Nobles looked upon themselves as being superior
to the serfs they ruled, and no serf could hope
to become a noble.
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5. What was a result of the Crusades? a.
European conquest of the Middle East b. fall of
the Byzantine Empire c. growth of trade with the
Middle East d. rise of Charlemagne's empire
One result of the Crusades was the growth of
European commerce. Europeans who joined the
Crusades were introduced to products like silk,
spices, and precious stones. The demand for
these luxury goods by wealthy Europeans helped to
revive trade. Although the First Crusade
succeeded in capturing Palestine, that land was
recaptured by the Muslims a century later.
Although several other Crusades were sent into
the Middle East, they all failed.