Final graded quizziz on the Middle Ages

Check social classes of Medieval feudalism:

• Nobility

• Royalty

• serfs

• knights

• free peasants

Which ability allowed the Vikings to easily attack and pillage much of Europe during the Middle Ages?

• They were skilled at making gold jewelry

• They were master sailors who built speedy ships

• They had canons and battering rams

• They had numerous books on military strategy

The Medieval Period of European history began after the fall of (a)  

For much of the Medieval Period of Europe, the economy was based largely on...

• bartering goods

• the use of paper money

• the use of coins usually made of silver or gold

• the use of the credit system

Answer explanation

Remember, after the fall of Rome, the use of a money-based economy collapsed, and people reverted back bartering goods instead of paying for them.

This pyramid visually depicts the Medieval (a)   of social classes.

Hint: word begins with the letter ¨h¨

Which institution wielded the most political power during the Middle Ages?

• The Catholic Church

• Banking institutions

• The Guilds

• Political parties

Answer explanation

If you picked ¨political parties¨ you are thinking of the wrong time period! Political parties are in modern democracies.

Check all the wars that occured during the Middle Ages:

• The Hundred Years War

• The Crusades

• The French-Indian Wars

• The War of 1812

Which Medieval conflict had the greatest impact on changing the English language?

• The Hundred Years War

• The Crusades

• The Thirty Years War

• The Norman Invasion

Which King was famous for uniting much of Europe for the first time after the Fall of Rome?

• Ethelred

• Charles III

• Henry the 8th

• Charlemagne

Check all the statements that are accurate about Medieval Castles:

• They were often (though not always) built on higher elevations

• During an attack, all of the lordś vassals, including serfs, were protected inside the castle walls

• Moats with alligators often surrounded castles.

• Castles were almost always close to farmland