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Middle Ages Study Set

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Eurasia

a)

A large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia

b)

An island in Europe

c)

A large landmass that includes Europe

d)

An island in Asia

2.

Which feature of Northern Europe’s geography allowed for the spread of Christianity to occur?

a)

Flatlands

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Grasslands

3.

Which element of European geography allowed for Vikings to attack inland cities?

a)

Rivers

b)

Hills

c)

Flatlands

d)

The ocean

4.

What happened in the year AD 800?

a)

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans

b)

Benedict crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans

c)

William the Conqueror became the Emperor of the Romans

d)

Pope Leo III became Emperor of the Romans

5.

What did invasions of Muslim armies into France and Italy, Magyars from the east, and Vikings from Scandinavia cause to the development of in Europe?

a)

Feudalism

b)

The Manor System

6.

How was Charlemagne’s empire similar to the old Roman Empire?

a)

Both the empires included old land of Europe

b)

Charlemagne’s empire wasn’t similar to the old Roman Empire

c)

They had the same name

7.

In exchange for loyalty, knights were given ______, or pieces of land, by their lords

a)

Fiefs

b)

Serfs

c)

Manors

8.

How did feudalism spread to Britian?

a)

A French nobleman named William the Conqueror became king of England, and spread feudalism

b)

Benedict spread it through missionaries

c)

Vassals the visisted spread feudalism

9.

The primary duty of a vassal was to ______ for his lord during times of war

a)

Fight

b)

Serve

c)

Provide

10.

What best summariezes this manor system?

a)

Serfs farming the knights/lords land, given to them by their lords

b)

Feudalism

c)

A type of shopping

11.

________ was unique because she ruled her own territory in France and held great political power

a)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

b)

Benedict

c)

Sarah of Aquitaine

d)

Maybelle of Aquitaine

12.

Both feudal knights and samurai warriors had to swear ______ to their lord

a)

Chivalry

b)

Vows of loyalty

c)

Laws

13.

Despite differences in religion, the feudal system existed in both _______

a)

Europe and Japan

b)

Asia and Japan

c)

Europe and Asia