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Medieval Europe

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What problems did the later Roman Empire face?
a)
Disease
b)
High taxes
c)
Food was scarce
d)
All of the above
2.

In order to save the empire, what did emperor Diocletian do?

a)

Divide the empire into two parts

b)

Reunite the empire

3.

Constantine moved the Roman empire's capital from Rome in the west to _________ in the east

a)

Byzantium (later called Constantinople)

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Africa

4.
One of the main causes of the fall of Rome was poor leadership and corruption.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

The Eastern Roman Empire is also known as the

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Monsoon Empire

6.

Who influenced Justinian to stay and unite the empire?

a)

Augustus

b)

Theodora

c)

Diocletian

7.
What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
8.

Who made Roman laws easier to understand?

a)

Dicoletian

b)

Justinian

c)

Constantine

9.

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

10.

Where was the center of Orthodox Christianity?

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

11.

What language was used by the Eastern Orthodox Church?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

English

12.

Which Emperor was responsible for organizing and simplifying old Roman law into a new code?

a)

Constantine

b)

Diocletian

c)

Justinian

13.

To better govern Rome's huge empire, the emperor __________ divided it into eastern and western regions.

a)

Constantine

b)

Constantius

c)

Diocletian

14.

Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).

a)

Knights

b)

Nobles

c)

Peasants

15.

What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?

a)

King, Knight, Noble, Peasant

b)

King, Noble, Knight, Peasant

c)

King, Noble, Peasant, Knight

16.

The term feudalism is best defined as a

a)

Division of power between branches of government

b)

System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

c)

Process in which goods are traded for other goods

17.
What was a serf?
a)
the level you were before you could be a knight
b)
a servant in the manor house
c)
a peasant who couldn't leave the land
d)
a nobleman
18.

The Middle Ages saw an increase in the power of:

a)

Secular leaders

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

Eastern empires

19.

Which best describes excommunication?

a)

an excommunication was when the pope banished a person from the church

b)

an excommunication occurs when Christians stop communicating with someone, ignoring them completely

20.
Who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Pope
b)
Priest
c)
Bishop
d)
Monk