WorksheetsEurope in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the approximate dates for the Middle Age time period?
a)
400 BCE - 1200 BCE
b)
1500 BCE - 500 BCE
c)
500 BCE - 1000 CE
d)
500 CE - 1500 CE
2.
Which events mark the beginning and end of the Medieval time period?
a)
The Great Schism to the Black Death
b)
The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance
c)
The death of Augustus to the voyage of Columbus
d)
From the Viking Raids to the 100 Years War
3.
Where were the Vikings from?
a)
England
b)
Scandinavia
c)
North America
d)
Rome
4.
What were Vikings most known for?
a)
attacking places along the coast of Europe
b)
being nice
c)
having dragons as pets
d)
creating an army larger than Rome's
5.
Where did the Vikings come from?
a)
Russia
b)
Scandanavia
c)
Iberia
d)
Germany
6.
Vikings used longships to navigate
a)
oceans, seas, and rivers
b)
oceans and mountain ranges
c)
seas, sahara, sahel, and savanna
d)
seas and valleys
7.
As a result of Viking raids in Europe...
a)
Feudalism was developed to provide stability
b)
Europeans all became sailors
c)
Europeans became rich
d)
Relations between Vikings and Europeans strengthened
8.
Which of the following did Vikings NOT do on raids?
a)
Stole goods
b)
Destroyed Homes
c)
Force people to convert to their religion
d)
Burned Churches
9.
When the Pope crowned Charlemagne, what title did he give him?
a)
Holy Roman Emperor
b)
King of all time
c)
Ruler of Europe
d)
Head of the church
10.
_________, also known as "King of the Franks" ruled & united a large part of Europe during the middle ages.
a)
Carloman
b)
Chandragupta
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Caesar
11.
What was the most important part of Charlemagne's reign?
a)
He unified nearly all the Christian lands in western Europe
b)
He got all his subjects to learn to read
c)
He was able rule the church and the country
d)
He raided the Islamic empire
12.
The people who owned the land during the Middle Ages were called....
a)
Lords
b)
Manors
c)
Serfs
d)
Peasants
13.
The social system or government system of exchanging land for loyalty and protection was called....
a)
socialism
b)
vassalism
c)
feudalism
14.
Which person in the feudal hierarchy had the most power?
a)
peasants
b)
serfs
c)
monarchs
d)
knights
15.
Knights provided _________ to the feudal hierarchy and lived by a set of rules called ____________ .
a)
food, chivalry
b)
protection, chivalry
c)
protection, the way
d)
technology, chivalry
16.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars against the Vikings
b)
A series of wars to try to take control of the Holy Land
c)
A series of wars to unite Europe
d)
None of these
17.
Who built churches, roads, and schools to unite the empire, along with including most of Western Europe in his empire?
a)
Justinian
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Augustus
d)
Constantine
18.
Before a man could become a knight he must first serve as a _____________ when he is 14 or 15 years old.
a)
Serf
b)
Squire
c)
Samurai
19.
A highly skilled warrior who fought on horseback
a)
knight
b)
fief
c)
vassal
d)
serf
20.
What is the term for taking away a person's right to membership to the church?
a)
Excommunication
b)
cannon law
c)
sacrement
d)
Clergy
21.
Who was in charge of education in the Middle Ages?
a)
Monks in monasteries
b)
Priests in churches
c)
Catholic Church
d)
All of these are correct
22.
Dramatic decline in population, shortage of workers, disruption of trade, and feudal contracts ignored.
All of these were caused by...?
All of these were caused by...?
a)
Crusades
b)
Black Death
c)
Feudalism
d)
Manorialism
23.
Popes and kings disagreed because they both thought they had the power to
a)
find a cure for the Black Death
b)
decide when to go on a Crusade
c)
pick bishops (church officials)
d)
decide what was taught
24.
Which continent did the plague initially begin on?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Antartica
25.
What were Muslims and Christians fighting over during the crusades?
a)
the Holy Land
b)
trading routes
c)
The Byzantine Empire
d)
The Catholic Curch
26.
Approximately 1/2-2/3 of the population of Europe died as a result of
a)
Viking raids
b)
Crusades
c)
Bubonic Plague
d)
Great Schism
27.
Crusaders brought many new and interesting goods back with them from the Middle East. This served to ___________ trade in western Europe.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
maintain
d)
eliminate
28.
After the Black Death, peasants had bargaining power and began asking for:
a)
pay for their work
b)
better living conditions
c)
rights
d)
They wanted it all!
29.
To get a good grade on tomorrow's test, I will ____________
a)
review and study my notes tonight so I get a good grade on my test AND my notebook!!!
b)
wait, what test?
c)
Do like Charlemagne, put my notes under my pillow and pray.
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