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Middle Ages

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups DID NOT make up the social structure of feudalism?
a)
Knights
b)
King/Queen
c)
Middle class
d)
Serfs
2.

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

a)

Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles/lords 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.

3.
In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
a)
monarchs
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
4.
What process was developed by those who worked the land on manors?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Three-Field system
d)
Subsistence Farming
5.
What process was developed by those who worked the land on manors?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Three-Field system
d)
Subsistence Farming
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Which of the following groups had the MOST political power?
a)
vassals
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
10.
What event cause 1/3 to 2/3 of the European population to die during the Middle Ages?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Bubonic Plague
c)
The Feudal System
d)
The Magna Carta
11.

What was the main role of serfs in the feudal system?

a)

Laborers

b)

Making laws

c)

Trading goods

d)

Serfing

12.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Monarchy

13.

What is the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages/Renaissance

a)

Vassal

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Cathedrals

d)

Feudalism

14.

Which one of the following is NOT a positive in the early middle ages?

a)

More peaceful conditions

b)

Expansion in food production

c)

Catholic Church started to gain more power

d)

Changes in technology

15.

Why did historians call 500 - 1000 C.E. the Dark Ages?

a)

It was a dark and trying times

b)

They were unsure how old many people in the area were

c)

There was not a lot of information about this time period

d)

It was too long ago to understand

16.

During the Hundred Years' War what did the French have an advantage over the British in?

a)

French were more skilled

b)

French had more resources

c)

French had a better language

d)

French have the best fries

17.

The Coat of Arms was initially utilized for what purpose?

a)

Protection from the plague

b)

Identify friends or foes in battle

c)

Identify social classes within the Feudal system

d)

Keep peasants warm during harsh winters

18.

What is a struggle they encountered during the Late Middle Ages?

a)

Decline of the church political and spiritual power

b)

The Thousand Years' War

c)

The White Death

d)

No advances in technology or production