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WorksheetsMedieval Times!
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
2.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
3.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
4.
Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
5.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
6.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
7.
Which of the following groups had the MOST political power?
a)
vassals
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
8.
Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?
a)
Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
b)
Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
c)
Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
d)
The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.
9.
Who were the Vikings?
a)
people conquered by the Romans
b)
pirates from northern France
c)
warriors from Scandinavia
d)
servants to the Normans
10.
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
a)
Ceremony acknowledging the achievement of completing 12 years of education
b)
Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church
c)
Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom
d)
Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands)
11.
Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It demanded that lord's provide military service to the king.
b)
It was signed before the civil war in England.
c)
It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king.
d)
It gave the king more money and power.
12.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
13.
The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?
a)
Kissing!
b)
By sharing a cup
c)
It was air born
d)
Fleas on rats
14.
Who is a religious person who devotes their life to Christianity?
a)
Mercenary
b)
Monk/nun
c)
Mission Viejo
d)
Mission Impossible
15.
Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?
a)
A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
b)
The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
c)
Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
d)
Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church
16.
The main differences between serfs and slaves is that
a)
serfs were paid in land while slaves weren't paid in any form
b)
serfs work on the lords' land but slaves owned their land
c)
peasants worked for aristocrats while slaves only worked for kings
d)
slaves were not considered property while peasants were
17.
The Crusades were
a)
Holy Wars between Muslims and Christians over the Holy lands
b)
the rebirth of art and learning in Europe
c)
the political and social structure of Europe
d)
conflict between Martin Luther and the Catholic Church
18.
Which Crusade succeeded in driving the Muslims out of Jerusalem
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
19.
Serfs were peasants who were not allowed to
a)
marry without permission
b)
learn to read
c)
farm the land
d)
go to church
20.
Medieval cities were
a)
well planned
b)
run democratically by all people
c)
clean and sanitary
d)
dirty, smelly, and polluted
21.
The Magna Carta
a)
gave the king unlimited power
b)
limited the power of the pope
c)
freed all serfs in England
d)
limited the power of the king
22.
The Crusades were a holy war launched by
a)
Catholics against Muslim Turks
b)
Catholics against Jews
c)
Muslim Turks against Jews
d)
Muslims Turks against Catholics
23.
How did the Black Death affect Europe?
a)
Food prices soared
b)
The land became overcrowded
c)
It strengthened the Feudal system
d)
Wages rose and trade declined
24.
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and
a)
the windmill
b)
crop rotation
c)
the wheeled plow
d)
the village mill
25.
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
a)
the king
b)
servitude
c)
chivalry
d)
the brave knight
26.
Because the buildings were made of wood and closely spaced, medieval cities could be easily destroyed by
a)
flood
b)
fire
c)
earthquake
d)
disease
27.
In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, to be launched against
a)
the Jews
b)
the Mongols
c)
the Muslim Turks
d)
the Kievan Rus
28.
Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by
a)
ants
b)
spiders
c)
cattle
d)
fleas
29.
a warrior in armor who fought on horseback
a)
Clergy
b)
Serf
c)
Knight
d)
Fief
30.
land granted to a vassal, or knight
a)
Clergy
b)
Serf
c)
Knight
d)
Fief
31.
a person who worked the lord's land
a)
Clergy
b)
Serf
c)
Knight
d)
Fief
32.
Italian city that was a major trading center
a)
Joan of Arc
b)
heresy
c)
theology
d)
Venice
33.
Which group was at the top of the Feudal caste system?
a)
Vassals
b)
Knights
c)
Kings
d)
Peasants and Serfs
34.
What was at the center of each manor?
a)
Castle
b)
Mill
c)
Church
d)
Forest
35.
What was the main reason for missionaries during Medieval Europe?
a)
Help other kingdoms become Christian
b)
Slay the Dragon
c)
Build Bridges
d)
Eliminate all snakes from Ireland
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