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WorksheetsEarly Middle Ages Quiz Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the correct dates for the Middle Age time period?
a)
400 BC - 1200 AD
b)
1500 BC - 500 BC
c)
500 BC - 1500 AD
d)
500 AD - 1500 AD
2.
Which is not an acceptable name for the Middle Age time period?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Medieval Times
c)
Dark Ages
d)
All are acceptable terms for the Middle Ages
3.
Which events mark the beginning and end of the Medieval time period?
a)
The split of the Roman Empire to the Black Death
b)
The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance
c)
The death of Caesar to the voyage of Columbus
d)
From the Viking raids to the Black Death
4.
What was the major event of the early Middle Ages?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Uniting of Europe by Charlemagne
c)
The Black Death
d)
The growth of towns
5.
Which of the following things was not done by Monks?
a)
Copying of texts from the Greeks and Romans
b)
Caring for the sick and poor
c)
Fighting to protect Europe from the Vikings
d)
Providing schooling for children around their monastery
6.
Which one of these things did Charlemagne not do during his rule.
a)
Promoted education
b)
Spread Christianity
c)
Provide unity and a government for much of Western Europe
d)
Charlemagne did all of these things
7.
What did Alfred the Great do that helped him fend off the Viking attacks in England?
a)
Built a strong navy to fight the Vikings at sea
b)
Built castles to defend his land and people from Viking attacks
c)
Recruit many soldiers to fight in his army
d)
Alfred did all of these things
8.
What was a favorite target of the Vikings when they raided Europe?
a)
Monasteries
b)
Castles
c)
Big towns
d)
All of the above
9.
What was the piece of land that a lord gave to a vassal called?
a)
A fief
b)
A monastery
c)
A ransom
d)
All of the above
10.
If I gave you a piece of land during the Middle Ages, you would be my....
a)
Serf
b)
Peasant
c)
Lord
d)
Vassal
11.
The people who owned the land during the Middle Ages were called....
a)
Lords
b)
Manors
c)
Serfs
d)
Peasants
12.
The social system or government system of exchanging land for service was called....
a)
Socialism
b)
Vassalism
c)
Feudalism
d)
Theocracy
13.
Which of the following was not a duty of a lord to his vassal.
a)
Provide help if the vassal is attacked
b)
Give land to the vassal
c)
Pay taxes to the vassal
d)
All are duties of a lord to his vassal
14.
Which was not a duty of a vassal to his lord?
a)
Ransom the lord if he is captured
b)
Provide gifts to the lord on special occasions
c)
Pay taxes to the lord
d)
All are duties of a vassal to his lord
15.
What was the major event of the High Middle Ages?
a)
The Black Death
b)
The Crusades
c)
The Viking invasions
d)
Charlemagne uniting much of Western Europe
16.
What was the major event of the Late Middle Ages?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Viking Invasions
c)
The Black Death
d)
None of these
17.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars against the Vikings
b)
A series of wars to try to take the Holy Land
c)
A series of wars to unite Europe
d)
None of these
18.
After the Crusades were finished, who had control of the Holy Land?
a)
The Pope
b)
The Muslims
c)
The Franks
d)
The Christians
19.
Which Viking is given credit for discovering North America?
a)
Ivar the Boneless
b)
Alfred the Great
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Leif Ericson
20.
Which is not a scandinavian country?
a)
Norway
b)
Denmark
c)
Ireland
d)
Sweden
21.
Which is not a reason for the term "Dark Ages?"
a)
A lack of historical knowledge about the Middle Ages
b)
No central government in Western Europe during this time period
c)
A lack of science and technology during this time period
d)
A major eclipse of the sun took place during this time period
22.
How were mills on a manor powered during the Middle Ages?
a)
Water power
b)
Wind power
c)
Animal power
d)
All of the above
23.
Most manors had a church for the worship of Christianity.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Towers in a castle had many rooms within them which served many purposes.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The peasants and serfs could not seek safely in the manor house or castle in times of attack.
a)
True
b)
False
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