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Early Middle Ages Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Saint Patrick remembered for?

a)

He controlled Roman Christians.

b)

He converted the Irish to Christianity.

c)

He was the first Christian emperor.

d)

He was a Christian invader.

2.

What is the name for people who are sent to convert others to a particular religion?

a)

Monks

b)

Emperors

c)

Missionaries

d)

Invaders

3.

Geography: Most people in Southern Europe live in...

a)

High mountain areas

b)

Far away from the sea

c)

Coastal plains and river valleys

d)

Away from peninsulas

4.

Monks and missionaries were responsible for...

a)

spreading Christianity to Northern Europe

b)

the fall of Rome

c)

Starting wars

d)

fighting the Vikings

5.

Why did people fight wars over trade?

a)

people could not agree to trade

b)

people cheated and traded unfairly

c)

it brought a great profit ($) to the land

d)

some towns were jealous of the goods other places had

6.

Why have so many different ways of life developed in Europe?

a)

it has many landforms

b)

it has many climates

c)

it has many waterways

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

7.

Monks were....

a)

Owners of large manors

b)

Religious men who lived in isolated communities

c)

Leaders of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Warriors who fought on horseback

8.

Why did local merchants often run out of business?

a)

They never negotiated their prices

b)

they were too rich

c)

they were not welcome in the towns

d)

they couldn't compete with the quick service of traveling merchants

9.

Trade routes...

a)

were exempt from the feudal system

b)

developed into great cities

c)

became independent states

d)

all of the above

10.

What factor lead to overcrowding, and the spread of disease?

a)

wars

b)

raids from invaders

c)

some towns were too wealthy

d)

trading towns had large populations

11.

Which continued spreading across Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Republican form of gov't

b)

Roman culture

c)

Christianity

d)

Bushido

12.

What caused feudalism to take hold so strongly in Northern Europe?

a)

There were more towns along rivers there

b)

fewer geographic barriers protected Northern Europe from invading enemies

c)

Fishing was more important in Southern Europe

13.

Which is NOT true about feudalism as it began in Europe?

a)

kings were getting more powerful

b)

more powerful nobles

c)

duties and obligations; "land for labor"

d)

each member of society had a clearly defined job to do

14.

Serfs were most tied to...

a)

Their army

b)

the land they worked on

c)

the country they came from

d)

their boats

15.

Chivalry was...

a)

the honor code followed by samurai

b)

the code for behavior that knights had to follow

c)

the land that emperors and kings gave to lords

d)

a promise a peasant made

16.

Which term best describes a manor?

a)

small plantations

b)

farms in Japan

c)

large estates in Middle Ages Europe

d)

small towns where all people were free

17.

This region had the best land for farming...

a)

Southern Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

Northern Africa

d)

Northern European Plain

18.

Charlemagne is the king associated with the rise of _________________________ in Europe.

a)

feudalism

b)

Islam

c)

samurai warriors

d)

republic governments

19.

What is one main reason feudalism came to be?

a)

After the fall of Rome, a lot of knights were looking for jobs.

b)

After the fall of Rome, towns could easily be attacked by invaders.

c)

After the fall of Rome, peasants couldn't wait to grow crops and use them to pay for land.

d)

After the fall of Rome, there was no food.

20.

What is one more reason feudalism spread across Europe?

a)

Nobles needed the protection of knights. Knights needed land. So they exchanged, land for protection.

b)

Serfs needed food so they set up the manors.

c)

Traders went around and set up feudal manors.

d)

Everyone was fighting so that was feudalism.