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Medieval Europe/Middle AGES

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most _________________ contained a few lords, a few peasants, and many middle-class craftsmen and traders.

a)

Christianity

b)

population

c)

communities

d)

peasants

2.

The ___________________ caused economic and social instability by drastically reducing the workforce

a)

Black Death

b)

church

c)

Asia

d)

population

3.

Lords provided land use and ______________________ to peasants

a)

communities

b)

protection

c)

military service

d)

population

4.

Lords gave land to their vassals in exchange for ______________

a)

Christianity

b)

protection

c)

communities

d)

military service

5.

The __________________ controlled most aspects of daily life in Europe.

a)

church

b)

Peasants

c)

population

d)

Serfs

6.

________________ were free to leave the lord's property to find a better lord, while enslaved people were not free to leave.

a)

communities

b)

population

c)

Peasants

d)

Serfs

7.

European cities and towns become more self-sufficient after the ___________ system spread throughout European

a)

Peasants

b)

growth

c)

manor

d)

Serfs

8.

What was a cause and effect of the viking invasions between 800 - 1000 CE?

a)

Their homeland was barren so they raided the Europeans land for crops and wealth.

b)

They heard that Europe had no strong leader so they entered a peace treaty with them.

c)

They developed strong boats so they wanted to test them out.

d)

Their men had prepared for battle since childhood and needed to fight to stay out of trouble.

9.

What important historical document caused a governmental shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy in England during the late Crusades?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Twelve Tables

10.

Why did feudalism develop in Europe in the Middle Ages?

a)

To give knights a purpose for fighting

b)

For the kings to have people to rule

c)

So manors would be useful again

d)

To provide protection and security

11.

True or False. The Crusades were where Christians tried to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Feudalism is an example of
a)
a monarchy
b)
an industrial economy
c)
a local government
d)
a religious empire
13.
What caused Christianity to spread to Britain, Ireland, and northern Europe?
a)
people read about Christianity in books and other writings
b)
missionaries brought Christian teachings to these places
c)
most Christians migrated north to escape the Roman Empire
d)
Christian emperors from Rome conquered these regions
14.

What are all 4 levels of the feudalism pyramid system.

a)

general, colonel, major, captain

b)

president, vice president, speaker, congressman

c)

pope, archbishop, bishop, priest

d)

King, church officials & nobles, knights, peasants

15.

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of?

a)

Chivalry

b)

Bushido

c)

Conduct

d)

Hammurabi

16.

Under which social system did landowning nobles provide protection to their people, in return for their services and loyalty?

a)

mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Feudalism

d)

protectionism

17.

What was a warrior in armor who fought on horseback called in Medieval Europe?

a)

A Samurai

b)

A Knight

c)

A Peasant

d)

A Freeman

18.
Feudal agreements were between...
a)
Kings and the church
b)
Lords and their vassals(lower lords)
c)
traders and merchants
d)
serfs and their peasants
19.
Which group of sailors migrated from Scandenavia to Russia?
a)
Magyars
b)
Saxons
c)
Vikings
d)
Slavs
20.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
21.

Feudalism in Western Europe developed after because of....

a)

Strong democratic government

b)

Mongol attacks

c)

Turmoil from repeated invasions

22.

What was a major difference between knight and samurai?

a)

Only knights swore loyalty to their superior

b)

Samurai did not have a code of chivalry

c)

Knights were called upon by their religious leader to fight.

23.

What is Feudalism?

a)

A sustaining feud with a friend

b)

A social and political system of loyalty, service, power, and protection

c)

A system of government that allowed a King to have ultimate say over the land

d)

A system of government where the Pope and King had equal rule over the land

24.
The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...
a)
 Henry VIII
b)
 Charlemagne
c)
 William the Conqueror
d)
Saladin