WorksheetsLate Middle Ages
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to -
a)
unite Arab peoples
b)
establish Christianity in Western Europe
c)
capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
d)
strengthen the power of European rulers
2.
The ________________________ led to wage increases for peasants due to causing mass shortages of available workforce in feudal society.
a)
Black Plague
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Domesday
d)
Crusades
3.
The ____________________ helped to influence the British Parliament and the American colonies by limiting the power of monarchs and giving representation to the people.
a)
Black Plague
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Domesday
d)
Crusades
4.
This person believed that an unjust law was no law at all. They encouraged civil disobedience when dealing with unjust rulers and laws.
a)
Thomas Aquinas
b)
St. Augustine
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Constantine
5.
Created by King William of Normandy to help tax more efficiently the people of England. Detailed list of property and wealth of the people of England.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Domesday
c)
Code of Justinian
d)
12 Tables
6.
The Hundred Years' War was a long lasting war between which two archrivals?
a)
England and France
b)
Texas and Oklahoma
c)
Spain and Portugal
d)
Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
7.
One effect of the Hundred Years' War that weakened feudal society was -
a)
military advancements which reduced the dependence of knights
b)
the increased dependence of knights to fight wars
c)
the peasants distrust of monarchs
d)
the peasants distrust of the church
8.
How did the Papal Schism (2nd Great Schism) mark the end of the Middle Ages?
a)
It weakened the power and influence of the church.
b)
It increased the power and influence of the church.
c)
It led to greater unity throughout Western Europe.
d)
It led to greater trust of the church and weakened the power of kings.
9.
One positive effect of the Crusades was -
a)
increased trade due to the demand of goods available in the Arabian Peninsula.
b)
the lasting peace between Christianity and Muslims.
c)
the unity created between Christianity and Judaism to fight against Islam.
d)
the end of the schism between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
10.
To protect against unlawful imprisonment the Magna Carta established -
a)
trial by jury
b)
an efficient tax system
c)
trial by monarchy
d)
the right to post bail until your trial
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