Medieval Europe Review
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1. Why were rivers important to early Europeans?
2. How did European mountain ranges influence Europe’s cultural development?
3. What is feudalism?
4. What explains the development of cities and towns during the Middle Ages?
5. How was Christianity spread all over Europe?
6. Why was Charlemagne concerned when the Pope crowned him emperor in 800?
7. Describe the power struggle between European kings and Popes in the early 1000s.
8. How did the Battle of Hastings in 1066 eventually change the culture of England?
9. List three effects the Crusades had on European culture.
10. How did the Black Death influence both the European economy and society during the Middle
Ages?
11. How did large bodies of water influence Europe’s cultural development?
12. How did the fertile soil of the North European Plain affect Europe?
13. What was the role of the Mediterranean Sea in Europe’s development?
14. Why did vassals serve lords in battle?
15. Why was the feudal order of European society successful?
16. What was the place of a serf in European feudalism?
17. What does the name Charlemagne mean?
18. What is a concordat?
19. How did William, Duke of Normandy become William the Conqueror?
20. What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
21. What was the Christian goal of the Crusades?
22. How did the Black Death arrive in Europe?
23. About how many people died in Europe because of the Black Death?
24. What were the important changes or developments that came about as a result of William the
Conqueror’s victory at the Battle of Hastings, 1066?
25. Describe the importance of monks, monasteries, and the Catholic Church in medieval Europe.