Middle Ages Quiz #1 Review

Match the following

• papacy

• group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler or government

• medieval

• office or position of the pope

• empire

• man in the upper class who ruled over a large area of land

• lady

• a female member of nobility

• lord

• of or relating to the Middle Ages

Determine if these statements are true or false.

Groups:

(a) True

,

(b) False

• The middle ages is the approximately 1,000 years between ancient times

• If a serf could escape capture for one year and one day, he would become a free man.

• If serfs remained loyal to the lords, they would receive the lord's protection.

• During the middle ages, many people ran away from the church because of fear

• Serfs had many powers and freedoms

If a serf hunted illegally on the lord's land, what was it called?

• coaching

• poaching

• roaching

Who was the leader of the barbarian tribe called the Huns?

• Atilla

• Aquilla

• Godzilla

What killed more than one-third of the population of western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• evil knights

• famine

• the black death

Choose the events that led to the start of the Middle Ages.

(*Choose all that are correct.)

• the Roman empire split in two

• power of the church increased

• Germanic tribes invaded

• Black Death killed many people

Choose the things that privileged kids learned in the Middle Ages.

(*Choose all the correct answers.)

• how to ride horses

• to read and write

• how to use a sword

• how to grow your own crops

• how to play a musical instrument