Answer:
- Which best summarizes the impact of the Vikings on Western Europe?
The correct answer is C) They burned and looted, but also established trade routes and settled in Wester Europe. The vikings settled in Ireland (they founded Dublin), in Great Britain, in Normandy, France and in Iceland. They also helped developed the hanseatic league which in the future would dominate naval trade in northern europe.
- Which characteristic of the development of the political and social system of feudalism best summarizes the life of knights and nobles?
The correct answers is: As vassals, they swore loyalty and provided military service. Knights were noblemen of lower rank than a count, duke or prince, and depended economically on them.
- Which of the following best describes how feudalism would look on a map?
The correct answer is: a patchwork quilt of many small, misshapen patches. Feudalism was a system that encouraged political decentralization, because there was no strong central authority, but a myriad of local leaders who ruled over relatively small patches of land. For example, in Feudal France, there was a king, who in title, ruled over the whole territory, but in reality, he only directly ruled over Paris and the sorrounding countryside, while in other regions such as Normandy, local lords ruled without much interference from the king.
