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Medieval Europe-Early Middle Ages Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another common name for the  Early Middle Ages? 
a)
Golden Age 
b)
Age of Reason
c)
Western Europe Chaos 
d)
Dark Ages 
2.
What event marks the start of the Middle Ages?
a)
The Punic Wars 
b)
The establishment of Constantinople was named after Constantine
c)
The fall of the Western Roman Empire 
d)
The rise of Charlemagne
3.

After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire there was:

a)

many kings in charge of many lands instead of just one emperor

b)

many Roman Emperors

c)

a well-organized bureaucracy

d)

no Roman Catholic Church

4.
What was the main unifying force in western Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman government?
a)
The Greek orthodox Church
b)
The Patriarch
c)
The Roman Catholic Church
d)
The Emperor
5.
Feudalism was:
a)
based on a strong central government
b)
based on a system of personal loyalty and protection
c)
the main system of government used by Islamic conquerors 
d)
a replacement for the Catholic Church
6.
Which Frankish king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
7.

How did Charlemagne create a large empire?

a)

He tolerated all religions

b)

He gained land from military conquest

c)

He made treaties with all of his enemies

d)

He broke away from his alliance with the church

8.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
9.

Charlemagne did all of the following except...

a)

create a strong efficient governments

b)

create schools

c)

spread Christianity

d)

end feudalism

10.
When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed.  How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?
a)
trade increases
b)
people moved from rural areas to citiies
c)
education and literacy declined
d)
the population increases
11.
The pope's actions of crowning Charlemagne as Emperor suggested that Charlemagne's rule had the full backing of 
a)
the church and God
b)
the Roman people
c)
the Greek gods
d)
none of the above
12.

Which of these is not another way of saying Middle Ages?

a)

Medieval

b)

Dark Ages

c)

Renaissance

13.

The economy of the Middle Ages centered on what living arrangement?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Manors

c)

Personal farms

d)

Trade

14.
Medieval society was based on all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Germanic Customs
b)
Roman Heritage
c)
Christian Beleifs
d)
Ending Feudalism
15.

What is going on in this picture?

a)

Serfs do work for lords who protect them

b)

Lords work for serfs

c)

Serfs owned their own land

d)

Knights worked the land when they weren't fighting

16.

Christian monasteries did all of the following except...

a)

Provide shelter for travelers

b)

Care for the sick and needy

c)

Copy books/

manuscripts

d)

Enforce laws

17.
After Rome, ______ invaders disrupted trade creating a need for Feudalism in Europe. 
a)
Asian
b)
African
c)
Greek
d)
Germanic
18.

If you disobeyed church rules, the Pope could ban you from the Church. What is this called?

a)

Execution

b)

Ordination

c)

Excommunication

d)

Denunciation

19.
Which of the following was the strongest Germanic group in Western Europe?
a)
Visigoths
b)
Franks
c)
Vandals
d)
Ostrogoths 
20.
Europe is a Large _______ made up of smaller _________
a)
Continent 
b)
Country
c)
Peninsula 
d)
Property
21.

The center of economic and social life during the Middle Ages was the —

a)

school

b)

church

c)

manor

d)

village

22.
 Which institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?
a)
The Church
b)
Merchant guilds
c)
The feudal system
d)
Roman universities
23.
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
24.

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

a)

knights

b)

peasants

c)

vassals

d)

nobles

25.
How did feudalism affect the lives of the nobility?
a)
Lords and knights were loyal to monarchs and provided protection.
b)
The monarchs established guilds to help serfs work the land.
c)
Monarchs were not allowed to build their own manor houses.
d)
The system elevated the serfs to a level equal to lords and knights.
26.

One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe, ______________ converted many people in Britain and Ireland.

a)

St. Stephen

b)

St. Patrick

c)

Clovis

d)

Pope Leo III

27.

The shape and elevation of the land in a region is called its

a)

geography.

b)

topography.

c)

climate.

d)

vegetation.

28.
Serfs were required to
a)
Grind their own grain
b)
fight against the king's enemies
c)
move to nearby cities and towns
d)
stay on the land that they worked
29.

In exchange for land,_______ pledged service to a greater lord?

a)

a Chivalry

b)

a Fief

c)

a Serf

d)

a Vassal

30.
In a feudal system, all land and power belongs to the...
a)
Parliament
b)
Nobles
c)
Supreme executive power is derived from a mandate from the masses!
d)
the King
31.

What time period best represents the span of the Middle Ages in Europe?

a)

600 BCE - 300 CE

b)

500 - 1500

c)

1450 - 1750

d)

1750 - 1900

32.
Benedict was a monk who:
a)
created monastaries
b)
developed a rule for other monks
c)
saved religious history and advised rulers of countries
d)
all of the above
33.
Location of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.

Monasteries are communities of __________________________.

a)

nuns

b)

friars

c)

monks

d)

priests

35.
What led to the creation of feudalism?
a)
Frankish kings couldn't defend their empires
b)
Armies were too slow to defend against attacks
c)
Lords couldn't depend on their kings
d)
All of these
36.
Which feudal class had the most people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Lords
c)
Knights
d)
Peasants
37.
A noble who served a lord or higher rank 
a)
vassal
b)
servant
c)
elite trooper 
d)
captain
38.

Monks were....

a)

Owners of large manors

b)

Religious men who lived in isolated communities

c)

Leaders of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Warriors who fought on horseback

39.

Charlemagne is the king associated with the rise of _________________________ in Europe.

a)

feudalism

b)

Islam

c)

samurai warriors

d)

republic governments

40.
A person of high rank by birth or title is a 
a)
Noble
b)
Serf
c)
Priest
d)
Knight
41.

When was Charlemagne crowned Emperor?

a)

Thanksgiving 500AD

b)

Christmas 800 AD

c)

Easter 1000 AD

d)

Halloween 808 AD

42.

Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?

a)

The Patriarch

b)

The Cardinal

c)

The Friar

d)

The Pope

43.
Who was tied to the land and required to serve their lord?
a)
King
b)
Friar
c)
Merchant
d)
Serf
44.
The Great Schism was a split in the ________ faith
a)
Muslim
b)
Hindu
c)
Shinto
d)
Christian
45.

1054, Pope in Rome and Patriarch in Constantinople kick each other out of their churches. Christianity splits into Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.

a)

Great Schism

b)

Fall of Rome

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

Crusades

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