Middle Ages - 1st Half Quiz

The Middle Ages was the establishment of Kingdoms in...

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• South America

The continent of Europe is a huge...

• island

• plateau

• peninsula

• mountain range

Most land in Europe lies within 300 miles of a seacoast.

• True

• False

Europe's location near the water encouraged trade and helped the European economy to grow.

• True

• False

Rivers in Europe with very narrow and did not let the Europeans travel easily.

• True

• False

A main reason rivers were so important in Europe was...

• People could fish.

• People could swim and hang out with their families.

• People and goods can sail easily from inland areas to the open sea and, from there, to other parts of the world.

The English Channel allowed Britain and Ireland to...

• leave Europe and create their own continent

• be far enough away to be largely safe from the many wars fought on Europe's mainland

• hide from Europe and fight each other

• develop their own governments and societies

The mountains in Europe made it difficult for one group to control all of Europe and encouraged the growth of independent territories.

• True

• False

The main religion in the Middle Ages was...

• Polytheism

• Hindu

• Christianity

• Judaism

Who helped spread Christianity by his followers and himself converting to Christianity?

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Caesar

• Pope Taylor