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Middle Ages Vocabulary

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Time period in European history from  500-1450 C.E.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Christianity
c)
Clergy
d)
Roman Empire
2.

A political and social system during the Middle Ages.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Government

c)

Excommunication

d)

Chivalry

3.

The man at the top of the feudal hierarchy.

a)

king

b)

serf

c)

peasant

d)

knight

4.

A powerful land-holding noble.

a)

Lord

b)

Serf

c)

Monk

d)

Priest

5.
A trained warrior in the service of a lord.
a)
knight
b)
serf
c)
peasant
d)
fief
6.
a person who received land in exchange for loyalty adn service.
a)
vassal
b)
pope
c)
peasant
d)
priest
7.
A peasant farmer who worked for a lord in exchange for protection.
a)
serf
b)
knight
c)
noble
d)
vassal
8.
Land given to a vassal.
a)
fief
b)
castle
c)
monastery
9.
The main part of a lord's land including a castle.
a)
manor
b)
monastery
c)
cathedral
d)
feudalism
10.
The building where the king lives.
a)
castle
b)
monastery
c)
cathedral
d)
hut
11.
A deadly disease during the Middle Ages.
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Flu
c)
Cancer
d)
Eboli
12.
The ability to do things on your own. 
a)
Self-sufficient
b)
Dependance
c)
Needy
13.
A place where monks lived a life of prayer and copied the Bible.
a)
monastery
b)
cathedral
c)
castle
d)
chivalry
14.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
a)
pope
b)
emperor
c)
patriarch
d)
king
15.
Priest who have accepted a simple life of prayer and worship.
a)
monk
b)
priest
c)
nuns
d)
bishops
16.
To be kicked out of the church.
a)
excommunication
b)
chivalry
c)
feudalism
d)
monastery
17.
The religion Emperor Charlemagne spread throughout Europe.
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
18.
Large Catholic church for the bishops and archbishops.
a)
cathedral
b)
mosque
c)
temple
d)
church
19.
People who have religious authority.
a)
clergy
b)
chivalry
c)
cathedral
d)
castle
20.
The reason why medieval towns were located near water.
a)
fast transportation
b)
drinking water
c)
fishing
d)
swimming
21.
Code of conduct for knights.
a)
chivalry
b)
cathedral
c)
oath
d)
clergy
22.
To make a promise.
a)
oath
b)
fief
c)
feudalism
d)
serf
23.
Design used to identify kingldoms 
a)
coat-of-arms
b)
Charlemagne
c)
flag
d)
banner
24.
Which continent is colored green?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
North America
25.
Which sea is in the middle of this map.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Caspian Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Red Sea
26.
What country is in the shape of a boot?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
27.
Name the red country on this map.
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Germany
28.
What empire does this pink area represent?
a)
Roman Empire
b)
China Empire
c)
Medieval Empire
d)
American Empire
29.
What empire does the orange area represent?
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Roman Empire
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Persian Empire