Part 7 Medieval Europe: Key Events and Figures Quiz

What was the Black Death, and what was the cause of it?

• A pandemic caused by disease

• A war between kingdoms

• A drought that killed crops

• A volcanic eruption

What group of people was blamed for spreading the Plague?

• Jews

• Muslims

• Christians

• Vikings

When did the Battle of Hastings take place, and what was the outcome of the battle?

• 1066, Norman victory

• 1215, Magna Carta signed

• 1492, Columbus discovered America

• 800, Charlemagne crowned

What did Pope Urban II call to take place beginning in 1095, and who were the two sides?

• First Crusade; Christians vs. Muslims

• Hundred Years War; England vs. France

• Battle of Tours; Franks vs. Muslims

• War of Roses; York vs. Lancaster

What was the Hundred Years War?

• England vs. France for land

• Christians vs. Muslims for Jerusalem

• Vikings vs. Saxons for England

• Mongols vs. China for territory

Who was Joan of Arc? Who did she fight for, and what happened to her in the end?

• Fought for France, burned alive

• Fought for England, became queen

• Fought for Spain, exiled

• Fought for Italy, imprisoned

What was a knight? What code did they follow?

• Warrior who followed the code of chivalry

• Farmer who followed the code of law

• Merchant who followed the code of trade

• Priest who followed the code of faith

What was feudalism?

• System of land ownership

• System of trade routes

• System of religious beliefs

• System of government elections

Between what two major time periods was the Middle Ages?

• 476 A.D. - circa 1500 A.D.

• 1000 B.C. - 500 B.C.

• 1492 A.D. - 1776 A.D.

• 2000 B.C. - 1000 B.C.

What was the Doomsday Book, and who had it created?

• A record of taxes by William the Conqueror

• A book of laws by Charlemagne

• A religious text by Pope Urban II

• A map by Joan of Arc