PRACTICE QUIZ - Early Middle Ages

The Middle Ages ran from

• 500 to 1000

• 500 to 1500

• 1000 to 1500

• 400 to 1000

The Middle Ages began after what?

• Fall of Rome

• William the Conqueror

• The Reformation

• The Age of Exploration

What was one area of decline after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

Fighting among kingdoms    b. education    c. spread of Christianity

• Fighting among kingdoms 

• education

• spread of Christianity

Who was the first ruler to unite many of the Germanic kingdoms in the early Middle Ages?

a. Charlemagne b. Clovis I c. Charles Martel d. Louis I

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Louis I

During the Middle Ages, what was the official language of the Christian Church?

      

• Roman

• Italian

• Latin

• Vernacular

In theory, feudalism was based on cooperation and support. Which phrase best describes feudalism in practice?

• Code of Chivalry

• Bravery & Loyalty

• Frequent Warfare

• Self-Sufficiency

Which statement is NOT true of feudalism?

       

    

       

• Lords provided protection to serfs.

•     Serfs worked land owned by lords.

• The Church had little influence.

• Manors were self-sufficient.

Who built a European empire and was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800?

• Clovis

• St. Patrick

• Charlemagne

• Pope Leo III

The invaders from Scandinavia who attacked Europe during the 700s and 800s were called

• Vikings

• Muslims

• samurai

• Magyars

What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord?

• a weapon

• a fief

• an income

• a title