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WorksheetsCh. 18 Later Middle Ages
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 23mins
During the Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from nobles to
knights and peasants.
kings and popes.
merchants and traders.
monks and priests.
All of the following were duties and powers of popes during the Middle Ages except
deciding when someone was acting against the church.
writing letters to explain religious teachings.
providing guidance on how to live and pray.
forging treaties with religious leaders of other regions.
Medieval Christians feared excommunication because they believed that
those cast out from the church had to leave their village.
those cast out from the church would not get into heaven.
those cast out from the church could not get work.
those cast out from the church could not own property.
How did Holy Roman Emperors come into power?
They were elected by the empire’s nobles.
They were appointed directly by the pope.
They were elected by the knights and peasants.
They inherited their crowns.
A split in the Christian Church started in the 1000s because
people in western Europe refused to recognize the authority of the pope.
some bishops were selected by kings while some were named by the pope.
bishops in eastern Europe refused to recognize the authority of the pope.
some kings encouraged strict adherence to the faith while some
did not.
Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV disagreed about
how serfs and peasants should be treated in feudal society.
who should select bishops.
where in Europe the church headquarters should be located.
who could excommunicate people.
Why were the Crusades fought?
to bring the eastern bishops back under the pope’s control
to protect European territory from invading Muslims
to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
to gain control of Palestine, the Holy Land
During the Crusades, Christians fought against
Muslims.
the Byzantine Empire.
Germans.
other Christians
The Byzantine emperor asked the pope for help because
Muslim Turks threatened Constantinople.
tension between Christians and Jews was growing.
Muslim Turks captured Jerusalem.
Europeans had been attacked in the Holy Land.
What was the outcome of the Crusades?
The Holy Land came under Christian control.
The Holy Land remained under Muslim control.
The Holy Land was destroyed and abandoned.
The Holy Land was divided by the two sides.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Crusades?
Contact between Jews, Christians, and Muslims was peaceful.
Feudalism spread to Asia and Northern Africa.
Trade between Europe and Asia increased.
Kings became less powerful.
What was the most important result of the Crusades?
European kings increased their power.
Popes increased their power.
Muslims and Christians gained respect for one another.
Trade and exchange of ideas between Europe and Asia increased.
In medieval society, markets, festivals, and religious ceremonies took place at a
manor house
monastery
local church
university
What is a pilgrim?
a person who journeys to a religious location
a person who works to convert people to Christianity
a clergy member who lives with the general public
a clergy member who takes a vow of silence
How were the lives of friars different from the lives of monks?
Monks were teachers; friars were not.
Friars were allowed to marry; monks were not.
Friars lived with the general public; monks lived apart in monasteries.
Monks lived in monasteries; friars lived in convents.
Who played the biggest role in creating the first universities in Europe?
Muslim scholars
noble landowners
kings and queens
church leaders
How were classes at Europe’s first universities similar to classes today?
They were taught in English.
Students had to take tests.
They were attended by boys and girls.
Religion was not taught.
Saint Thomas Aquinas argued that
animals should be treated with respect.
human reason interfered with Christian faith.
rational thought could support Christian beliefs.
Christians should respect the beliefs of Jews and Muslims.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Gothic cathedrals?
high ceilings
plain windows
small altar
central dome
Most art and architecture created in the Middle Ages was
inspired by the lives of kings.
created by clergy members.
based on natural law.
concerned with religious expression.
Why did nobles make King John sign Magna Carta in 1215?
They wanted to assert the authority of the pope.
They wanted to separate church and state.
They wanted to replace him with a different ruler.
They wanted to limit the king’s power.
What does the right of habeas corpus mean?
One cannot be jailed without reason.
One cannot be questioned without a lawyer.
Nobles cannot have their property taken without payment.
Kings cannot declare war without the support of Parliament.
France won the Hundred Years’ War because of the efforts of
Pope Leo IX
King John
Joan of Arc
Queen Isabella
People caught the Black Death through contact with
rats
flies
fleas
birds
From 1347 to 1351, the plague
spread from Europe to Asia.
stayed confined to western Europe.
strengthened the manor system.
reduced Europe’s population by a third.
How did life change for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague?
They began to demand wages for their labor.
They moved from towns to the country.
They had to work much longer days.
They took over the manors.
The marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand
united France and England.
united Castile and Aragon.
united Moors and Christians.
united Jews and Christians.
The main goal of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand was to
conquer land in France.
make the pope recognize their authority.
end feudalism throughout their territory.
make all of Spain Christian.
During the Middle Ages, Jews
were discriminated against throughout Europe.
controlled territory in much of Europe.
had a strong alliance with Muslims.
began several important universities.
People who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public were called ____________________.
friars
monks
priests
nuns
Henry IV went to Italy to beg forgiveness from ____________________.
Pope Gregory VII
Pope Urban II
Pope Innocent III
his wife
The region where Jesus had lived, preached, and died was called ____________________.
Nazareth
the Holy Land
As a result of the Crusades, ____________________ became more powerful.
popes
kings
The lawmaking body that governs England is called ____________________.
Congress
Parliament
Senate
After the Magna Carta, the English tried to limit the king’s power over members of the ____________________.
courts
clergy
The bubonic plague could be identified by ____________________, or swellings, that appeared on the body.
clots
buboes
The Black Plague spread by _________.
trading
fishing
During the Middle Ages, both Muslims and ____________________ faced ruthless persecution.
Jews
Catholics
Against what group of people did Pope Urban II declare the Crusades?
heretics
Jews
Muslims
renegades
What was a series of wars by Christian armies to reclaim the Holy Land?
Reconquista
Inquisition
Hundred Years' War
Crusades
What dominated the lives of people in the Middle Ages?
the Roman Catholic Church
the kings
the nobles
the Magna Carta
