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WorksheetsEmerging Europe & Byzantine Empire
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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.
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
4.
Who was the Frankish King who conquered Gaul?
a)
Clovis
b)
William of Normandy
c)
Pope Urbal II
d)
Charles Martel
5.
In exchange for land_______ pledged service to a greater lord?
a)
Chivalry
b)
Fief
c)
Knight
d)
Vassal
6.
These raiders invaded Europe in 1066 and defeated England. The first time a foreign enemy ever invaded and defeated England.
a)
Vikings
b)
clovis
c)
Buccaneers
d)
Pirates
7.
__________ required knights to be brave, loyal, and true to their word?
a)
Chivalry
b)
Fief
c)
Knight
d)
Vassal
8.
A lord granted his vassal a _______ or estate
a)
Chivalry
b)
Fief
c)
Vassal
d)
Knight
9.
Many young nobles were trained in riding and fighting in order to become _____?
a)
Chivalry
b)
Fief
c)
Vassal
d)
Knight
10.
The Feudal system was based on a network of
a)
Castles
b)
Fiefs
c)
Knights, mounted soldiers
d)
Mutual Obligations
11.
A person of high rank by birth or title is a
a)
Noble
b)
Serf
c)
Priest
d)
Knight
12.
Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).
a)
Knights
b)
Monks
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobles
13.
Who was the great king of the Franks and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry IV
d)
Pope Gregory VII
14.
People in the Middle Ages lived close together because attacks within European kingdoms AND potential invasions from ...
a)
the Magyars
b)
the Vikings
c)
Muslim empires
d)
All are correct
15.
The body of people, such as priest, who perform sacred functions of a church
a)
Monk
b)
Monastery
c)
Covent
d)
Clergy
16.
A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote to their faith
a)
Monks
b)
Nuns
c)
Monasticism
d)
Clergy
17.
The person responsible for converting the Franks to Christianity
a)
Clovis
b)
Charles Martel
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Pepin the Short
18.
Invaders from Scandinavia, also called Northmen or Norsemen
a)
Franks
b)
Magyars
c)
Mongols
d)
Vikings
19.
The chaotic time period in Western Europe that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire from 500 to 1500
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Mongols
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Medieval Times
20.
This Pope crowned Charlemagne as emperor to show gratitude for crushing a revolt
a)
Gregory I
b)
Gregory VII
c)
Leo III
d)
Henry IV
21.
The feudal structure was based on this value:
a)
money
b)
heirarchy
c)
loyalty
d)
greed
22.
The Crusades were focused around gaining control of what city in the Holy Land?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Anatolia
d)
Medina
23.
For which of the following religions did the Holy Land NOT have religious significance?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
24.
Which Pope called a meeting in France where he called for a crusade to reclaim Jerusalem?
a)
Urban II
b)
Leo III
c)
Gregory VII
d)
Henry IV
25.
During which crusade did Christians succeed in conquering Jerusalem?
a)
Sixth
b)
Third
c)
First
d)
Second
26.
Which great Sultan formed a large Muslim Empire (Egypt, Syria and the east) and retook almost all of the Holy Land?
a)
Seljuk
b)
Saladin
c)
Usamah ibn-Munqidh
d)
Sultan Sully Suellyman II
27.
What is the name of the capital city of Byzantine?
a)
Venice
b)
Constantinople
c)
Sparta
d)
Rome
28.
What is the name of the Byzantine Law code?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Law of the 12 Tables
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
10 Commandments
29.
What part of the Roman Empire became Byzantine?
a)
Western Empire
b)
Eastern Empire
c)
Central Empire
d)
Christian Empire
30.
The map shows the division of which religion?
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
31.
What is the name of this church built by Justinian?
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
32.
The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the —
a)
Eastern Split
b)
Great Schism
c)
Crusades
d)
Roman Crusade
33.
Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?
a)
The Patriarch of Constantinople
b)
The Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
c)
The Pope of Rome
d)
The Emperor of Rome
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