Middle Ages Quiz

What event is often seen as the beginning of the Middle Ages?

• The fall of the Western Roman Empire

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The start of the Crusades

• The Black Death

Which institution had the most power during the early Middle Ages?

• The monarchy

• The Church

• The nobility

• The merchant class

What system of land ownership and duties was prevalent in medieval Europe?

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

Who was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800 AD?

• Charlemagne

• Louis the Pious

• Henry IV

• William the Conqueror

The Black Death primarily spread through:

• Contaminated water

• Fleas on rats

• Airborne particles

• Infected livestock

A _______ is a piece of land granted to a vassal by a lord.

• fief

• castle

• manor

• estate

The belief in only one God is known as _______.

• monotheism

• polytheism

• atheism

• agnosticism

_______ was a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.

• The Crusades

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Peloponnesian War

• The War of the Roses

The _______ was a major document that limited the powers of the king in England.

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

The term _______ refers to the agricultural laborers bound to work on a lord's estate.

• serfs

• knights

• merchants

• nobles