Medieval History Quiz

Medieval is a word that means what in Latin?

• money

• prosperity

• middle

• rebirth

Emperor Charlemagne was related to who?

• Charles Martel

• Otto von Bismarck

• Pepin the Short

• Lee the Great

Which of the following is NOT one of Emperor Charlemagne’s accomplishments?

• provided women with increased rights

• expanded the Frankish empire

• spread Christianity

• encouraged learning

Charlemagne’s death marked the end of...?

• Christian dominance

• A strong, central government in Western Europe

• Democracy

• Political equality

After the fall of Rome, who filled in the power vacuum in Britain?

• Visigoths

• Vikings

• Angels and Saxons

• King Henry III

What was the result of all the different invasions from foreign groups into Europe?

• system of feudalism

• dictatorship

• people wanted a new King

• people fled to the Americas

King Alfred the Great had to defend England against...?

• Turkish conquest

• Viking conquest

• A Muslim war

• an inner revolution

Henry II helped establish...?

• a legal system

• Common Law system

• Gender equality

• A European trade route

The Magna Carta was a document that King John was forced to sign in 1215. This event did what for the very first time?

• established a tax system

• allowed women political freedom

• limited royal power

• implemented child labor

What was the only major source of religion in Medieval Europe?

• The Pope

• The Roman Catholic Church

• Greek Orthodox Church

• The Protestants