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WorksheetsMiddle Ages Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.Which of the following caused the Bubonic Plague to spread to humans?
a)
rats
b)
humans
c)
fleas
2.
"Chivalry" means....
a)
a code of behavior knights had to follow
b)
a code of behavior samurai had to follow
c)
a code of behavior lords had to follow
d)
a code of behavior daimyo had to follow
3.
Feudalism is....
a)
a system of criminal justice
b)
a system for choosing the next king
c)
an economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages
d)
an economic and medical system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages
4.
What is a "knight?"
a)
an armed warrior from China
b)
an armed warrior from Japan
c)
an armed warrior from Europe
d)
an armed warrior from the United States
5.
A "lord" is....
a)
a ruler or powerful landowner
b)
a king or queen
c)
an armed warrior
d)
a peasant
6.
What is a "monarch?"
a)
a group of individuals who made government decisions
b)
someone who works the land in feudalism
c)
a group of citizens who make government decisions
d)
a ruler such as a king or queen
7.
What is a peasant?
a)
an unfree person who worked the land
b)
a ruler such as a king or queen
c)
an armed warrior
d)
someone who worked the land in feudalism
8.
What is a vassal?
a)
a person under the protection of a lord to whom he vowed loyalty
b)
a rich person in the Republic
c)
a commoner in the Republic
d)
a person under the protection of a daimyo to whom he vowed loyalty
9.
A knight was loyal to .....
a)
a peasant
b)
a lord
c)
a shogun
d)
a daimyo
10.
What were small self-sufficient farming communities called?
a)
empires
b)
manors
c)
monasteries
d)
convents
11.
The feudal system was based on which of the following?
a)
gifts of gold in exchange for land
b)
gifts of land in exchange for gold
c)
gifts of loyalty in exchange for power
d)
gifts of land in exchange for loyalty
12.
How much of the population of Europe died during the Black Death?
a)
between 1/2 & 3/4
b)
between 1/4 & 1/2
c)
between 1/3 & 2/3
d)
between 1/10 & 2/10
13.
Which American document was most influenced by the Magna Carta?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
The Sharon Statement
14.
Kings and queens who exercised unlimited power over their kingdom in the Middle Ages become known as_______________.
a)
absolute nobilities
b)
absolute monarchies
c)
representatives monarchies
d)
representative democracies
15.
This was the most important commodity in feudalism.
a)
horses
b)
men
c)
land
d)
oxen
16.
What was one result of life in Europe following the plague?
a)
Crusades took place
b)
the economy improved overall
c)
workers could demand higher wages
d)
the commoners rallied around the nobles
17.
Barons forced this/these person/people to signed the Magna Carta.
a)
King John
b)
French invaders
c)
The Pope
d)
Parliment
18.
One result of the Magna Carta was?
a)
kings were able to do more
b)
legal power had shifted away from the kings
c)
the barons were eventually promoted to king
d)
laws needed the king to be put into effect
19.
Which of the following places the social classes of Europe in the correct order from top to bottom?
a)
lord, knight, monarch, peasant, serf
b)
lord, monarch, knight, peasant, serf
c)
monarch, lord, knight, peasant, serf
d)
monarch, lord, knight, serf, peasant
20.
Which of the following is not a reason that the plague spread quickly?
a)
people bathed and changed clothes often
b)
people threw their trash in the street
c)
rats were common
d)
fleas bit humans
21.
Which was not an effect of the crusades?
a)
many people died
b)
trade grew
c)
religious ideas spread
d)
Jerusalem became less important to Christians
22.
Which of the following religious groups did not fight in the crusades?
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Buddhists
d)
Jews
23.
Which type of government developed in England as a result of the Magna Carta?
a)
absolute monarchy
b)
oligarchy ruled by nobles
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
dictatorship
24.
Which type of government developed in England as a result of the Magna Carta?
a)
absolute monarchy
b)
oligarchy ruled by nobles
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
dictatorship
25.
What did the Magna Carta require the English kings to do?
a)
give all his power to his lords
b)
organize his own army
c)
live by same law as everyone else
d)
have the most power
26.
An absolute monarchy is...
a)
A King and Queen limiting their power
b)
A Noble with limited power
c)
A vassal with limited power
d)
King and Queen with unlimited power
27.
This was the most important item to own in feudalism
a)
land
b)
a home
c)
money
d)
items to barter
28.
What was the purpose of the Crusades was to...
a)
fight for freedom
b)
to fight for the Holy Land
c)
fight against other religions
d)
just to fight
29.
Who did most of the work in manorialism?
a)
kings
b)
knights
c)
serfs
d)
slaves
30.
Because of the Crusades and the Black Death, people moved away from their manors to ____
a)
towns and cities
b)
cathedrals
c)
monasteries
d)
churches
31.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
32.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
33.
What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
Declaration of Independence
34.
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
35.
This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215. Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?
a)
knights
b)
nobles
c)
peasants
d)
serfs
36.
Before the Magna Carta, the King of England was most similar to:
a)
A tax collector
b)
The President of the United States
c)
An influential army general
d)
An all-powerful dictator
37.
Where did the bubonic plague originate?
a)
North Africa
b)
Central Asia
c)
Middle East
d)
Northern Europe
38.
How did the Black Death IMPACT the feudal economy of Europe?
a)
the labor shortages ended the feudal economy
b)
the feudal economy became stronger and was the backbone of Europe
c)
the serfs continued to pay their feudal dues to the lords and live on parcels
d)
the serfs were tied to the land and continued to work very hard long hours
39.
What event cause 1/3 to 2/3 of the European population to die during the Middle Ages?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Bubonic Plague
c)
The Feudal System
d)
The Magna Carta
40.
What does it mean when we call a sickness a pandemic?
a)
an outbreak that only affects men
b)
an outbreak that only affects a small area
c)
an outbreak that affects people in a desert climate only
d)
an outbreak that affects a region, continent, or the world
41.
Which is NOT a way the Magna Carta influenced the development of individual rights?
a)
it guaranteed a trial by jury
b)
it guaranteed the rule of law
c)
it strengthened the kings power and the feudal system
d)
it became the model for later representative governments
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