Ancient World History Early and High Middle Ages Test Review

Test Date:  Friday, April 19

What is this test on?

This test is on Chapter 12 of your textbook and all related material

Format:  15 multiple choice questions (3 points each); choice of 2 essay questions (pick one).

What do I need to know?

• The major institutions of early Medieval Europe, including:
• Feudalism—terms associated with it; how it worked; advantages and disadvantages
• Manorialism—what made up a manor; purpose it served; relationship to feudalism (see pages 334-335 of your textbook)
• Warfare—how wars/battles were fought and why; technology; characteristics of warriors/soldiers
• The Church—spiritual, political, and social roles; the hierarchy
• Kingship—characteristics of kings; power of kings
• The re-emergence of towns and new technologies
• The medieval university and the culture of the early and high middle ages

• Major historical people, events, and developments, including:
• The transition from the Roman Empire to early Medieval Europe
• King Clovis and the Merovingian Dynasty
• Charles Martel and the Battle of Tours
• The Carolingian Dynasty; Charlemagne; the Carolingian Empire and its fate
• The Vikings and their significance
• Anglo-Saxon Britain and the Norman Conquest
• The Crusades
• The First Crusade
• The Battle of Manzikert, 1071
• Alexius I's call for aid and Urban's response
• Motivations for the Crusade
• Major events:  Niceae, Dorylaum, Antioch, Jerusalem
• The Third Crusade
• Saladin and Richard
• The Fourth-Eighth Crusades
• The "Other" Crusades