Mid-Unit Assessment Review

During the Middle Ages, who had more power?

• A serf had more power.

• A lord had more power.

• They had an equal amount of power.

• Neither serfs nor lords had any power in the Middle Ages.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which statement provides the best evidence that lords had more power?

• "Usually, high-ranking nobles swore their loyalty to the king and lords swore their loyalty to higher-ranking nobles. "

• "Freemen were not under the same strict control of the lord."

• "When serfs wanted to marry, the lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match."

• "Serfs grew the food and tended to the livestock, or animals that fed the people."

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a manor or life in a medieval town.

Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise until sunset.

• manor

• medieval town

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.2.9

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a manor or life in a medieval town.

Many smaller houses made of wood surrounded a castle or larger house.

• manor

• medieval town

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.2.9

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a manor or life in a medieval town.

On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

• manor

• medieval town

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a manor or life in a medieval town.

Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye and barley.

• manor

• medieval town

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a manor or life in a medieval town.

A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance.

• manor

• medieval town

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

• They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.

• They often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge

• They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.

• They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did the Battle of Hastings take place?

• It was one of the crusades to the Holy Land.

• It was a battle between King John and the nobles because of the Magna Carta.

• It was a battle between the Church and King Henry II.

• It was a battle to determine who would be the King of England- Harold or William.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Which of the following statements about Magna Carta is NOT true?

• Magna Carta limited the king's power.

• Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in English history.

• King John happily accepted Magna Carta from the nobles.

• Many of the ideas from the Magna Carta appear in the constitution of modern democracies.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5