WorksheetsMiddle Ages
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 38mins
Who was Charlemagne?
A French writer
A famous Pope
Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
A musician who wrote many songs
Who called on Christians to begin the crusades?
Charlemagne
Pope John Paul
Joan of Arc
Pope Urban II
What was the Magna Carta?
A common law in Spain
A document that gave rights to nobles
A plan to free the serfs
An army of knights led by a king
What was the original purpose of the Crusades?
To provide homes for priests
To convert Vikings to Christianity
To spread the teaching of Islam
To free the Holy Land from Muslim control.
The middle ages is also known as
The Age of Reason
The Germanic Era
The Medieval Period
The Byzantinium Era
Over 1/3 of Europe's population was killed by...
The Black Death
William the Conqueror
Charlemagne
Joan of Arc
In return for military service, a lord would give a knight a piece of land called a
vinland
fief
feudal
vassal
What was a manor?
A large estate or farm
A water-filled ditch
A code of correct behavior for knights
A fight between a lord and his vassal
The Middle Ages lasted from about
400 BC to 400 AD
100 AD - 1400 AD
500 AD - 1500 AD
1500 BC - 500 BC
Early in the middle ages, what did most kingdoms have in common?
Christianity
King
Fiefs
Laws
Who did most of the work on the land?
knights
kings
vassals
serfs
Who wore a suit of armor into battle against a king's enemy?
king
knight
serf
vassal
Who farmed land but was free to go?
peasant
serf
lord
vassal
Who united Europe under one religion and improved life by setting up the feudal system?
Charlemagne
Pope
King
God
Who had to sign the Magna Carta?
King John
King Richard
King Charles Martel
Pope Urban II
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
1099
900
1215
1395
Which one was NOT a main force of medieval life?
The Feudal System
The Roman Catholic Church
Islam
Manor Life
What is feudalism?
The head of the Christian Church
A large estate owned by a noble or a knight
Exchanging land for military service
A person in charge of the manor
Who are the nobility?
Lower class; tied to land
head of the Christian Church
upper class; had many vassals
leader of a local church
Who are the clergy?
Members of the Roman Catholic Church
Head of the Catholic Church
Lower class; tied to land
Upper class; had many vassals
Who are serfs?
lower class; free to leave
lower class; tied to land
upper class; tied to land
upper class; free to leave
Who is the Pope?
Person in charge of the manor
person in charge of the local church
Person who is head of the Christian Church
What group is at level 4?
Knights
Lords and Vassals
Bishops
Archbishops
What group was at number 3?
Pope
King
Archbishop
Bishop
Who could NOT be part of 7, 8, or 9?
Monk
Knight
Nun
Priest
Who was at 10 or 11?
Peasant
Knight
Nun
Priest
Who was at the top of the pyramid?
King
Archbishop
Pope
Priest
This architecture style had rounded arches
Gothic
Byzantinium
Romanesque
Renaissance
What was the holy land?
A large estate owned by Jesus
A large city owned by the Pope
the region where Jesus lived
The region where Catholics went
Which was not an effect of the Bubonic Plague?
Feudal system broke down
Islam spread
As much as half the population died
end of feudalism
Who were the participants in the Crusades? (more than one answer)
Christians
Muslims
Protestants
Pagans
In feudal times, which of the following groups DID NOT swear their loyalty to obtain protection or land?
Knights
Monarch
Serfs
Lords/Nobles
The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?
Muslims
Drinking water
Jews
Fleas on rats
Who attempted to reestablish education, became sole ruler of his kingdom, and was eventually crowned emperor by Pope Leo II?
Charles de Gaulle
Charlie Brown
Charlemagne
Charles Barkley
How did the manor system benefit the monarch?
The monarch paid the serfs for food.
The church managed the land and provided the king with food.
The knights managed the land and provided the king with food.
The lords and serfs managed the land and provided the king with loyalty and food.
What did peasants give their lords in exchange for a place to live?
Money
Crops
Military service
What was a major motivation for people during the middle ages?
Science
Math
Religion
Philosophy
Which two groups were fighting over Jerusalem?
Jews and Muslims
Jews and Christians
Muslims and Christians
Jew and Christians
The crusades can be simply defined as
a fight of brother against brother
holy wars
a dark time in history
a time of famine
What was a result of Europeans participating in the Crusades?
They encountered many different cultures.
They converted to Islam and Judaism
They began to ignore the Pope's authority
They bacame more isolated and stopped traveling
In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was
the strengthening of the feudal system
the adoption of Islamic religious practices
kings gained power and lords lost power
increased European isolation
The Byzantine Emperor asked for help from the pope because,
the Byzantines could not go to Jerusalem
they were attacked by Mongols
they were attacked by Huns
they were being overrun by Turks
Which agricultural improvement did NOT happen in the middle ages?
Crop Rotation
Iron Plow
Using Cows with harnesses
Vikings were
People from Africa
People from Scandinavia
People from France
People from Greece
Which war contributed to the fall of the Middle Ages?
World War 1
The Peloponnesian War
Century War
Hundred Years War
