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WorksheetsFeudalism and The Crusades
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?
a)
to gain control of Jerusalem
b)
to open a trade route to China
c)
to learn about Muslim innovations
d)
to capture the holy land from the Jews
2.
What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?
a)
The Byzantine emperor asked for help.
b)
The Seljuk Turks sent ships to attack Rome.
c)
Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
d)
Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
3.
What do the products listed below have in common?
-cotton
-melons
-apricots
-pepper
-cotton
-melons
-apricots
-pepper
a)
They were common in the Muslim lands of North Africa.
b)
Spain grew rich by exporting them to the Crusader kingdoms.
c)
Crusaders brought them back to Europe from the Middle East.
d)
They were trade goods carried from India to Muslim cities.
4.
Which statement describes the effect of the Crusades on Jews?
a)
Many of them tried to escape to Palestine.
b)
They were persecuted throughout Europe.
c)
They joined Christians to fight the Muslims.
d)
Their numbers grew as Christians converted.
5.
Who was Saladin (a.k.a. Salah al-din)?
a)
A sultan who formed the largest Muslim empire since the Seljuks.
b)
A great Muslim leader during the Crusades.
c)
A Muslim ruler who unified Muslim groups.
d)
ALL OF THE CHOICES
6.
What effect did the Crusades have on Jews in Europe?
a)
They were persecuted.
b)
They faced segregation.
c)
They suffered from violence.
d)
ALL OF THE CHOICES
7.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars between the Romans and Germanic Tribes
b)
A series of wars between the Muslim tribes on the Arabian Penisula
c)
A series of religious wars in the middle ages.
8.
What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?
a)
The Byzantine emperor asked for help.
b)
The Seljuk Turks sent ships to attack Rome.
c)
Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
d)
Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
9.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
10.
Who was the Pope that called for the Crusades?
a)
Pope Urban II
b)
Pope Leo X
c)
Pope Urban I
d)
Pope Leo V
11.
Who was the King of England that participated in the 3rd Crusade?
a)
Frederick I
b)
Phillip II
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Richard the Lion-Hearted
12.
During the Crusades, Saladin, was fighting for the
a)
Muslims
b)
Christians
c)
Jews
d)
Hindus
13.
Crusade means ____ in Latin.
a)
Star
b)
Cross
c)
Peace
d)
Love
14.
Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).
a)
Knights
b)
Monks
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobles
15.
A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called...
a)
Convent
b)
Monastery
c)
Fief
d)
Divine Right of King
16.
Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Patriarch
b)
The noble
c)
The Bishop
d)
The pope
17.
What were two indirect results of the Crusades?
a)
trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was strengthened
b)
trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was strengthened
c)
trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was weakened
d)
trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was weakened
18.
What was the significance of the Battle of Tours?
a)
It united all the Franks under one king
b)
It reestablished the Roman Empire
c)
It prevented Islam from spreading further into Europe.
d)
It created the modern nation of France.
19.
Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?
a)
Freedom
b)
Protection
c)
Rights
d)
Education
20.
A person of high rank by birth or title is a
a)
Noble
b)
Serf
c)
Priest
d)
Knight
21.
Who brought the idea of feudalism to England and used it to control a land he was not from?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
King Henry IV
c)
Pope Gregory VII
d)
Charlemagne
22.
A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called...
a)
Convent
b)
Monastery
c)
Fief
d)
Divine Right of King
23.
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
24.
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
25.
To formally be removed from a church is called
a)
Excommunicated
b)
University
c)
to go on a Pilgrimage
d)
Persecuted
26.
The body of people, such as priest, who perform sacred functions of a church
a)
Monk
b)
Monastery
c)
Covent
d)
Clergy
27.
In the Middle Ages in western Europe, who had the most power?
a)
The King
b)
The Pope
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
William the Conquer
28.
Who was Clovis?
a)
Frankish King
b)
French King
c)
German King
d)
Holy Roman Emperor
29.
Who united Europe the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Clovis
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Phillip Augustus
d)
Alexius I
30.
Who was Charles "The Hammer" Martel?
a)
Grandfather of Charlemagne
b)
Defeated the Muslims invading Europe
c)
Won the Battle of Tours in 732
d)
All Options are Correct
31.
Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
a)
Charles the Bald
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
Harold the Dead
d)
Philip the Fair
32.
Who were the first people to rule Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
The Franks
b)
The Georges
c)
The Williams
d)
The Britons
33.
Who was the leader of the Catholic Church?
a)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
b)
The Patriarch of Constantinople
c)
The Pope in Rome
d)
The Emperor of Byzantium
34.
Who was St. Benedict?
a)
Reformed the Frankish Kingdom's Administration
b)
Reformed the Monastic lifestyle of Catholic Monasteries
c)
Lead the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople
d)
Crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor
35.
What is Chivalry?
a)
A moral code for the behavior of knights and nobles
b)
A belief that fear in battle leads to a deathly madness
c)
A formation of troops which back up a Cavalry
d)
A dead social movement which to remembered in the modern age
36.
Use a key term to fill in the blank: pg.654 Henry the IV was ____________ from the church by Pope Gregory VII.
a)
excommunicated
b)
secularized
c)
emancipated
d)
sacramented
37.
Popes held the ultimate power in the medieval ages because they had the ability to (654-655)
a)
seize land
b)
excommunicate people
c)
perform marriages
d)
select emperors
38.
How did the Reconquista impact Spain?
a)
Spain lost an overwhelming amount of citizens
b)
people flocked to see the inquisitions
c)
trade increased
d)
its people became more diverse
39.
The first crusade was successful because
a)
It was sponsored by rich kings
b)
It took the Muslim people by surprise
c)
the Muslims suffered a plague
d)
the knights argued among themselves
40.
In which ways did the Magna Carta lay the groundwork for the US constitution? (662
a)
guarded against taxation without representation
b)
limited power of king
c)
guaranteed a fair trial
d)
all of the above
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