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WorksheetsThe Middle Ages
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide serfs with which of the following?
a)
protection
b)
livable wage
c)
food
d)
education
2.
The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered:
a)
indulgences for sinners
b)
stability and security
c)
redistribution of wealth
d)
multiple sets of beliefs
3.
Who was the Frankish king responsible for the creation of the Holy Roman Empire?
a)
Justinian
b)
Diocletian
c)
Charlamagne
d)
Constantine
4.
Europeans united in shared belief in what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
5.
What is feudalism?
a)
a political system of local government that is based around granting land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
b)
a political system of local government that is based around granting loyalty, military assistance, and other services in return for land.
c)
a political system of local government that is based around granting vassals in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
d)
none of the above
6.
In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
a)
monarchs
b)
knights
c)
lords
d)
serfs
7.
What were the Christian expeditions to win back the Holy Lands called?
a)
Punic Wars
b)
Feudalisms
c)
Holy Wars
d)
Crusades
8.
Which is at the top of the feudal order?
a)
Lords
b)
Knights
c)
Kings
d)
Peasants
9.
Which of the following was not a lasting effect of the crusades?
a)
weakened feudalism
b)
trade with the middle east
c)
improvements in technology
d)
improvements in farming
10.
Many people lost faith in God after the Black Death. As a result, who lost power?
a)
Kings and Queens
b)
The Church
c)
Knights
d)
Serfs
11.
Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide serfs with which of the following?
a)
protection
b)
livable wage
c)
food
d)
education
12.
Which of the following best completes the graphic? CAUSE----->EFFECT
a)
Feudalism develops in medieval Europe - Invaders overrun the Roman Empire
b)
Invaders overrun Roman Empire - Council of Nicaea sets tenets for church
c)
Roman army cannot defend the empire - Rome falls and feudalism develops
d)
Council of Nicaea sets Christian tenets - Catholic Church becomes powerful
13.
What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?
a)
It served as the first written legal constitution.
b)
It promoted the idea of the king as the primary legal authority.
c)
It introduced the ideas of legalism and retribution for crimes.
d)
It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western civilizations.
14.
_____________ is a political/social system and _____________ is an economic system.
a)
Middle Ages…feudalism
b)
manorialism…feudalism
c)
feudalism…manorialism
d)
Roman Empire…feudalism
15.
How did the Frankish king Clovis contribute to the spread of Christianity in the early Middle Ages?
a)
His conversion spread Christianity to the Germanic states.
b)
His crowning marked the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
c)
His missionary journeys brought Christianity to the British Isles
d)
His support of the Crusades gave the Roman Catholic Church more power.
16.
This battle 732 was won by the Franks and kept Islam from spreading throughout Europe.
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Tours
c)
Battle of Manzikert
d)
Battle of Yorkstown
17.
One way in which the the Muslim Empires helped contributed to learning in Europe was...
a)
They preserved the texts of the Greeks and romans
b)
They invented the printing press
c)
They converted all of Europe to Islam
d)
They gave us the modern englis alaphabet
18.
How did the 2nd Great Schism help to end the Dark Ages?
a)
It led to wars that caused the powers of the kings to strengthen
b)
It allowed other religions to dominate Europe
c)
It led to a decrease of in the powers of the Catholic Church
d)
It moved the head of the Catholic church to Constantinople
19.
Besides fighting, What positive activity were Muslims and Christians engaged in during the Crusades?
a)
Common Religion
b)
Trade
c)
Converting each other
d)
farming
20.
Can you put the following empires in the proper order?
a)
Byzantine, Charlemagne, Islamic
b)
Islamic, Roman, Byzantine
c)
Byzantine, Mongols, Charlamagne
d)
Tang, Mongols, Greeks
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