Early Middle Ages Quiz Review

What are the correct dates for the Middle Age time period?

• 400 BC - 1200 AD
• 1500 BC - 500 BC
• 500 BC - 1500 AD
• 500 AD - 1500 AD

Which is not an acceptable name for the Middle Age time period?

• Renaissance
• Medieval Times
• Dark Ages
• All are acceptable terms for the Middle Ages

Which events mark the beginning and end of the Medieval time period?

• The split of the Roman Empire to the Black Death
• The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance 
• The death of Caesar to the voyage of Columbus
• From the Viking raids to the Black Death

What was the major event of the early Middle Ages?

• The Crusades
• The Uniting of Europe by Charlemagne
• The Black Death
• The growth of towns

Which of the following things was not done by Monks?

• Copying of texts from the Greeks and Romans
• Caring for the sick and poor
• Fighting to protect Europe from the Vikings
• Providing schooling for children around their monastery 

Which one of these things did Charlemagne not do during his rule.

• Promoted education
• Spread Christianity
• Provide unity and a government for much of Western Europe
• Charlemagne did all of these things

What did Alfred the Great do that helped him fend off the Viking attacks in England?

• Built a strong navy to fight the Vikings at sea
• Built castles to defend his land and people from Viking attacks
• Recruit many soldiers to fight in his army
• Alfred did all of these things

What was a favorite target of the Vikings when they raided Europe?

• Monasteries 
• Castles 
• Big towns
• All of the above

What was the piece of land that a lord gave to a vassal called?

• A fief
• A monastery
• A ransom
• All of the above

If I gave you a piece of land during the Middle Ages, you would be my....

• Serf
• Peasant
• Lord
• Vassal