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Middle Ages Chapters 1-4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Middle Ages came after the fall of which great empire in Europe? 
a)
Greek Empire
b)
Egyptian Empire
c)
Roman Empire
d)
Chinese Empire 
2.
A King gave his most important lord fiefs, which were
a)
grants of land
b)
large celebrationsq
c)
war horses
d)
market licnese 
3.
Look at the picture carefully, which section in Chapter 4 does this picture relate too? 
a)
Guilds
b)
Leisure and Entertainment
c)
Homes and Households
d)
Disease and Medical Treatment
4.
Which of these did William the Conqueror introduce to England?
a)
The Christian religion
b)
The Saxon Language
c)
A line of Norman kings
d)
An end to the feudal system
5.
Look at the picture carefully, which section in Chapter 4 does this picture relate too? 
a)
Guilds
b)
Trade and Commerce
c)
Homes and Households
d)
Crime and punishmnet 
6.
Serfs and squires were boys in training to become...
a)
Kings
b)
Knights
c)
Teachers
d)
Landowners 
7.
Look at the picture carefully, which section in Chapter 4 does this picture relate too? 
a)
Crime and Punishment
b)
Leisure and Entertainment
c)
Homes and Households
d)
Disease and Medical Treatment
8.
Serfs were required to
a)
Grind their own grain
b)
fight against the king's enemies
c)
move to nearby cities and towns
d)
stay on the land that they worked
9.
Look at the picture carefully, which section in Chapter 4 does this picture relate too? 
a)
Trade and Commerce
b)
Guilds
c)
Homes and Households
d)
Crime and Punishment 
10.
Why did towns buy royal charters? 
a)
to keep goods at stable prices
b)
to set up schools and universities
c)
to gain independence from feudal lords
d)
to avoid being overrun by the army 
11.

Which Roman Emperor issued a decree allowing Christians to practice their religion freely?

a)

Augustus

b)

Caligula

c)

Constantine

d)

Nero

12.

Which shape describe the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages

a)

Square

b)

Triangle/Pyramid

c)

Circle

d)

Octagon

13.

Medieval European towns where located near what natural resource

a)

Mountains/Hills

b)

Oceans or Rivers

c)

Large Forrest

d)

Magical Creatures

14.

Why were guilds established

a)

Guilds provided help and protection for the people doing a certain kind of work, and they maintained high standards.

b)

Guilds provided services for traders to exchange their goods that were imported from the Middle East.

c)

Guilds helped create a new class of merchants during the middle ages who could help the Lords and Monarchs

d)

Guilds could only do business (trade and sell) with other guilds to maintain a low standard for their quality of products

15.

How was a medieval town able to become independent from a feudal lord?

a)

Ask the King for Independence

b)

Fight against another lord

c)

Pay the lord with crops

d)

Buy a royal charter

16.

Which new social class appeared during the late middle ages?

a)

Knights

b)

Peasants/Serfs

c)

Painters

d)

Merchants

17.

How did trading change between the beginning of the early Middle Ages to the High Middle Ages?

a)

Merchants traded goods from the Middle East in the early Middle Ages

b)

Early in the Middle Ages trading was only done near Churches in the center of town

c)

The High Middle Ages businesses create sold less goods

d)

Early in the Middle Ages only the wealthy bought luxury goods, later more traders sold local items to everyone

18.

Why were most homes in the Middle Ages small?

a)

Most families were rich and could buy large houses

b)

Most families had no money and their homes were crowded and made from wood

c)

Most families could live in a castle for free if they worked the lords land

d)

Most families spent their days farming and could not build a house.

19.

True or False: Half of young children died at an early age, the ones who lived prepared to be an adult at a very young age.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How were the lives of medieval girls different from girls today?

a)

Most girls in the medieval ages went to school at a young age and graduated by the age of 15

b)

Most girls worked for a local merchants who trained them to learn a specific skill

c)

Most girls learned how to cook, clean, make clothing only to stay home to raise younger children

d)

Most girls learned to play fortnite beating almost all the other players who did not pay attention.