Chapter 9 Quizzes

1. Chapter 9 Quizzes

2. Chapter 9, Section 1 • The shape and elevation of land in a region is called________________. • The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia is called_____________________. • Geographers consider the ________________ to be the boundary between Europe and Asia. • The ______________ are the highest mountains in Europe. topography Eurasia Ural Mountains Alps

3. The ___________________________is the location of most of Europe’s major rivers. • _______________ is Europe’s largest peninsula. • Because _________________ were an easy method of transportation, many Northern European towns grew up along them. • Europe has been called a _________________ of peninsulas. Northern European Plain Scandinavia rivers peninsula

4. Section 2 • _____________ were religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities. • The____________________ fall between ancient times and modern times. • One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe was ___________________, who took it upon himself to teach people about Christianity. • ______________ was a brilliant warrior and a strong king who led the Franks in building a huge empire. Monks Medieval Times St. Patrick Charlemagne

5. Monks live in communities called _________________. • An Italian monk by the name of _______________ created a set of rules that most European monasteries followed. • Another name for the Middle Ages is the ____________________ period. • In the 500s, a powerful group known as the __________________ conquered Gaul, the region we now call France. • Popes sent many ____________ to teach people in the northern European kingdoms about Christianity. monasteries St. Benedict Medieval Franks missionaries

6. Europeans lived in fear of attacks by the Vikings, who were from__________________. • ___________ was the first king of the Franks to convert to Christianity. • _____________ helped the poor and needy, ran schools, and collected ancient Greek and Roman writings. • While the Franks were building their empire, _________________, Magyar, and Viking invaders were attacking settlements across Europe. Scandinavia Clovis Monks Muslim

7. Section 3 • ___________ was the system of promises that governed relationships between lords and vassals. • _____________ were medieval laborers who could not leave their land without the lord’s permission. • Knights received pieces of land called _______________ in return for their military service to a lord. • ___________________ was a French noblewoman who had great political power during the early Middle Ages. • Lords built___________ with strong walls so that they could easily be defended. Feudalism Serfs fiefs Eleanor of Aquitaine castles

8. Manors • 6. ______________ usually consisted of a large house, pastures, fields, forests, and a village. • The ____________ were the people who started feudalism in Europe. • Over time, the growth of _____________ led to the decline of feudalism in Europe. • ______________ _____became the new English king and rewarded his knights with large estates. • A noble who gave land to a vassal in exchange for military service was called a ______________. Franks trade William the Conqueror lord

9. True or False • William the Conqueror declared himself the king of England after defeating the English king near the town of Hastings. • Eleanor of Aquitaine was a French woman who had great political power. • A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for money was called a vassal. • Serfs were tied to the land on which they lived and could not leave their land without permission from the lord. T T F- land T

10. The worst soldiers were knights, or warriors who fought on horseback. • The large estate owned by a knight or a lord was called a manor. • The system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals was called feudalism. F- best T T

11. Section 4 • The code of honorable behavior for European knights is called ________________. • _________________ is a short, three-line poem of 17 syllables that describes nature scenes. • A young person who trains to be a knight is called a ______________. • During the Middles Ages, most Europeans were this religion__________________. • Japanese religion blended beliefs from Buddhism, _____________, and Confucianism. chivalry Haiku squire Christian Shinto

12. The medieval art of Europe often emphasized religion while Japanese art usually focused on____________________. • ________________, the Japanese code of the samurai, was similar to the European idea of chivalry. Nature Bushido

13. True or False • The feudal systems in Europe and Japan had no similarities. • Knights had to swear vows of loyalty to their lord while the samurai did not. • The daimyo in Japan were very similar to the serfs. • Chivalry is the code of honorable behavior for knights. F- were very similar F- they both swore loyalty F- similar to lords T