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MEDIEVAL EUROPE TEST REVIEW Fall of Rome How did the Roman Empire split? What were the two “halves”? Western Europe and Byzantine Empire (East) Why was Constantinople the center of the Byzantine Empire? Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia What helped support the large population of Constantinople? The river and other close water ways What did the Byzantine civilization help preserve from the previous Roman Empire? Greek and Roman philosophy In Western Europe, what caused the decline of trade, the breakdown of the central government and the rise of power in the Roman Catholic Church and lack of learning? Fall of the Roman Empire What were two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire? A period of economic disorder and weak central government Feudalism Why did feudalism begin in Western Europe? Protection was needed from Barbarian invasions What was the main economic activity of the feudal manor? Agriculture What contributed to the growth of feudalism in Europe? Collapse of a strong central government Feudalism and the manorial systems eventually led to what type of government in Western Europe? monarch What did the caste system in India and the feudal system in Europe have in common? A division of society into hereditary social class What was the primary characteristic of feudal society in medieval Europe? An exchange of land for services List four effects of the Hundred Years’ War: Changes to the map of France, changes to the power of the kings of France and England, changes to military weapons, contribution to the downfall of feudalism Religion In what way are Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism similar? All branches of Christianity What religion was the main feature of life in the Byzantine Empire? Eastern Orthodox Christianity What did the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe provide the people during the Middle Ages? Sense of stability, unity and order Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe? The church Crusades What were the Crusades? A holy war to win back the holy land from the Islamic nation Why did people join the fight? To gain entry into heaven What was the indirect contribution of the Crusades? Discovery of the New World by stimulating European demand for trade with the East What was one major result of the Crusades? Spread of Middle Eastern culture and technology to Europe What is a valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades? Increased trade between Asia and Europe What is the name of the event in which the Christian Church was weakened due to a controversy in the power of the Pope? The Great Schism Economy and Inventions Early trade guilds were promised support if they could not work due to illness or old age. This is similar to what modern day work benefit? Unemployment insurance What was the result of an increase in commerce and trade during the Middle Ages? Increased growth of towns and cities What was the result of the invention of windmills during early Middle Ages? Greater productivity in areas without rushing streams for watermills Plague Where did the plague begin? Coastal areas and spread inland How did the plague reach Europe? From rats that came over on ships How much of the population died due to the plague? About half Magna Carta and Parliament In what way did the Magna Carta contribute to the development of the English government? It limited the power of the monarch How did the Magna Carta get signed? King John was cornered and forced to sign it What happened to the power of the king when it was signed? It was limited What rights did it guarantee? Basic and legal rights What ideals helped develop the Parliament? The Athens of Pericles and Republican Rome