Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Quiz

The Viking invaders of the middle ages were from where?

• Scandanavia

• North America

• The Black Sea

• France

True or False: Vikings were warriors, traders, & explorers

• True

• False

Viking ships could hold up to

• 1000 men

• 300 men

• 50 men

• 1 man

True or False: Viking ships were long & narrow BUT required a depth of 100 feet of water in order to sail.

• True

• False: They did need 100 feet of water but were not long and narrow

• False: They were long and narrow but they only needed a few feet of water to sail.

The prow of a Viking ship was often a:

• Sheep

• Dog

• Cat

• Monster

What was the name of the area given to the Vikings in an attempt to establish a policy of settling & converting them to Christianity?

• The English Channel

• Paris

• Normandy

• Germany

True or False: Vikings posed a threat to the safety of people in Europe. This threat led to organized governments being torn apart, and in turn a system developed called feudalism.

• True

• False: The Vikings did pose a threat but it did not lead to the creation of feudalism

• False: They didn't pose a threat at all

Feudalism included which of the following?

• Was based on Mutual Obligations

• In exchange for military protection the landlord granted land called a fief

• The person receiving the fief is known as a vassal

• All of the Above

Under feudalism, a vassal was:

• A man who farmed and gave the lord all of his livestock & crops

• A man who served the lord as a slave

• A man who served the lord in a military capacity.

• None of the Above

A fief was

• A grant of money given to the vassal in return for loyalty

• A grant of money given by the church to a group of people in exchange for a guarantee of going to heaven

• A grant of land given from the lord to the vassal in return for loyalty, military service, and possibly more.

• A court jester