GRADE 8
SOCIAL STUDIES
FINAL EXAM - REVIEW
FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEW
UNIT 1: THE RENAISSANCE
Chapter 1: Times of Change
Key Terms:
1. Worldview
2. Point of View
3. Perspective
4. feudalism
5. hierarchy
6. noble
7. allegiance
8. manor
9. freeman
10. serfs
11. monastery
12. Guilds
13. Journeyman
14. Tithes
15. St. Francis of Assisi
16. sumptuary laws
17. Renaissance
18. Jules Michelet
Review Questions
Feudalism
1. Draw a diagram of the Feudal system hierarchy
2. The Feudal system was based on _____________, ________________,
and _____________________.
3. What was the role of the:
a. King
b. Barons, Abbots/Bishops
c. Knights
d. Villeins/Serfs
Medieval Country Life
1. What allotment of land was given to peasants?
2. What did peasants have to do in exchange for land? What other
tasks did they have other than farming?
3. How long did they work for?
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GRADE 8
SOCIAL STUDIES
FINAL EXAM - REVIEW
Town Life
1. Towns were centers for ___________________ communities.
2. Where were towns generally found close to?
3. How were they protected?
4. What was available in shops?
5. What sorts of conditions existed in the towns?
6. Towns offered _________________ and new opportunities.
What were some of these opportunities.
7. What was the role of Guilds?
8. What was one advantage that came with the rise of towns?
Challenges to the Feudal System
1. Black Death
When, where, what, how, why?
2. Why did the Peasants revolt? What happened?
Time & Money
1. Why did money start to become important to people, and what
was the result of this?
2. How was time read in the Medieval Manor?
3. When were mechanical clocks developed?
A Religious Society
1. Draw a diagram of the Church Hierarchy
2. What competitive “business” became prevalent during the
Middle Ages?
3. What did many men and women become? What did they
devote their lives to?
4. What did many of the monasteries become?
5. What sorts of attitudes started to develop amongst people which
changed their attitudes towards religion?
Wealth in Society
1. What was the name of the new class that developed after the
rise of towns? What was the basis for their position in this class?
2. During the Renaissance how did people show their economic
status?
3. Draw the new Social Structure that developed after Feudalism.
Be sure to include what types of people were included under each
class.
A New Age
1. The Renaissance began in what country?
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