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Middle Ages Europe Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Germanic Kingdoms were led by who?

a)

Kings and Warriors

b)

Kings and Clergy

c)

Kings and Queens

d)

Kings and Farmers

2.

Renaissance means?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Awakening

c)

Jumping

d)

Romans

3.

One of the causes of the Renaissance was?

a)

Lasting Trade links from the Middle East

b)

Massive desire to see art

c)

The attacks of the Mongols on the country of Poland

d)

The Growth of the number of people in Europe

4.

The Renaissance grew in Italy because of Byzantine scholars fleeing to Italy after the Fall of Constantinople.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Leonardo Da Vinci was Known as what?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Renaissance Woman

c)

Renaissance Inventor

d)

Renaissance Founder

6.

Who is often considered the Greatest artist of all time?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo

c)

Ralph

d)

John

7.

Who is the author of The Divine Comedy?

a)

Dante

b)

Leonardo

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Botticelli

8.

Who was called the Father of Humanism?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Leonardo

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Julius

9.

Who wrote The Prince and said "The ends justifies the Means"

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo

d)

Julius

10.

One of the lasting impacts of the Renaissance was?

a)

Paving the way for the Reformation

b)

Masses of writings on the farming of Romans

c)

Spreads to Japan

d)

Starts the end of the world

11.

Who was considered the Greatest Scholar of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Leonardo

c)

Botticelli

d)

Michelangelo

12.
Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?
a)
England and the U.S.
b)
England and France
c)
France and Spain
d)
Germany and France
13.
Why did Joan of Arc want to fight in the Hundred Years' War?
a)
Her father told her to
b)
She believed that religious visions were urging her to fight against the English
14.
Who led the French to victory in a battle at Orleans?
a)
King Henry III
b)
King Edward I
c)
Joan of Arc
15.
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
16.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
17.

William Duke of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the...............in 1066

a)

battle of Hastings

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Feudal System

d)

guilds

18.

What system developed from the power of the land-owning nobility in Europe?

a)

feudalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

mercantilism

19.

What do we call the system, customs, and spirit of knighthood?

a)

loyalty

b)

chivalry

c)

destiny

d)

validity

20.

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

21.

Which European group migrated from Europe and settled in England?

a)

Angles and Saxons

b)

Magyars

c)

Vikings

d)

Ostrogoths

22.

Which European group migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Angles and Saxons

c)

Magyars

23.

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

24.

Who was the Frankish leader during the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Clovis

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Pepin

25.
The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Cairo
c)
Mecca
d)
Rome
26.
Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?
a)
many Muslims moved to Europe
b)
many Europeans converted to Islam
c)
Europe became more isolated
d)
trade between Europe and the East increased
27.
Which Frankish king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
28.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
29.
The area in yellow is called Scandinavia. Who came from there?
a)
Vikings
b)
Chinese
c)
Franks
d)
Eskimos
30.
These 2 Germanic groups settled in England...
a)
Angles and Saxons
b)
Franks and Visogoths
c)
Angles and Franks
d)
Magyars and Vikings
31.
Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after?
a)
Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans
b)
William the Conqueror invaded Britain
c)
Vikings began raiding northern Europe
d)
Clovis, King of the Franks, invaded
32.
Alfred is the only British monarch in history to hold what title?   
a)
The Tyrant
b)
The Great
c)
The Terrible
33.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Arabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
34.
What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damsacus
35.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Moses
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Jesus Christ
36.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
37.
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Qu'ran 
d)
Sunna
38.

The Medici family was an important factor in the development of the Renaissance because they

a)

Led and ignited the Reconquista movement

b)

Created the first unified Italian state

c)

Ruled Florence and financially supported artists and humanist studies

d)

Financed the voyage of Christopher Columbus

39.

Which two cultures or cultures were the focus of studies by many humanists and scholars during the Renaissance

a)

Frank and Anglo-Saxon

b)

Greece & Rome

c)

China and India

d)

Mesopotamia and Egypt

40.

What conflict was a series of wars with the purpose of expelling the Islamic Moors out of Spain and Portugal?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Reconquista

c)

The Moors War

d)

The Hundred Years War