Unit 7 Study Guide - Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300)
14:1 Feudalism and the Manor System
14:2 The Church and the Rise of Cities
14:3 The Crusades
14:4 The Power of Kings
Chapter 14 Review and Assessment
pages 394-401
pages 402-408
pages 409-415
pages 416-420
pages 421-423
Chapter 14 Objectives
1. When were the Middle Ages and what they were like?
Vocabulary / Key Terms
Middle Ages
Medieval
2. How was land and power divided under feudalism?
3. How did the manor system work?
4. What was life like for peasants and serfs?
Feudalism
Serf
5. Why was the Roman Catholic Church so important and
powerful during the Middle Ages?
Vassal
Manor
6. What is the connection between an increase in trade and
the growth of towns?
7. What was life like in a medieval town?
Self-sufficient
Clergy
Excommunication
8. What was the role of culture and learning in the Middle
Ages?
Guild
9. What was/were the causes of the Crusades? What were the
different Crusades and what did they accomplish?
Apprentice
Chivalry
Troubadour
10. What were the effects of the Crusades on life in Europe?
Parliament
Nation
11. What were the forces that led to nation building in Europe?
Crusade
12. What was the Hundred Years/War and how did it affect
England and France?
Magna Carta
State Goal 14: Political Systems
Facts / Connections
Government, politics, laws, and power:
Who had political power (was it used in
a good way or a bad way)?
State Goal 15: Economic Systems
Facts / Connections
How did the people from this time period
make a living; types of jobs (or
unemployment), trade, exchange of
money/goods, types of businesses?
State Goal 16: History
Facts / Connections
What were some of the major events;
time periods, famous people, inventions,
education from this time period? How
did these things help or hurt this
civilization? What factors contributed to
changes in the civilization?
State Goal 18: Social Systems
What was/were the beliefs (religion),
role of men, women, and children like in
this time period? You may make and
label a social pyramid to show the social
structure from this time period, but you
must explain your ideas
Facts / Connections