Middle Ages Quiz

After the fall of the Roman Empire, western Europe was

• well organized and peaceful

• chaotic and violent

• the same as it had always been

• ruled entirely by Muslims

The eastern half of the Roman Empire

• disintegrated along with the western half

• continued on as the Byzantine Empire

• became a Muslim empire

• still exists today in the same form

In the feudal system, these people held no rights and worked on land they did not own.

• lords

• vassals

• knights

• serfs

In the feudal system, these were the protectors of the manor.

• lords

• vassals

• knights

• serfs

All of these are true about knights in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

• anyone could become a knight if they proved their skills

• they were swore an oath to protect the land and people

• they were expected to uphold the code of chivalry

• they practiced battle tactics in competitive tournaments

Charlemagne was

• the first pope of the Catholic Church

• the first great emperor since the fall of Rome

• the capital of the Holy Roman Empire

• the father of Joan of Arc

The most powerful institution in western Europe during the Middle Ages was

• Islam

• the Catholic Church

• the Orthodox Christian Church

• the Holy Roman Empire

Europeans were expected to pay a tithe to the church, which is

• a one time fee of $25

• 10% of a person's income

• 25% of a person's income

• a donation of food and clothing to the church

The Crusades were a series of wars fought between

• Africa and Asia

• Christians and Muslims

• Christians and Jews

• Rome and Carthage

The mission of European knights during the First Crusade was

• invade and take over Mecca

• reclaim the old Roman Empire

• reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims

• eliminate the Jews from the Holy Land