Middle Ages Quiz

When did the Middle Ages begin?

• When Greece fell

• When the Roman Empire fell

• When the Mongols invaded

• When the Black Death occurred

The people who owned land during the Middle Ages were called

• Manors

• Peasants

• Knights

• Lords (Nobles)

The social system or government system of exchanging land for service was called?

• Socialism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Feudalism

At what age did knights begin training?

• 10

• 17

• 7

• 14

The only person who had power over the king was called

• The lord

• The vassal

• The Pope

• The Patriarch

The Middle Ages can also be called Medieval Times, Medieval Europe, and the Dark Age

• True

• False

Under Feudalism, serfs farm the lord's land in return for _________.

• Gold

• Protection

• Land

• Taxes

_______________ were at the bottom of society and suffered the most under this system.

• Lords

• Knights

• Nobles

• Serfs (Peasants)

The __________ selected the Patriarch of the Byzantine Empire

• Pope

• King

• Emperor

• People

The Byzantine Empire flourished because most of their money came from:

• Trade

• Farming

• Taxes

• War