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MU#3: Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most powerful people in the feudal system are...

a)

Monarchs (kings and queens)

b)

Lords & Ladies

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants and Serfs

2.

Who promised to serve and protect the king?

a)

Monarchs (Kings and Queens)

b)

Lords and Ladies

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants and Serfs

3.

Whose job was to defend the lord's and the king's land?

a)

Monarchs (Kings and Queens)

b)

Lords and Ladies

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants and Serfs

4.

Who made up 90% of Europe's population and were responsible for most of the farming and work?

a)

Monarchs (Kings and Queens)

b)

Lords and Ladies

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants and Serfs

5.

When did feudalism begin?

a)

After the fall of Rome (because smaller kingdoms were easier to protect)

b)

After the Aryans created the caste sytem

c)

After the Qin Dynasty created the Silk Road

d)

After Abraham took his people to the promised land of Canaan

6.

During the Middle Ages, what was the most valuable thing?

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Stable Food Supply

d)

Religion

7.

Who is the Christian leader who encouraged European Christians to join the crusades?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus

d)

Pope Urban II

8.

What was the purpose of the crusades?

a)

For Christians to control the Holy Land

b)

For Jews to control the Holy Land

c)

For Muslims to make people believe in Islam

d)

For Christians to make people believe Jesus was the messiah

9.

Christian crusaders faced all of the following dangers EXCEPT...

a)

A different environment (largely desert)

b)

Disease

c)

Fierce fighting by Muslims

d)

Frostbite from cold weather and snow

10.

All the following are reasons that Christians joined the crusades EXCEPT...

a)

Muslims are demon-worshippers.

b)

If a Christian did not join the crusades, then they had to pay a fine.

c)

Christians could become better people by joining the crusades.

d)

If a Christian died in the crusades, their sins would immediately be forgiven.

11.

Why were peasants able to demand more money and freedom after the Black Death?

a)

Because there was a shortage of laborers

b)

Because there was a shortage of land

c)

Because there was a shortage of food

d)

Because there was a shortage of water

12.

How could people in the Middle Ages have best prevented the spread of the plague?

a)

By seeing doctors more often

b)

By using folk remedies

c)

By avoiding travel

d)

By practicing basic hygiene (like regular baths)

13.

Where did the Black Death begin?

a)

China

b)

Middle East

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Europe

14.

What was the first carrier of the Black Death?

a)

Rats

b)

Fleas

c)

Dirt

d)

People

15.

What are the symptoms of the Black Death?

a)

Buboes that oozed blood and pus

b)

Black patches

c)

Boils

d)

All of the above

16.

By the end of the crusades, who controlled the Holy Land?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Jews

17.

Define crusades.

a)

The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land

b)

This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population

c)

After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)

18.

Define feudalism.

a)

This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population

b)

After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)

c)

The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land

19.

Define Black Death.

a)

The holy wars between Christian crusaders and Muslims over the Holy Land

b)

After the Fall of Rome, this system provided people with protection and created a stable social order (much like the caste system in India)

c)

This disease was spread by rats and fleas, caused skin sores and killed almost a third of Europe's population

20.

Your mother and father are both serfs; if you work hard and save your money, you will most likely become a...

a)

Monarch (King or Queen)

b)

Lord or Lady

c)

Knight

d)

Peasant or Serf