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In feudalism, the serfs were legally tied to the ________.
a) Church
b) Land
c) Lords
d) Kings

What was the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Plague?
a) Pestis Festerus
b) Yersinia Pididius
c) Festering Bacteria
d) Yersinia pestis

Which option is true about the power of the Roman Catholic Church?
a) The church and monarchs worked together
b) The church had no power
c) All power was held by monarchs and emperors
d) The church held great power, even emperors and monarchs bowed to the church

Joan of Arc led what country during the Hundred Years' War?
a) England
b) France
c) Spain
d) Portugal

Feudalism is defined as:
a) An all in one system in which land or services is exchanged for protection or loyalty
b) An all in one system in which land is exchanged for money
c) A system in which people are paid to protect others
d) A ranking system based on loyalty

The Black Death was caused by:
a) Bad Meat
b) Dogs/Cats
c) Fleas on Rats
d) Sharing Bathrooms

By signing the Magna Carta what did King John agree to do?
a) Change the laws
b) Uphold laws and run a fair government
c) Leave the peasants alone
d) Execute those who did not agree with the government

Why were the barons of England upset with King John?
a) he excommunicated them from the church
b) He executed their serfs
c) he placed high taxes on them to fund the war
d)

The economic effects of the Crusades:
a) Kings controlled towns
b) The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches Split
c) an increase in trade and new technology
d) The Church lost its power

Which is UNTRUE of feudalism?
a) Knightsprovided protection to serfs
b) Serfs work the land owned by lords
c) The Church had little influence
d) Kings gifted the land to the lords

A feudal society (one that practices feudalism) is defined by:
a) Strict class structure and social rankings
b) Trade and barter
c) High literacy rate
d) Rapid political change

The Black Death had what effects on feudalism during the Middle Ages?
a) Increase in trade, labor shortages
b) Peasant revolts, increase in trade
c) Labor shortages and increase in wealth
d) Labor Shortages, Peasant revolts, weakening of the feudal system

What two countries fought in the Hundred Years' War?
a) England and Spain
b) Portugal and Spain
c) France and England
d) England and Portugal

The effects of the Crusades were:
a) Political and Social
b) Economic and Social
c) Political, Social, and Economic
d) Trade, Political, social

The series of holy wars fought were known as the:
a) Crusdaers
b) Holy Wars
c) Persian Wars
d) Crusades

Reasons for the decline of feudalism include ALL EXCEPT:
a) Monarchs vetoed feudalism
b) The Black Death
c) Economic Factors
d) Military Factors

The Knights protected the Lords, and in return the Lords gave the knights:
a) food, protection, shelter
b) Nothing
c) Paid for their food
d) Let them fight in wars

The elaborate churches built during the Middle Ages were known as:
a) Colosseums
b) Cathedrals
c) Churches
d) Arches

The Magna Carta limited the power of the ________.
a) President
b) King
c) Lords
d) Knights

Feudalism was based on the exchange and maintenance of__________.
a) Land
b) Knights
c) Money
d) Jobs

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