Medieval Europe Quiz

Geography: Why did many medieval towns grow near rivers?

• Rivers were used for the irrigation of crops, transportation, and trade

• In southern Europe, river valleys and coastal plains were limited

• In the south, rivers were not key for transportation

• Rivers were responsible for the irrigation of crops, isolation, and trade

Social Classes: Which sentence best supports the claim that Vikings adapted their ships to take advantage of rivers to attack towns?

• In southern Europe, there was a lot of good farmland around river valleys

• They built narrow ships capable of sailing down these European rivers.

• [Rivers] made it easier for the Vikings, a group of 'barbarian' invaders, to attack and plunder individual cities.

• None of the natural geographical features were significant barriers to travel or trade.

Which religion was widely practiced in Medieval Europe?

• Roman Religions

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

What did monks and missionaries have in common?

• They were both responsible for spreading Judaism throughout Europe

• They were both solely responsible for elderly care

• They both offered help to those in need in Japan

• They were both responsible for spreading Christianity throughout Europe

Monks did all of the following EXCEPT:

• They helped conquer modern-day France with an army of knights on horseback

• They helped educate people in schools

• They helped provide healthcare

• They were responsible for helping government leaders by acting as scribes

What was considered the ultimate authority in the Middle Ages?

• gold merchants/traders

• Christian religious text or scripture

• the King

• Buddhist religious text

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

• In this series of battles, Christians fought to defend Jerusalem from Muslim Turks

• Europe's leadership wanted to defend against Christianity

• In this series of battles, Christians fought to defend Cordoba from Muslim Turks

• None of the above

Achievements: Which were notable achievements of the Middle Ages?

• oil paintings, universities, and ingenious castles

• weapons, universities, and ingenious castles

• armor, stone storage systems, writing utensils, stained glass

How did Charlemagne improve his Kingdom (Franks)?

• He made education a priority in churches and paid for the distribution of the bible translations

• He made a system of weights and measures to improve trade, created libraries

• He built a massive university and made all nobles attend as a royal decree

• He created a university for his knights and paid their tuition

Government: Which statement best supports the claim that feudalism was needed in Europe?

• Noble landowners needed to find protection for their feudal estates to defend against Viking, Muslim, and Magyar attackers

• Knights needed to find protection for their feudal estates from Viking, Muslim, and Magyar attackers

• The Pope had to protect monasteries throughout Northern Europe

• All of the above