Middle Ages Quiz

Which of the following had the greatest influence on the lives of most Europeans during the Middle Ages?

• towns and trade

• the king

• religion & the church

• universities

One reason the Crusades failed to conquer the Holy Land permanently was because:

• The fighting was a long distance from Europe

• Crusader armies had better weapons than their Muslim enemies

• religion was not important to most Europeans

• the popes declined in power

POPULATION OF EUROPE:

1300: 70 Million

1347: 75 Million

1352: 50 Million

What historical event was responsible for the population trend shown above?

• The Crusades

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Spanish Inquisition

Which statement best describes the relationship between popes and kings during the Middle Ages?

• Popes became more powerful than kings

• Many popes became kings, and many kings became popes

• Popes and kings often disagreed with one another

• Kings had more power than popes did

In feudalism, serfs exchange labor on the lord's land for _______________.

• protection

• animals

• economic opportunity

• freedom

Before the Reconquista, most of the Iberian Peninsula was controlled by

• Spaniards

• Portuguese

• Crusaders

• Muslims

Muslim culture spread all the way to Spain through conquest and trade. Which culture spread all the ay across much of the ancient world in the same way?

• Japanese

• Harappan

• Roman

• Sumerian

Which body of water is circled on the map?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Strait of Gibraltar 
• English Channel
• Mediterranean Sea

The Magna Carta helped introduce more democratic ideas to England. The first democracy in the world arose in:

• Greece

• China

• India

• Rome

Name the peninsula F.

• Italian Peninsula
• Iberian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula
• Scandinavian Peninsula