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WorksheetsEarly Middle Ages Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Saint Patrick remembered for?
He controlled Roman Christians.
He converted the Irish to Christianity.
He was the first Christian emperor.
He was a Christian invader.
What is the name for people who are sent to convert others to a particular religion?
Monks
Emperors
Missionaries
Invaders
Geography: Most people in Southern Europe live in...
High mountain areas
Far away from the sea
Coastal plains and river valleys
Away from peninsulas
Monks and missionaries were responsible for...
spreading Christianity to Northern Europe
the fall of Rome
Starting wars
fighting the Vikings
Why did people fight wars over trade?
people could not agree to trade
people cheated and traded unfairly
it brought a great profit ($) to the land
some towns were jealous of the goods other places had
Why have so many different ways of life developed in Europe?
it has many landforms
it has many climates
it has many waterways
all of the above
none of the above
Monks were....
Owners of large manors
Religious men who lived in isolated communities
Leaders of the Holy Roman Empire
Warriors who fought on horseback
Why did local merchants often run out of business?
They never negotiated their prices
they were too rich
they were not welcome in the towns
they couldn't compete with the quick service of traveling merchants
Trade routes...
were exempt from the feudal system
developed into great cities
became independent states
all of the above
What factor lead to overcrowding, and the spread of disease?
wars
raids from invaders
some towns were too wealthy
trading towns had large populations
Which continued spreading across Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Republican form of gov't
Roman culture
Christianity
Bushido
What caused feudalism to take hold so strongly in Northern Europe?
There were more towns along rivers there
fewer geographic barriers protected Northern Europe from invading enemies
Fishing was more important in Southern Europe
Which is NOT true about feudalism as it began in Europe?
kings were getting more powerful
more powerful nobles
duties and obligations; "land for labor"
each member of society had a clearly defined job to do
Serfs were most tied to...
Their army
the land they worked on
the country they came from
their boats
Chivalry was...
the honor code followed by samurai
the code for behavior that knights had to follow
the land that emperors and kings gave to lords
a promise a peasant made
Which term best describes a manor?
small plantations
farms in Japan
large estates in Middle Ages Europe
small towns where all people were free
This region had the best land for farming...
Southern Europe
The Middle East
Northern Africa
Northern European Plain
Charlemagne is the king associated with the rise of _________________________ in Europe.
feudalism
Islam
samurai warriors
republic governments
What is one main reason feudalism came to be?
After the fall of Rome, a lot of knights were looking for jobs.
After the fall of Rome, towns could easily be attacked by invaders.
After the fall of Rome, peasants couldn't wait to grow crops and use them to pay for land.
After the fall of Rome, there was no food.
What is one more reason feudalism spread across Europe?
Nobles needed the protection of knights. Knights needed land. So they exchanged, land for protection.
Serfs needed food so they set up the manors.
Traders went around and set up feudal manors.
Everyone was fighting so that was feudalism.
