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Middle Ages and Renaissance Test Review

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What grew in importance during the Middle Ages?

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Large Cities

c)

Emperors and Kings

d)

Universities and Colleges

2.

Medieval is Latin for:

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Old Ages

c)

Stone Age

d)

New Age

3.

During the Middle Ages, who anointed emperors?

a)

Themselves

b)

Pope

c)

Parish priests

d)

Kings and Queens

4.

What preserved Greek and Roman knowledge in the Middle Ages?

a)

Monks and Monastaries

b)

Kings and Queens

c)

Historians and Scientists

d)

Universities and Scholars

5.

Missionaries carried Christianity and the _______________ to Germanic tribes.

a)

Latin alphabet

b)

Judaism

c)

Chinese customs

d)

Eastern religions

6.

Who did the Pope anoint as Emperor in 800 AD?

a)

Peppin

b)

Charlamagne

c)

Charles Martell

d)

Commodus

7.

Who served the religious needs of the people in the Middle Ages?

a)

Parish priests

b)

Local rulers

c)

The Pope

d)

The Patriarch

8.

Which of these was NOT an influence of Middle Age society?

a)

Chinese customs

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Germanic customs

d)

Heritage of Rome

9.

How did the area labeled on the map impact the spread of Islam?

a)

The location marks the end of Islamic advancement into Western Europe

b)

The location marks the location of a major Islamic city in Western Europe

c)

It is the location of a major Islamic victory in Western Europe

d)

It is the location of the Islamic capital during the Abbasid dynasty

10.

In which country was the Islamic advancement stopped by the Battle of Tours?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

11.

Muslim expansion into Europe was stopped at the Battle of Tours by which Frankish leader?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Charles Martel

c)

Clovis

d)

Pepin the Short

12.
What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?
a)
the Romans
b)
the Huns
c)
the Egyptians
d)
the Vikings
13.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
14.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
15.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
16.
Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
17.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
18.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
19.
How are knights and samurai similar?
a)
They are from Europe.
b)
They have metal armor.
c)
They are Christian.
d)
They follow codes of honor.
20.

A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.

a)

Vassal

b)

Royalty

c)

Kingdom

d)

Fief

21.

A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

a)

King

b)

Monarch

c)

Vassal

d)

Peasant

22.

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

a)

Samurai

b)

Navy

c)

Vassal

d)

Knight

23.

A peasant who was bound to the land

a)

Serf

b)

Apprentice

c)

Page

d)

Squire

24.

The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.

a)

Province

b)

County

c)

Manor

d)

Vassal

25.

Men who lived in a religious community who take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

a)

Manor

b)

Squire

c)

Monk

d)

Vassal

26.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

27.

Because it was too dangerous to travel to trade, each manor had to be _________________________, or able to provide everything they needed.

a)

nobility

b)

self-sufficient

c)

vegan

d)

monastic

28.

What is a fief?

a)

large piece of land

b)

manor

c)

payment

29.

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

30.

What is a vassal?

a)

person who receives a piece of land

b)

another name for a king

c)

person who works on a ship

d)

person who works in the church

31.

Agreements between those who owned the land and those who worked on the land were called?

a)

manor obligations

b)

feudal obligations

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

32.

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

a)

Manors

b)

feudalism

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

33.

Which European group migrated from Europe and settled in England?

a)

Angles and Saxons

b)

Magyars

c)

Vikings

d)

Ostrogoths

34.

Which European group migrated from Central Asia to Hungary

a)

Vikings

b)

Angles

c)

Magyars

d)

Saxons

35.

Which European group migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Angles and Saxons

c)

Magyars

36.

What effect did the invasions have on the Middle Ages?

a)

strengthened the Feudal system

b)

towns declined

c)

disrupted trade

d)

castles were used to provide protection

37.

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

38.

Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

39.

Was there social mobility (could you move up) in the Manorial system?

a)

No

b)

Yes

40.

Germanic groups lived in tribal units and were led by these:

a)

kings

b)

emperors

c)

chieftains

d)

