Medieval Europe Quiz

The Middle Ages began ...

• after the fall of the Roman Empire.
• when Muhammad died.
• on the Silk Road.
• in the Arabian Peninsula

This person is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

• Pope
• President
• Priest
• peasant

Select the image that best represents:

serf

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In feudal Europe, a lord granted land to a vassal in exchange for loyalty.

Which vocabulary word describes this land grant?

• fief

• charter

• serf

• hierarchy

Medieval Europeans had developed a social and economic system that provided people with protection and land for service. It started at the top with the king granting his land to a baron for soldiers down to a peasant getting land to grow crops.

What is being described?

• a guild

• the Feudal System

• the church

• the clergy

A large, self-sufficient estate on which a lord lived, surrounded by serfs and freedmen, was called a...

• manor

• palace

• villa

• resort

What nationality was Charlemagne part of?

• Romans

• Gauls

• Franks

• Goths

Which Pope crowned Charlemagne?

• John XII

• Benedict XVI

• Gregory the Great

• Leo III

Who is being described?

In the year 800, this German King was crowned emperor by the Catholic Pope

He revived the idea of having a united Christian community in Europe

He extended Christianity into northern Europe

He further blended German, Roman, and Christian traditions

• Pope Urban II

• Charlemagne

• William the Conqueror

• King Henry VIII

Which of the following was a major accomplishment of Charlemagne?

• Charlemagne helped found schools that became the  educational model for Medieval Europe.

• Charlemagne extended Islam into Western Europe.

• Charlemagne ordered the destruction of the Hagia Sophia.

• Charlemagne helped spread Greek culture.