Unit 2, Part 1 Mid-Content Assessment

During the Middle Ages, who had more power: a serf or lord?

• Serf
• Lord
• They had an equal amount of power.
• Neither Serfs or Lords had any power in the Middle Ages.

Which statement provides the best evidence for the correct answer to number 1?

• "Usually, high-ranking nobles swore their loyalty to the king and lords swore their loyalty to higher-ranking nobles."
• "Freemen were not under the same strict control of the lord."
• "When serfs wanted to marry, the lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match."
• "Serfs grew the food and tended to the livestock, or animals that fed the people.

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a MANOR or life in a MEDIEVAL TOWN: Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise until sunset.

• manor
• medieval town

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a MANOR or life in a MEDIEVAL TOWN: Many smaller houses made of wood and mud surrounded a castle or larger house.

• manor
• medieval town

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a MANOR or life in a MEDIEVAL TOWN: On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

• manor
• medieval town

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a MANOR or life in a MEDIEVAL TOWN: Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

• manor
• medieval town

Read the following statement and decide whether the statement describes life on a MANOR or life in a MEDIEVAL TOWN: A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance.

• manor
• medieval town

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

• They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.
• They often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge
• They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.
• They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer

Why did the Battle of Hastings take place?

• It was one of the crusades to the Holy Land.
• It was a battle between King John and the nobles because of Magna Carta.
• It was a battle between the Church and King Henry II.
• It was a battle to determine who would be the king of England—Harold or William

Which of the following statements about Magna Carta is NOT true?

• Magna Carta limited the king’s power.
• Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in English history.
• King John happily accepted Magna Carta from the nobles.
• Many of the ideas from Magna Carta appear in the constitutions of modern democracies.