caliphates

41.
The Magna Carta's main function was to 
a)
free serfs and peasants
b)
limit the king's power
c)
limit the pope's power
d)
provide money to the king
42.
What is the difference between a serf and a peasant?
a)
nothing, they were the same thing
b)
serfs were free, peasants were bound to the land
c)
peasants were free, serfs were bound to the land
d)
they were slaves
43.
Feudalism developed mainly because 
a)
the monarchy was too powerful
b)
the Catholic Church was failing
c)
people needed protection
d)
King John created it
44.
* helped to end feudalism
* trade increased
* Christianity spread
* towns flourished again
These are all effects of which event 
a)
signing of the Magna Carta
b)
The Crusades
c)
The Black Death
d)
The Roman Catholic Church
45.
Juries, common law, and central courts describe the legal practices created in 
a)
Italy
b)
England
c)
Egypt
d)
Mongols
46.
The Bubonic Plague originated in _______ around the year ______.
a)
Italy, 1400s
b)
India, 1300s
c)
Russia, 1500s
d)
China, 1300s
47.
What was a major effect of the Black Death?
a)
trade decreased
b)
it strengthened feudalism 
c)
food prices inflated
d)
manors became overcrowded
48.
Religious officials who lead a church service are called
a)
mass
b)
clergy
c)
noble
d)
vassal
49.
The study of religion and God is 
a)
theology
b)
monastery
c)
convent
d)
philosophy
50.
Beliefs that go against the church and can lead to excommunication are called
a)
theology
b)
heresy
c)
vernacular
51.
The everyday language spoken in a region is called the
a)
dialect
b)
vernacular
c)
heresy
d)
mass
52.
Which is the correct order, according to how the monotheistic religions settled in and claimed Jerusalem, or the Holy Land?
a)
Christians, Jews, Muslims
b)
Muslims, Christians, Jews
c)
Jews, Muslims, Christians
d)
Jews, Christians, Muslims
53.

For those who disobeyed the Church rulers, the biggest fear was —

a)

salvation

b)

ostracism

c)

denunciation

d)

excommunication

54.

What group founded a large empire in Western Europe in the 8th century?

.

a)

Bavarians

b)

Lombards

c)

Franks

d)

Anglo-Saxons

55.

With the crowning of Charlemagne –

a)

a greater division within the Roman Empire occurred

b)

the Ottoman Empire gained control of most of Europe.

c)

the political influence of the Church increased.

d)

the Vikings were expelled from Europe.

56.

Which group emerged as a major force in Western Europe during the Age of Charlemagne?

a)

Lombards

b)

Avars

c)

Saxons

d)

Franks

57.
Which group of invaders that explored for arable land is shown in this image?
a)
Vikings
b)
Magyars
c)
Franks
d)
Saxons
58.
Who settled in the purple area of this map?
a)
Vikings
b)
Angles
c)
Saxons
d)
Magyars
59.
Which group of invaders is shown?
a)
Angles
b)
Magyars
c)
Vikings
d)
Franks
60.
What group of invaders is shown here?
a)
Vikings
b)
Magyars
c)
Franks
d)
Angles
61.
Which group came from Germany and settled in England?
a)
Magyars
b)
Franks
c)
Vikings
d)
Angles and Saxons
62.
What religion did all of the invaders eventually adopt?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
63.
Which group settled into Central Europe?
a)
Franks
b)
Angles
c)
Vikings
d)
Magyars
64.
Charlemagne started free ________
a)
Restaurants 
b)
Public Baths
c)
Pokemon Clubs
d)
Schools
65.
When Magyars, Angles, and Saxons converted to Christianity they also increased what to read the Bible?
a)
Literacy
b)
Speech
c)
Polytheism
d)
End of Towns
66.
The Hundred Years' war helped define France as a _______ 12a
a)
Village
b)
Nation
c)
Continent
d)
Province
67.
Who helped unify France during the 100 Years' War?         12a
a)
Hugh Capet
b)
Isabella of Spain
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Elizabeth of Engand
68.
Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?    12a
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and Scotland
c)
France and England
d)
Denmark and France
69.
What motivated Joan of Arc to fight the English?    12a
a)
a strict father
b)
a religious vision
c)
a good education
d)
a hard life
70.
Whose speech started the Crusades?    12b
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Joan of Arc
c)
Pope Urban
d)
Saladin
71.
Who was the Muslim General that reconquered Jerusalem?     12b
a)
Muhammad
b)
Saladin
c)
Leo
d)
Charlemagne
72.
What city did crusaders want to take from the Muslims?    12b
a)
Tours
b)
Rome
c)
Aleppo
d)
Jerusalem
73.
What two religions fought in the Crusades?  12b
a)
Hindus and Muslims
b)
Christians and Muslims
c)
Zoroastrians and Christians
d)
Buddhists and Taoists
74.

Who lost power because of the Crusades? 12b

a)

Kings

b)

Popes

c)

Doctors

d)

