Mr. Lawrence
Western Civ.
Medieval Europe Study Guide
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapter 13 Section 1
1.) What are the Dark Ages and why do we call them the Dark Ages?
2.) What were your two choices as Leaders in the Dark Ages?
3.) What was lost during the Dark Ages and Why?
4.) What role will the church play in the development of Western Civilization through the
Middle Ages?
5.) Who is Charlemagne and what did he do?
Chapter 13 Section 2
6.) What is Feudalism? What did it provide for the people?
7.) What is Lord Vassal Relationship? What is Fief Holding?
8.) How did the Feudal System Work? What did people owe each other?
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9.) Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System and how where they abused?
10.) What problems came out of Feudalism?
11.) What were some of the things expected of Lord and Vassals? What were
Lords/Knights expected to do with all their free time?
Chapter 13 Section 3
12.) What is Knighthood and Chivalry?
13.) What are the five Qualities of a Chivalrous Knight?
15.) Why was Glory so important?
16.) How did one become a Knight?
17.) What is Dubbing and what two things did it Signify?
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18.) What is Heraldry and Courtly Love?
19.) How were Knighthood and Feudalism connected?
Chapter 13 Section 4
20.) What were the two types of power in the Medieval World?
21.) Who is Gregory the Great and what did he declare himself?
22.) What is the Clergy?
23.) Who were the most devoted Christians in Europe, why?
24.) What is Canon Law and how could the church punish those who broke that law?
25.) What did the Church try to do with Knighthood? What is Religious Chivalry?
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26.) What is the Peace and Truce of God?
Chapter 14 Section 1
27.) Who called for the Crusades and Why?
28.) Why did Knights Crusade?
29.) What role did Religious Chivalry play in the Crusades?
30.) What happened to the Later Crusades?
31.) What is the Legacy of the Crusades?
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Western Civ.
Written Section:
Identifications: Two will be on the test you answer one for three points
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Who or What it is (.5 pts)
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One Fact (.5 pts)
Why this thing is important to Western Civ. (2pts)
Charlemagne
Crusades
Lord-Vassal Relationship
Religious Chivalry
Knighthood
Essay Question: One of these will be on the test for seven points. Use specific terms
and examples from class when answering the question.
1.) What is Knighthood and Chivalry? What role did Knighthood play in Feudalism
and the Crusades?
2.) Why were the Church and State competing during the middle ages? How did the
Church govern Europe? How did the State govern Europe?