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Practice: The Magna Carta, Crusades, Catholic Church

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which king was forced to sign The Magna Carta?

a)

Charles

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

John

d)

William

2.

What was the Magna Carta an important document in English history?

a)

It limited the king’s power.

b)

It outlawed feudalism and gave

everyone the right to vote.

c)

It determined the physical

borders of England.

d)

It ordered King John’s

beheading.

3.

What group of people forced King John to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

priests

b)

nobles

c)

his family

d)

peasants

4.

What was the main reason that the nobles wanted King John to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

They wanted the King to outlaw

feudalism.

b)

They wanted the King to collect

more taxes.

c)

They wanted to give the King the

power to do whatever he wished. They wanted to limit the King’s

power.

d)

They wanted to limit the King’s

power.

5.

What was one very important right that the Magna Carta established?

a)

All men and women had the right

to vote.

b)

Serfs and peasants had the right

to leave their manors.

c)

Free men had rights including trial

by jury.

d)

Kings had the right to charge

any taxes they wished.

6.

How did the Magna Carta influence the writers of our Declaration of Independence and the United States constitution?

a)

The Magna Carta established the

idea that all people are equal under the law.

b)

It did nothing to influence our founders

c)

It helped establish that a

monarchy is the best form of government.

d)

It helped establish that nobles

should run the US government.

7.

Why did the European Crusaders invade the Middle East during the Middle Ages?

a)

They wanted to expand feudalism

into the Middle East.

b)

They wanted to invade and

control India.

c)

They wanted to get back control

of the Holy Land from the Muslims.

d)

They wanted to invade Africa and

take over their trade routes.

8.

Why would the Europeans have thought that the Crusades were a failure?

a)

They failed to spread

Christianity.

b)

They could not get permanent

control of the Holy Land.

c)

Trade increased.

d)

New ideas and inventions spread.

9.

What two religions fought in the Crusades in Europe and the Middle East during the MIddle Ages?

a)

Christians and Hindus

b)

Christians and Buddhists

c)

Christians and Muslims

d)

Christians and Shintos

10.

What Holy City were the Crusades fought over?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Medina

d)

Timbuktu

11.

What present day country was the Crusades fought over?

a)

Egypt

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Israel

12.

The Crusades weakened feudalism?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Catholic Church was responsible spreading what religion throughout Europe?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Atheism

d)

Islam

14.

How did the Catholic Church impact life in the Middle Ages?

a)

It had very little authority.

b)

It provided education for

peasants and girls.

c)

It helped to spread the Islamic

faith.

d)

It provided order, stability, and unity.

15.

Who was the leader of the Catholic Church?

a)

King

b)

House of Lords

c)

Pope

d)

Rabbi

16.

Where did most of the first European universities originate?

a)

Donations from rich kings

b)

Monasteries of the Catholic

Church

c)

The Silk Road

d)

The Egyptian trading routes

17.

How did sacred Christian documents like the Bible survive through the Middle Ages?

a)

The Crusaders led missions to find

them.

b)

Europeans passed down the

stories through word of mouth.

c)

The monasteries re-created hand

written copies of sacred texts including the Bible.

d)

African nations traded the books

back to Europeans.

18.

Christians who made the journey to fight for the Holy Land during the Middle Ages were called what?

a)

idiots

b)

know-nothings

c)

Crusaders

d)

Vikings

19.

A famous Roman Catholic Cathedral exists in Paris, France. There is also a university in the United States named after this Cathedral. What is it called?

a)

Clemson

b)

Bama

c)

Notre Dame

d)

Liberty University

20.

What continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe