Middle Ages

When did the Middle Ages begin?

• 476 AD

• 500 BC

• 1300 BC

• 1000 AD

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

• The split of the Roman Empire to the Black Death

• The death of Caesar to the voyage of Columbus

• The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance

• 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

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

• A fief

• A ransom

• A monastery

• All of the above

The people who owned the land during the Middle Ages were called?

• Lords

• serfs

• Manors

• Peasants

The social system or government system of exchanging land for service was called?

• Socialism

• Vassalism

• Feudalism

• Theocracy

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

• Promoted education

• Provide unity and a government for much of Western Europe

• Spread Christianity

• Charlemagne did all of these things

What was the major event of the late Middle Ages?

• The Crusades

• The Black Death

• The Viking invasion

• none of these

What were the Crusades?

• A series of wars against the Vikings

• A series of wars to try to take the Holy Land

• A series of wars to unite Europe

• None of these

After the Crusades were finished, who had control of the Holy Land?

• The Pope

• The Franks

• The Muslims

• The Christians