Do Now: Multiple-Choice Questions from Previous Lessons

The Rise of Feudalism

E. Napp

Objective: To identify and explain the changes that occurred in Western Europe with the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of feudalism during the Middle Ages

Do Now: Multiple-choice questions from previous lessons

1. Which title best completes the partial outline below?
I. ______
A. Incorporation of European and Arabic ideas in architecture
B. Preservation of Greco-Roman ideas
C. Spread of Orthodox Christianity into Russia
D. Development of Justinian Code
(1) Age of Discovery
(2) Byzantine Empire
(3) Persian Empire
(4) Crusades
2.Which ancient civilization is associated with the Twelve Tables, an extensive road system, and the poets Horace and Virgil?
(1) Babylonian
(2) Greek
(3) Phoenician
(4) Roman
3. China under the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar in that both grew wealthy because they
(1) developed extensive trade networks
(2) created classless societies
(3) encouraged democratic ideals
(4) established free-market economies / 4. • Cyrillic alphabet adopted for use in Russia.
• Russians accepted the teachings of the Orthodox Christian Church.
• Onion-shaped domes dotted the skyline of Kievan Russia.
Which term is most closely associated with these statements?
(1) ethnocentrism
(2) cultural diffusion
(3) interdependence
(4) colonialism
5. • Justinian issues a new code of laws.
• Greek culture is preserved.
• A split develops in Christianity between the Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians.
Which empire is most closely associated with these statements?
(1) Byzantine
(2) Mughal
(3) Persian
(4) British

Cornell Notes Outline: The Rise of Feudalism(Add Key Words and Summaries)

The Key Words: / The Notes:

The Fall of Rome
By 476 C.E. (A.D.), the last Roman emperor left Rome

1-The central government collapsed
2-Hundreds of little kingdoms replaced the Roman Empire
3-Initially, taxes were not collected
4-Roman soldiers no longer protected people
5-Learning decreased
6-Warfare increased

The Early Middle Ages began

1-A terrifying time in Western Europe

A New Social and Economic Order
Feudalism developed

1-Kings needed soldiers
a)Lords provided soldiers in exchange for land
b)Land was exchanged for military service

Many people became serfs

1-Serfs were peasants bound to the lord’s land
a)Serfs worked for lords in exchange for protection
b)Serfs could not leave his lord’s lands

Manorialism developed

1-People lived on manors
a)a manor was the lord’s land
2-Manors were self-sufficient
a)produced all of the people’s needs
3-Trade decreased
a) initially, a dangerous time for trade
The Summaries:

Please read the passage below and answer the questions:

The fall of Rome changed Western Europe. Germanic tribes slowly took over Roman lands. People did not obey Roman laws any longer. Roman soldiers could not keep order. Hundreds of little kingdoms took the place of the Roman Empire. These kingdoms had no system for collecting taxes. Rulers had no money for government. To make matters worse, these little kingdoms were always at war with one another. Trade was nearly impossible since robbers frequently waited to attack travelers. Roads and bridges were not repaired. As these problems continued, people lost interest in learning. Schools closed and the people just tried to survive. Civilization lost knowledge of the past. The world seemed to be falling down around them. Because of all of this, historians call this period of history the “Dark Ages.”

Questions:

1-How did the fall of Rome affect the people of Western Europe? ______

2-Why was trade difficult after the fall of Rome? ______

3-Why did schools close after the fall of Rome? ______

4-Why is the period following the fall of Rome known as the “Dark Ages”? ______

Why did the feudal system develop?

(A)To compete with the authority of the Catholic Church
(B)To defend against invasions by the Chinese and Ottoman Empires
(C)To provide organization and defense in a time of political decentralization
(D)To organize large bureaucracies in a meritocratic way

Which of the following was MOST important in a feudal society?

(A)King
(B)Land
(C)Knight
(D)Merchant /

______was a political, social, and economic system that developed during the Middle Ages.

(A)Chivalry
(B)Feudalism
(C)Plague
(D)Crusades

Who was considered as the property of a lord and bound to his lands?

(A)Nun
(B)Knight
(C)Serf
(D)Monk

Why were peasants willing to be part of the feudal system?

(A)The security guaranteed by the lord and provided by the knights
(B)They had no choice because they were outnumbered by the powerful upper classes