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What problems did Europe face from 550 ce until 900?

Powerful Catholic Church is centered in Rome, but Italy is disunified.

Spain is under the control of Muslim traders

Connected civilization is a new concept in Northern Europe and England

Viking raids disrupt development of government

Only Catholic monks and priests can read and write, most writing is in copying older Catholic texts

All of the above

What two main classes were a part of the manorial system?

Landlords

Serfs

Both Landlords and serfs

Vassals

Why was production low under the manorial system?

Lack of agricultural technology

It wasn't

The weather was too harsh to grow food

How did agricultral production improve during the Middle Ages?

The moldboard was invented

The three-field system was used

Both

How was serfdom different than slavery?

Could pass down possessions through inheritance

Could not be bought or sold

Both

What are some negatives about serfdom?

No social mobility (earning a better life)

Could not leave (were bound to land)

Both

What role did the Catholic Church play in medieval Europe?

It unified Europe

It caused Europe to become unstable due to unsure of what religion to believe

Some local rulers gained power by converting to Catholicism for the backing and support of the Church

True

False

How did monasteries help to spread Christianity?

Gave intensely religious people a place to practice the religion

Gave people a choice besides feudalism

Spread literacy

All

What were three new sources of strength in European culture and economy by the year 900?

Better agricultural technology

Viking raids slow down

Population growth

All

How did this new economy change cultural life?

New land to farm, growth of towns

Ease on restrictions for serfs

The growth of culture in cities - literacy, art, music

New Universities are created

All

How was the feudal system structured in medieval Europe?

All about protections

To gain power

Three estates were?

Urban leaders, nobles, and relgious leaders

Fields, towns, and cities

How did the Magna Carta limit the power of the monarchy in England?

King John of England asked vassals to support unpopular wars in his homeland in Normandy - 13th century. Vassals create Magna Carta to guarantee a say in king’s decisions.

It didn't

How did Pope Urban entice Christians to join the Crusades?

Guarantees passage to heaven for Christians.

Told them he would pay them lots of money

In what ways does Gothic architecture represent the ideals of the post-classical period?

Large-scale, coordinated efforts involving the Church, urban leaders, and royalty. Gothic architecture showed the devotion to religion throughout society.

It was Egyptian architecture

What type of goods were traded in Europe during this period? Where did these goods come from?

Timber, grain, and European cloth were traded for spices, medicine, and luxury goods of Asia. (SALT was everywhere)

Italian merchants brought these goods into Europe from Asia by way of the Middle East.

In Northern Europe the Hanseatic League developed and monitored trade within Europe and Scandanavia.

All

Hanseatic League - controlled quality among guilds in Northern Europe

True

False

Describe three ways the medieval period declined after the 1300s.

The Hundred (116) Years’ War broke down the feudal system. (Kings of England were vassals to Kings of France)

Famines came as agriculture couldn’t keep up with population growth.

Black Death (plague)

All

According to the text, what was the profound transition the world was going through in 1400?

Balance of power shift

Islamic Caliphate collapses

Ming Dynasty “isolates” China European desire for trade, influx of money, and new technologies put Europe ahead.

All

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