Exam: The Middle Ages
Period 7: Wednesday 10/21
Period 8: Thursday 10/22
Exam Format:
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Textbook Materials:
Chapter 14, All Sections
Classwork Materials:
Notes on the Dark Ages and Manorialism
Notes on the Medieval Church
Play on Manorialism
Documents on Feudalism
Documents on the Medieval Church
Debate Concepts- Church power, women in medieval Europe, Hollywood vs. History.
Vocabulary:
Feudalism
Manorialism
Roman Catholic Church
Hierarchy
Barter
Self-Sufficient
Chivalry
Charlemagne
Christianity
Clergy
Crusades
-Reasons for beginning the Crusades from European perspective
-Effects of the Crusades from European perspective
Canon Law
Excommunication
Lay Investiture
Interdiction
Fief
Vassal
Serf
Knight
Gothic Architecture
Romanesque Architecture
Heresy
Holy Land
Manor
Nun/Monk
Bishop/Archbishop
Pope
King
Short Answer Questions:
How would you characterize the relationship between a lord and his vassal?
Why did feudalism emerge in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire?
How did feudalism provide for the security of the people of medieval Europe?
What relationship did the serf have to the land -- economically? legally?
What power did the nobility have over their serfs/peasants?
What was the role of women during the feudal period?
How did the Church bring about an increase in political stability in Europe?
Why did medieval peasants support the Church?
What were some of the problems and abuses that arose within the medieval Church?
Did the Church provide for greater or less order in medieval society?
