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WorksheetsModule 19 Middle Ages
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 38mins
768 to 814 C.E.
2) united the Christian lands of Europe
3)was crowned Holy Roman emperor
in 800 C.E.
Middle Ages was
Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?
Manors
feudalism
vassals
fiefs
What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Shintoism
Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?
Patriarch
Pope
Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?
to make money
for protection
for better trade
Was there social mobility (could you move up) in the Manorial system?
No
Yes
Why was the Catholic Church the most powerful group in the Middle Ages?
The Roman Empire fell, leaving only the church for social support.
Wealthy people left money and land to the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church was the largest land owner in Europe.
All of the above.
Which statement about Monasteries is false?
The people who lived in Monasteries are called Monks.
The people who lived in Monasteries do charitable work in their town.
The people who lived in Monasteries could read and write.
The people who lived in Monasteries were male
What was an effect of the Bubonic Plague on Europe.
1/3 of Europe's population died.
It caused many Europeans to think that God was punishing them.
It caused feelings of anti-semitism throughout Europe.
All of the above.
Which institution in Western Europe had the most power in the Middle Ages?
The Church
Merchant guilds
The feudal system
Roman universities
How did the Black Plague affect Medieval Europe?
It ended the Crusades.
It improved the health care system.
It turned all the rivers in Europe black.
It weakened the feudal system.
The Magna Carta gave people more rights by
limiting the power of the king.
giving women the right to vote.
freeing all slaves.
raising taxes for military.
Towns in Medieval Europe neglected their water supply and did not construct sanitation system. How did this choice affect the quality of life of medieval Europeans living in towns?
It decreased towns as people began to move to the country.
It improved quickly as they improved medicine.
It increased as they improved their technology.
It declined as they got diseases from the water.
Which is true about castles during the Middle Ages?
They were constructed mainly out of stone.
They were built by peasants to house their families.
They were places of refuge for nobles and peasants in time of war.
They were easily destroyed by fire, and therefore only a few survive to this day.
Why did the Crusades ultimately fail? Choose the three correct answers.
Christian forces were poorly equipped to fight in a desert climate.
Christian soldiers had no clear objective.
Christian rulers left their best knights in Europe.
Christian leaders often fought among themselves.
Christian soldiers were outnumbered by Muslim armies.
Which of the following is an accurate description of Franciscan friars?
They own some property.
They took a vow of silence.
They took a vow of poverty.
They live in isolated communities.
Which governing body began as a council of nobles who advised the king of England?
Congress
Parliament
Ministry of Defense
Department of Education
What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition?
to kick the Moors out of Spain
to punish anyone for practicing Islam, Judaism, or heresy
to unite the different regions of Spain into one country
to discover a western passage to the Spice Islands and India
