Middle Ages and Feudal System Quiz

What time period was the Middle Ages?

• 500AD-1500AD
• 500AD-1000AD
• 500BC-1500BC

The (a)   was a way of organizing land, loyalty, and protection.
The (b)   began after the fall of the Roman Empire.
A person who disobeyed the church might be (c)   .
(d)   was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE.
A (e)   is a ceremony where a new king is crowned.

• feudal system
• Middle Ages
• Excommunicated
• Charlemagne
• Coronation

In the Middle Ages, feudalism worked because it provided ________ that people needed.

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

Label the Kingdoms of Middle Ages Europe (500AD):

c

d

e

f

g

Kingdom of Brzezinski

Kingdom of the Franks

Eastern Roman Empire

Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

Kingdom of the Visogoths

Kingdom of the Vandals

Kingdom of the VisoGalbraiths

Which of the following is a MISCONCEPTION about the Middle Ages?

• People never bathed

• Life was hard for peasants

• The church had power over kings

• Towns grew slowly during this time

Charlemagne is known as the “Father of Europe” because he:

• Unified much of Western Europe
• Established the Eastern Roman Empire
• Conquered Jerusalem
• Ended the Crusades

Viking raids on monasteries helped cause the rise of the __________system.

Why were manors mostly self-sufficient during the Middle Ages?

• Trade was dangerous and slow

• Towns refused to trade with manors

• Knights banned all trade

• Markets were banned by the church

Choose TWO adjectives that best describe King John based on the Magna Carta story:

• Unfair

• Brave

• Thoughtful

• Wasteful

What was the main goal of the Magna Carta?

• To give more power to the king

• To limit the power of the king

• To start a war with France

• To let peasants vote