Middle Ages QUIZ 1

Which body of water is circled on the map?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Strait of Gibraltar 
• English Channel
• Mediterranean Sea

Which mountain range is circled on the map?

• Swiss Alps
• Pyrenees Mountains
• Ural Mountains
• Rocky Mountains

Replaced centralized government in which powerful lords owned most of the land:

• Democracy
• Feudalism 
• Republic
• Communism

Which of the following is not true about Charlemagne?

• He was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• He was a strong supporter of education
• He wanted to gain great power in Europe
• He was a non-Christian Emperor

People who travel around and try to convert others to a particular religion are called __________.

• monks
• missionaries 
• popes
• bishops 

Which group was considered to be the lowest in the feudal system model during the Middle Ages?

• knights
• lords
• monarchs
• peasants

Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

• The King
• The Emperor
• The Pope
• The Monarch

What was the name for a large estate that included a castle, farmland, and villages?

• Castle
• Fief
• Divine
• Manor

In the Middle Ages in western Europe, who had the most power?

• The King
• The Pope
• Joan of Arc
• William the Conquer 

The supreme head of the Catholic Church

• the Pope
• the priest
• the archbishop
• the monk