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Early Middle Ages

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...
a)
The Germanic Monarchs
b)
The Church
c)
The Medieval Lords
d)
The knights' authority
2.
Middle Age knights followed a code of conduct called...
a)
Bushido
b)
Honor
c)
Chivalry
d)
Code of Justinian
3.
How did Germanic people learn about Christianity?
a)
They read the bible
b)
The didn't
c)
By going to school
d)
From christian missionaries
4.
When a Pope crowned a king what form of unity was created? 
a)
All churches were unified
b)
The church and government were unified
c)
The governments all worked together
d)
All Germanic Tribes were unified
5.
Castles provided what?
a)
Protection for lords and peasants
b)
Protection just for lords
c)
no protection at all
d)
A fancy place to have church service
6.
Who served both the social and religious needs of Medieval people? 
a)
Kings
b)
Knights
c)
Lords
d)
Catholic Priests
7.
This institution gave Europeans unity and stability after the fall of Rome...
a)
The Roman Catholic Church
b)
Islam
c)
Frankish Monarchy
d)
Germanic Government
8.
The economy of the Middle Ages (work for protection) centered on what living arrangement?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Manors
c)
Personal farms
d)
Trade
9.
Medieval society was based on all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Germanic Customs
b)
Roman Heritage
c)
Christian Beleifs
d)
Ending Feudalism
10.
Which Frankish king was crowned by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
11.
Feudalism was necessary because central governments lost power. What resulted from this situation? 
a)
People left feudal society
b)
Serfs revolted against powerful nobles
c)
People entered into agreements with landowning lords
d)
Lords freed their serfs
12.
What is going on in this picture?
a)
Serfs do work for lords who protect them
b)
Lords work for serfs
c)
Serfs owned their own land
d)
knights worked the land when they weren't fighting 
13.
Christian monasteries did all of the following except...
a)
Provide shelter for travelers
b)
Care for the sick and needy
c)
copy books/
manuscripts
d)
enforce laws
14.
How did Charlemagne create a large empire?
a)
He tolerated all religions
b)
Fighting/
military/
conquest
c)
He made treaties with all of his enemies
d)
He broke away from his alliance with the church
15.
After Rome, ______ invaders disrupted trade creating a need for Feudalism in Europe. 
a)
Asian
b)
African
c)
Greek
d)
Germanic
16.
The economy of a medieval manor depended on...
a)
Trade 
b)
Herding and weaving
c)
Farming and self-sufficiency
d)
arts and crafts
17.
Feudal agreements were between...
a)
Kings and the church
b)
Lords and their vassals(lower lords)
c)
traders and merchants
d)
serfs and their peasants
18.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
19.
Charlemagne did all of the following except...
a)
create a strong efficient governments
b)
create schools
c)
spread Christianity
d)
end slavery/ serfdom
20.
The Pope crowned Charlemagne in 800 AD. Who had more power?
a)
The Pope
b)
Charlemagne
c)
They had equal power
d)
Neither had much power
21.
Like Byzantine emperors, Charlemagne gained power by unifying...
a)
All of the Germanic people
b)
All religions
c)
His government and the Church
d)
Eastern Europe
22.
If you disobeyed church rules you were kicked out and not allowed into heaven. What's this called?
a)
Slavation
b)
Ordination
c)
Excommunication
d)
Denunciation
23.
The area in yellow is called Scandinavia. Who came from there?
a)
Vikings
b)
Chinese
c)
Franks
d)
Eskimos
24.
These 2 Germanic groups settled in England...
a)
Angles and Saxons
b)
Franks and Visogoths
c)
Angles and Franks
d)
Magyars and Vikings
25.
Which group on the map (in green) settled in Eastern Europe/Hungary?
a)
Vikings
b)
Angles
c)
Saxons
d)
Magyars
26.
Which group of sailors migrated from Scandenavia to Russia?
a)
Magyars
b)
Saxons
c)
Vikings
d)
Slavs
27.
Which group of sailors migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?
a)
Slavs
b)
Angles
c)
Vikings
d)
Saxons