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Name: World History Medieval Europe: Quiz #1 Review Challenge After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, European civilization declined. Write out five ways civilization declined. Although Europe experience a “dark age” or age of decline between 476­1000, the period afterwards cannot fully be called a “dark age” because __________________________________________________________________________
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_. Charlemagne was one leader that briefly improved European civilization. He ruled from (dates or range of dates)_______________________________. ​
Charlemagne is remembered as the “father of Europe” because he… Charlemagne’s empire fell apart after his death mainly due to the Vikings. The Vikings were a group of people from __________________________ who raided Europe from the ____________ to the ____________. The Vikings were a people that mainly raided by __________________________________________________________________________
. The Vikings traveled far and wide in their explorations and raids. They settled in ____________, ________________, __________________, _____________________, and _____________________. ​
The Vikings even possibly made it to ___________________________. Along with the Vikings, Europe also faced invasion and raids from ____________________ and ________________________. 10. The chaos and violence of these raids lead to the formation of the government system of _____________________________. This government system was mainly designed to give people the ______________________ they so desperately needed. 11. Under this form of government, land owning kings and nobles would trade land or _______________ for ___________________ and a host of other responsibilities, some of which included ___________________________________________________________. 12. In order to be “in charge” or “the elite” in this system of government, one had to have the skills of _______________________________. Young men (_____________________) would train from the age of 7 to 21 in order to learn these skills. 13. Peasants were people that _______________________________ in return for the ability to farm the lord’s land. They were not guaranteed ________________________________________. 14. Serfs were a group of people that agreed to ______________________________________ in return for ________________________________________________________. Serfs were close to being slaves except for the fact that they ____________________________________. 15. Serfs and Peasants were not part of the government system of feudalism (they made none of the important decisions) because they were not _______________________________. 16. ​
______________________ were important fortifications that were built in medieval Europe. These helped landowning lords keep power because _________________________________________________________. The only way to defeat these fortifications was by __________________________________________________________________________
. 17. Feudalism was the system of government and politics in medieval Europe. The system of economics was ________________________. th​
18. The 13​
Amendment ________________________________________________________. th​
19. The 14​
Amendment_________________________________________________________. th​
20. The 15​
Amendment_________________________________________________________. Name: KEY World History Medieval Europe: Quiz #1 Review Challenge 1.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, European civilization declined. Write out four ways civilization declined. a. Cities disappeared and lost their populations b. Technology and learning declined c. Starvation and lack of resources became commonplace d. Germanic tribes were not as civilized as the Romans that came before them e. The overall population Europe decreased 2.
Although Europe experience a “dark age” or age of decline between 476­1000, the period afterwards cannot fully be called a “dark age” because ​
beginning in the 11th century things began to improve. Learning began to rebound with the founding of universities. Cities and towns began to reappear as trade began to revive. The population increased as new farming methods produced more food. Lastly, across Europe many gothic cathedrals were built, showing that advanced civilization was slowly returning. 3.
Charlemagne was one leader that briefly improved European civilization. He ruled from (dates or range of dates)​
the late 700s to the early 800s AD. 4.
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Charlemagne is remembered as the “father of Europe” because he… a. Promoted Christianity and specifically increased the power of the Catholic Church and Pope b. Revived some education and shaped how it would look thereafter c. First Western European to unite Europe since the Roman Empire d. Created the government system of feudalism 5.
Charlemagne’s empire fell apart after his death mainly due to the Vikings. The Vikings were a group of people from ​
Scandinavia ​
who raided Europe from the ​
800s ​
to the ​
late 900s AD.​
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The Vikings were a people that mainly raided by ​
sailing their longships up to unsuspecting targets. They mostly raided coastal areas or areas accessible by river. 7.
The Vikings traveled far and wide in their explorations and raids. They settled in ​
Iceland, Greenland, the British Isles, Russia, and Southern Italy. 8.
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The Vikings even possibly made it to ​
North America, though they did not settle there permanently. 9.
Along with the Vikings, Europe also faced invasion and raids from ​
Muslim pirates from North Africa and Spain and from nomadic horsemen called the Magyars from eastern Europe. 10. The chaos and violence of these raids lead to the formation of the government system of feudalism.​
This government system was mainly designed to give people the ​
protection they so desperately needed. 11. Under this form of government, land owning kings and nobles would trade land or ​
“fiefs” ​
for military service​
and a host of other responsibilities, some of which included ​
extreme loyalty, council (advice in hard times), financial support, and hospitality if the noble happened to visit. 12. In order to be “in charge” or “the elite” in this system of government, one had to have the skills of ​
war.​
Young men ​
(knights) ​
would train from the age of 7 to 21 in order to learn these skills. 13. Peasants were people that ​
payed rent (in a share of crops grown) ​
in return for the ability to farm the lord’s land. They were not guaranteed ​
protection and the lord could evict them from the land if he wanted. 14. Serfs were a group of people that agreed to ​
give up their freedom and serve a lord ​
in return for ​
protection and land to farm.​
Serfs were close to being slaves except for the fact that they ​
not be evicted from the land they were guaranteed protection. 15. Serfs and Peasants were not part of the government system of feudalism (they made none of the important decisions) because they were not ​
warriors. 16. Castles ​
were important fortifications that were built in medieval Europe. These helped landowning lords keep power because ​
they could be protected with very few soldiers and they could be used control the surrounding countryside. ​
The only way to defeat these fortifications was by ​
a prolonged siege (waiting until the enemy runs out of food and water) or by directly attacking the castle (which was very seldom effective). 17. Feudalism was the system of government and politics in medieval Europe. The system of economics was ​
Manorialism. th​
18. The 13​
Amendment ​
outlawed slavery. 19.
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The 14​
Amendment​
states that all people born in the United States are citizens of the country deserving equal protection under the law. th​
20. The 15​
Amendment​
said that a person’s right to vote could not be restricted due to race, color, or former status as a slave.