Quiz 1: Foundation of the American Republic

During the Renaissance manors grew stronger. true false

false

The Catholic Church urged the people to have no part in the Crusades during the medieval period. true false

false

The Catholic Church was destroyed when Martin Luther took his stand against some of the teachings of the church during the medieval period. true false

false

The Crusades brought about greater fighting among the landowners in Europe. true false

false

Who financed the exploration and voyages in hopes to become wealthy? (List 3) a.kings b.clergy c.serfs d.merchants e.bankers

kings merchants bankers

As _______________ and _________________ progressed, the medieval structure began to break down. a.learning b.teaching c.trading d.rulling

learning and trading

The serfs were ______________ able to own the land they farmed. a.Not b.Allowed

not

The Catholic Church helped united the people of Europe under a common cause during the medieval period. true false

true

The Crusades brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life. true false

true

The Crusades caused open travel to the East and brought back new goods and trade to western Europe grew. true false

true

The Crusades created a damand for Eastern goods. true false

true

The Crusades failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims. true false

true

The Renaissance is characteriszed by the invention of the printing press. true false

true

The Renaissance saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration. true false

true

The Renaissance was characterised by the beginning of the rediscovery of learning. true false

true

Which European explorer traveled the Far East and returned with tales of great riches and trade? a.Ferdinand Magellan b.Christopher Columbus c.Marco Pollo d.Vasco da Gama

Marco Pollo

An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as __ a.feudalism b.socialism c.mercantilism

Mercantilism

A person of noble rank or birth is called a.nobles b.vassals c.clergy d.serfs

Nobles

How long did the warfare between the Christians and Muslims last during the Crusades? a.50 years b.100 years c.200 years d.300 years

200 years

An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate is called a.nobles b.vassals c.clergy d.serfs

Serf

A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole is called a.capitalism b.socialism c.feudalism

Socialism

A person who is granted the use of land in return for something by a lord; also known as a slave is called a.nobles b.vassals c.clergy d.serfs

Vassals

The Crusades were holy war launched by ____________________ against the _______________________________. a.Christians b.Buddhists c.Jews d.Muslims

Christians against the Muslims

A group that was primarily responsible for taking care of the people's spirituality on the manor is called a.nobles b.vassals c.clergy d.serfs

Clergy

Which of the following is apart of or is associated with a medieval manor? a.a tannery b.a grain mill c.serfs owning a portion of the land d.self-sufficiency

a tannery a grain mill self-sufficiency

The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection is called a.capitalism b.socialism c.feudalism

Feudalism

Who invented the printing press? a.Machiavelli b.Galileo c.Kepler d.Gutenberg

Gutenberg

_____________________ was the new social class that emerged as a result of the Crusades. a.working class b.middle class c.bourgeoisie d.proletariat

bourgeoisie

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the government is called a.capitalism b.socialism c.feudalism

capitalism

Before the Renaissance ______________________ were the only people who were allowed to learn. a.serfs b.nobles c.merchants d.clergy

clergy

Before the Crusades, which classes of perople lived during the medieval times in society? a.knights b.nobles c.serfs d.merchats e.clergy

clergy nobles serfs