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Medieval Europe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Europe, ______ had the greatest impact on medieval life because they provided both a food source and allowed for the spread of ideas through human movement.

a)

Rivers

b)

Hills

c)

Swamps

d)

Roads

2.

What was an economic purpose of the medieval Manorial System in Europe?

a)

Provided wealth and labor for nobles who owned manor

b)

Provided farmers with opportunity to own land and control it

c)

Provided knights to overtake landlords and rule over the manor

d)

Provided opportunity for the church to make money

3.

The purpose of the medieval manor was to provide a society that was based on farming and everyday life based on a social hierarchy.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was the military result of the First Crusade in 1099 CE?

a)

Muslim forces conquered the Iberian Peninsula.

b)

Ottoman Turks overthrew the Byzantine Empire.

c)

European Christians captured Jerusalem.

d)

Norman invaders took control of England.

5.

The end of the Crusades resulted in a rapid decline in Muslim rule in which European nation?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

6.

After the city of _____ was taken over by the Turks, Pope Urban II called for the city to be retaken, and the First Crusade began.

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Constantinople

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Rome

7.

What resulted from the introduction of the three-field system of crop rotation in the Middle Ages?

a)

The risk of famine increased

b)

The quality of soil decreased

c)

The quantity and variety of crops increased.

d)

Due to there being more crops, there was also more pests that ruined the crops

8.

What outcome resulted from the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe?

a)

Feudalism replaced a centralized empire

b)

Dependence on foreign trade increased

c)

Church institutions declined in influence

d)

Local leaders established representative governments.

9.

One reason why the Catholic Church was so powerful during the Middle Ages was because:

a)

The Catholic Church had ties to other countries

b)

It owned a large percentage of the land and collected taxes

c)

The Catholic church and the government had a powerful alliance

d)

There were multiple sacraments that only the elite had access to partake in

10.

What was the military result of the First Crusade in 1099 CE?

a)

European Christians captured Jerusalem.

b)

Muslim forces conquered the Iberian Peninsula.

c)

Norman invaders took control of England.

d)

Ottoman Turks overthrew the Byzantine Empire.

11.

Which of the following was considered the top authority in the Catholic church?

a)

Missionary

b)

Priest

c)

Bishop

d)

Pope

12.

Why was the practice of lay investiture opposed by Pope Gregory VII?

a)

It encouraged debate about church teachings.

b)

It led to fewer cathedrals being built.

c)

It gave government leaders power over clergy.

d)

It prevented the spread of religious ideas.

13.

The end of the Crusades resulted in a rapid decline in Muslim rule in which European nation?

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

14.

King John's failure to recapture which area led to his authority as a monarch being undermined and his forced approval of the Magna Carta?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Normandy

d)

Wales

15.

How did the Magna Carta impact churches in England?

a)

It gave the church power over the government.

b)

It took away all land owned by churches

c)

It removed all churches from England.

d)

Churches could no longer be interfered with by the government.