Traders

75.
Where did the Black Death begin?  12c
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Middle East
76.
How did the influence of the church change after the Black Death?   12c
a)
church influence declined
b)
church influence grew
c)
church influence stayed the same
d)
the church closed
77.
Who was most likely to read and write during the Middle Ages?   12d
a)
church scholars
b)
serfs on a manor
c)
young girls
d)
sailors 
78.
William the Conqueror secured his rule over England after what event?
a)
the Second Irish revolt
b)
King Harold named William his successor
c)
the Battle of Hastings
d)
the Pope crowned him King of England
79.
Spain became a major power in Europe under Charles V as a result of its
a)
large empire in the Western Hemisphere
b)
new position as Defender of the Catholic Church
c)
many wars with France and England
d)
conquests in the Final Crusade
80.
The idea of common law began in England under which king?
a)
Richard
b)
Henry II
c)
William III 
d)
Harold
81.
Who consolidated what became the modern Russian state?
a)
Alexander I
b)
Ivan the Terrible
c)
Ivan the Great
d)
Genghis Khan
82.
The Magna Carta was signed because of abuses of power by the king of what country?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
83.
Who or what had a major influence on the unification of the Russian state?
a)
Pope Urban II
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Orthodox Church
d)
Caliph of Baghdad
84.
The creation of the Magna Carta in England was prompted by 
a)
the death of King Richard
b)
abuses of royal power by King John
c)
a crisis in papal succession
d)
peasant revolts following a famine
85.
Which ruler established a dynasty in Paris that gradually expanded its control over most of France?
a)
King John
b)
Hugh Capet
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Charles V
86.
Which group of people invaded Russia, China, and Muslim states in southwest Asia?
a)
Mongols
b)
Huns
c)
Magyars
d)
Vikings
87.
Another name for the Black Death is 
a)
small pox
b)
bubonic plague
c)
diptheria
d)
swine flu
88.
Where was scholarly learning concentrated in medieval Europe?
a)
monasteries
b)
former Roman towns
c)
Muslim schools
d)
colleges
89.
Who was the conqueror & leader of the Norman Conquest who unified most of England?
a)
William
b)
Hugh
c)
Joan
d)
Ivan
90.
All of the following are contributors to France as a Nation State EXCEPT
a)
Hugh Capet establishes the throne in Paris
b)
Ferdinand & Isabella expel the Jews & Moors
c)
The Hundred Years War
d)
The leadership of Joan of Arc
91.
This leader expanded the Spanish Empire in the Western Europe.
a)
Charles V
b)
William
c)
Henry II
d)
Joan of ARC
92.
These two leaders unified their country and expelled the Jews and Moors.
a)
Ferdinand & Isabella
b)
Henry & John
c)
Ivan & Moscow
d)
William & Norman
93.
In which Nation State was the power centralized in the hand of the tsar?
a)
Spain
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Englans
94.
In what Crusade, did Christians capture Jerusalem in 1099?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
95.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
c)
They would get killed if they refused to fight
d)
None of the above
96.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
97.
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
a)
The Bishop of Constantinople
b)
Stephen Harding
c)
The Pope
d)
Saint Benedict
98.
Who was the Pope that called for the Crusades?
a)
Pope Urban II
b)
Pope Leo X
c)
Pope Urban I
d)
Pope Leo V
99.
Who was the King of England that participated in the 3rd Crusade?
a)
Frederick I
b)
Phillip II
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Richard the Lion-Hearted
100.
The goal of the Crusades was to reclaim
a)
Jerusalem and Constantinople
b)
Palestine
c)
Syria
d)
Persia
101.
The crusades increased the demand for
a)
European products
b)
Middle Eastern products
102.
Which is NOT an economic effect of the crusade
a)
bitterness between Christians and Muslims
b)
production of goods to trade
c)
demand for Middle Eastern products
d)
use of credit and banking
103.
What did the church rule against?
a)
usury, charging interest
b)
the Renaissance
104.
What helped expand the supply of money and expedite trade?
a)
Italian city-states
b)
letters of credit
105.
What are the 3 Italian city-states?
a)
Florence, Rome, Athens
b)
Sparta, Constantinople, Rome
c)
Florence, Genoa, Venice
106.
Machiavelli wrote
a)
The Ruler
b)
The Prince
107.
Which of these does Machiavelli NOT support in the Prince.
a)
support the absolute power of the ruler
b)
the end justifies the means
c)
only do good, never do evil
108.
Medieval art and literature focused on 
a)
Church and salvation
b)
individuals and worldly matters
109.
Renaissance art focused on 
a)
the Church and salvation
b)
focused on individuals and worldly matters
110.
Who painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Petrarch
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
111.
What did Michelangelo do?
a)
Painted the Mona Lisa
b)
Wrote sonnets
c)
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
112.
Who wrote sonnets and was the "Father of Humanism"
a)
Petrarch
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
113.
Northern Renaissance thinkers merged what two ideas together?
a)
humanist ideas & Christianity
b)
Christianity & Islam
c)
Crusades & humanism
114.
Which description is of Humanism?
a)
celebrates the individual, study of classical Greek & Roman literature
b)
harmony of nature, simple life
115.
What helped disseminate ideas?
a)
the printing press & sale of books
b)
Michelangelo
c)
The Bubonic Plague and Crusades
116.
What did Erasmus write?
a)
The Praise of Folly
b)
Utopia
117.
What did Sir Thomas Moore write?
a)
The Praise of Folly
b)
Utopia
118.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

119.

What did Medieval art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individual, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

120.

What did the Renaissance art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individuals, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

121.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

122.

Celebrate the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

123.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

124.

Who was 1 of the most important Renaissance scientists & artists?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

125.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

to die

b)

rebirth

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