Name _________________________________________ Date ______________ Period _______
WORLD HISTORY
Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation
AKS 37 – Analyze European medieval society with regard to culture, politics, society and
economics (GPS) (SSWH_E2007-37)
AKS 37a – Explain the manorial system and feudalism, to include the status of peasants and feudal
monarchies and the importance of Charlemagne. (Ch.13)
1. What is a manor? (p. 360)
2. What is a manorial system? What were some peasants called in Europe during the middle ages? (p. 360)
3. Describe the plan (type of buildings) of a typical English manor and what they (buildings) were used for.
(p. 362)
4. Define Feudalism?
5. Complete the graphic organizer below that describes the hierarchy of the European and Japanese Feudal
Systems. Compare and contrast the difference between the two. (p. 361)
European Feudal System
Japanese Feudal System
6. What status do peasants hold on the social ladder in each Feudal system? (p. 360)
7. Name 4 monarchies who ruled during the Feudal period of the middle ages? (pgs. 371-373)
8. Who was Charlemagne? (page. 356)
9. What were some of Charlemagne’s achievements during his reign as the Frankish King and Roman
Emperor? (pgs.356-357)
10. List two reasons why the Feudal states of Germany did not unify during the middle ages? (page. 373)
AKS 37b – Describe the political impact of Christianity to include Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV.
1. What was the unifying force in medieval society? Explain (p. 370).
2. What incident or situation sparked an alliance between politics and the church? (p. 354)
3. Which Pope expanded the authority of the church to include politics? How was this authority expanded
beyond its spiritual role? (p. 355).
4. Why did the Roman church resent the power of the German king? (p. 372)
5. Who was Pope Gregory VII? How did he view the practice of kings having the right to appoint church
officials? What did he do? (pgs. 372-373)
6. Who was Henry IV? What action did he take to exercise his “power” over Pope Gregory VII? (p. 372)
7. What are lay investitures? (p. 372)
8. What was the end result of Pope Gregory VII and King Henry’s actions regarding the control of lay
investitures? (p. 372).
AKS 37c – Explain the role of the church in medieval society.
1. How was the church structured during the middle ages? What was the role of the church during this time
period? (pg. 370)
2. How did Pope Gelasius I view the conflict of power and authority between the church and the state? (pg. 370)
AKS 37d – Describe how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities.
1. In what ways were towns such an important force for change? (pg. 390)
2. How did the increase in trade lead to the growth of towns and cities? (pg. 390)
3. Complete the graphic organizer below. Answer questions 24 and 25 based on information from the graphic
organizer. (pgs. 389 and 390)
Commercial Revolution
resulted
in…
led to
what need?
Increased
Trade
what
services?
resulted
in…
led to an increase
in what? For
whom ?
increase
in…
4. What does the graphic organizer show?
5. Identify the three sectors of society that are represented in the graphic organizer.