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WorksheetsMU#3: Middle Ages
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The most powerful people in the feudal system are...
Monarchs (kings and queens)
Lords & Ladies
Knights
Peasants and Serfs
Who promised to serve and protect the king?
Monarchs (Kings and Queens)
Lords and Ladies
Knights
Peasants and Serfs
Whose job was to defend the lord's and the king's land?
Monarchs (Kings and Queens)
Lords and Ladies
Knights
Peasants and Serfs
Who made up 90% of Europe's population and were responsible for most of the farming and work?
Monarchs (Kings and Queens)
Lords and Ladies
Knights
Peasants and Serfs
When did feudalism begin?
After the fall of Rome (because smaller kingdoms were easier to protect)
After the Aryans created the caste sytem
After the Qin Dynasty created the Silk Road
After Abraham took his people to the promised land of Canaan
During the Middle Ages, what was the most valuable thing?
Land
Money
Stable Food Supply
Religion
Who is the Christian leader who encouraged European Christians to join the crusades?
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Pope Urban II
What was the purpose of the crusades?
For Christians to control the Holy Land
For Jews to control the Holy Land
For Muslims to make people believe in Islam
For Christians to make people believe Jesus was the messiah
Christian crusaders faced all of the following dangers EXCEPT...
A different environment (largely desert)
Disease
Fierce fighting by Muslims
Frostbite from cold weather and snow
All the following are reasons that Christians joined the crusades EXCEPT...
Muslims are demon-worshippers.
If a Christian did not join the crusades, then they had to pay a fine.
Christians could become better people by joining the crusades.
If a Christian died in the crusades, their sins would immediately be forgiven.
Why were peasants able to demand more money and freedom after the Black Death?
Because there was a shortage of laborers
Because there was a shortage of land
Because there was a shortage of food
Because there was a shortage of water
How could people in the Middle Ages have best prevented the spread of the plague?
By seeing doctors more often
By using folk remedies
By avoiding travel
By practicing basic hygiene (like regular baths)
Where did the Black Death begin?
China
Middle East
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
What was the first carrier of the Black Death?
Rats
Fleas
Dirt
People
What are the symptoms of the Black Death?
Buboes that oozed blood and pus
Black patches
Boils
All of the above
By the end of the crusades, who controlled the Holy Land?
Christians
Muslims
Jews
Define crusades.
The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land
This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population
After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)
Define feudalism.
This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population
After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)
The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land
Define Black Death.
The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land
After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)
This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population
Your mother and father are both serfs; if you work hard and save your money, you will most likely become a...
Monarch (King or Queen)
Lord or Lady
Knight
Peasant or Serf
