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Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did missionaries spread Christianity to during the Middle Ages?

a)

Mongols

b)

Moors

c)

Germanic Tribes

d)

Frankish Kingdoms

2.

Which institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?

a)

Merchant guilds

b)

The feudal system

c)

Roman universities

d)

The Church

3.

What was the strongest, unifying force across Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Customs of Germanic tribes

c)

Monarchical families

d)

Gravity

4.

Which two groups eventually settled in England?

a)

Magyars and Mongols

b)

Capulets and Montagues

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Moors and Franks

5.

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

a)

school

b)

village

c)

manor

d)

church

6.

Which term means a land grant given in exchange for services?

a)

Fief

b)

Lord

c)

Tithe

d)

Usury

7.

Muslim inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages

a)

Franks

b)

Saxons

c)

Ood

d)

Moors

8.

East-Asian ethnic group, led by Genghis Khan, would become the largest, contiguous land empire in history. AKA "the exception".

a)

Saxons

b)

Mongols

c)

Magyars

d)

Daleks

9.

Which notable battle do historians credit with ending the Muslim expansion into Western Europe?

a)

Battle of Demon's Run

b)

Battle of New York

c)

Battle of Fallujah

d)

Battle of Tours

10.

What was the main role of serfs in the Middle Ages?

a)

soldiers

b)

explorers

c)

travelers

d)

laborers

11.

The term "excommunication" refers to:

a)

Talking to former boy/girlfriends

b)

Being barred from the church

c)

Getting kicked out of your parents' house

d)

Not being allowed to leave the manor

12.

Where were the Vikings from?

a)

Byzantium

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Gaul

d)

Minnesota

13.

Who are these guys?

a)

Mongols

b)

Vikings

c)

Romans

d)

Klingons

14.

The Norman Conquest (1066 CE) was a...

a)

War fought between England and France over who should rule England; William of Normandy; France wins!

b)

War fought between England and France over who should rule France; Joan of Arc; France wins!

c)

War fought between Spain and France over who should rule Spain; Ferdinand & Isabella; France wins!

d)

War fought between Gallifrey and the Daleks over who should rule time and space; The Doctor; Nobody wins!

15.

Joan of Arc is most remembered as -

a)

a Renaissance inventor who created arcs

b)

the Queen of France who defeated the English

c)

a Christian saint who died during the Viking invasions

d)

a peasant girl who led the French armies in the Hundred Years' War

16.

William the Conqueror (aka William of Normandy) established himself as the King of England after winning which decisive battle?

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Battle of New York

c)

Battle of Hastings

d)

Battle of Demon's Run

17.

Ivan the Great is must known for -

a)

his democratic style of rule

b)

awesome party tricks

c)

just being an all-around cool dude

d)

defeating the Mongols

18.

During the Middle Ages, what killed nearly 1/3 of the population of Europe?

a)

Crusades

b)

Plaque

c)

Plague

d)

Tithe

19.

Which of the following inventions had the MOST SIGNIFICANT impact on education and literacy in Europe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which political philosopher maintained that "the ends justify the means"?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle