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WorksheetsMiddle Ages
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the Latin term for the Middle Ages
a)
knight
b)
vassal
c)
fief
d)
medieval
2.
The large estate owned by a knight or lord. It was completely self-sufficient and required no outside hep.
a)
manor
b)
serf
c)
peasant
d)
feudalism
3.
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 - 1351
a)
feudalism
b)
manor
c)
vassal
d)
Black Death
4.
A time period after the fall of Rome lasting form about 500 - 1000 where many small kingdoms were created.
a)
The Middle Ages
b)
Black Death
c)
Feudalism
d)
Chivalry
5.
The system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals
a)
Black Death
b)
Medieval
c)
Feudalism
d)
manor
6.
Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived.
a)
serfs
b)
peasant
c)
vassal
d)
chivalry
7.
A code of honorable behavior or knights
a)
feudalism
b)
chivalry
c)
self-sufficient
d)
knights
8.
Able to take care of oneself without outside help
a)
self-sufficient
b)
chivalry
c)
knights
d)
peasants
9.
One who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
a)
serfs
b)
peasant
c)
manor
d)
vassal
10.
The lowers level of feudal society. Worked and farmed the land.
a)
knights
b)
vassal
c)
peasants
d)
feudalism
11.
This was the Muslim general who successfully kept the city of Jerusalem when fighting against Richard I (the Lion Heart) during the Crusades
a)
Saladin
b)
Pope Urban
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Richard the Bear Heart
12.
During the Middle Ages, this was the most important thing to people
a)
good health
b)
the church
c)
the king
d)
they way a person looked
13.
The period between 500 - 1500 is called the Middle Ages because:
a)
many events took place in Europe
b)
it was the time period between ancient and modern times
c)
Most people were in the middle of the Feudal pyramid
d)
it was the period of the middle plague
14.
It is thought that the Black Death spread from person to person from
a)
a flea
b)
a dog
c)
food
d)
a bird
15.
One reason the Christian Crusaders lost the Holy Land was that
a)
they didn't have the support of the church
b)
they didn't understand the reason for the conflict
c)
they lacked support from kings and nobles
d)
they traveled long distances to battle
16.
The steps to knighthood in chronological order are:
a)
page, knight, squire
b)
squire, page, knight
c)
knight, page, squire
d)
page, squire, knight
17.
The _____________ was a very important document signed by the English King in 1215 requiring him to honor certain requirements so he would not become too powerful.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Great Charter
d)
Buddhists
18.
Which is an example of chivalrous behavior?
a)
Eating breakfast
b)
Buying your own breakfast
c)
Making your own breakfast
d)
Making breakfast for your family
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