WorksheetsUnit 3: Medieval Europe
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a serf?
a peasant who is legally bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
a person in the past who received land from a king in return for loyalty and service
a building that is used for Christian religious services
a man who is a member of a religious and lives in a monastery
What role did the monks in monasteries play in Europe during the Middle Ages?
They encouraged people to live extravagantly.
They fought in wars to protect nobles and lords.
They preserved sacred Christian writings and knowledge.
They refused to help the sick and less fortunate.
What cultural (social) role did the Roman Catholic Church play in peoples' lives during the Middle Ages?
It gave them jobs and they earned a paycheck.
It gave them a common bond and offered them stability.
It gave them military training and weapons to defend themselves.
It did not play any social role in peoples' lives.
Which is the proper order of a feudal hierarchy from TOP to bottom?
Serfs/Peasants, Lords, Knights, King
Lords, King, Knights, Serfs/Peasants
King, Lords, Knights, Serfs/Peasants
King, Knights, Lords, Serfs/Peasants
The center of life in a medieval society was the
town hall.
castle.
market.
church.
Who is missing?
Archbishops
kings
Nuns
monks
The actions below are examples of what process?
- outlawing sale of church possessions
- excommunicating Emperor Henry IV
- preventing kings from appointing priests
developing a hierarchy of Church officials
strengthening the power of the Church
improving efficiency in government
protecting the wealth of monarchs
In a Monarchy, who is the ruler?
Duke or Duchess
King or Queen
An emperor
the people
How did serfs pay their taxes to knights, lords, and the church?
silver coins
crops and animals
they fought in tournaments
beads and stones
Feudalism was a social and political system of exchanging services for _________
food
money
land
education
