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Rome to Middle Ages

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Romans divided their armies into smaller groups called legions. Which answer explains why they believed using legions was a better way to fight?

a)

Legion soldiers were the richest and smartest.

b)

Smaller groups meant that less men would die.

c)

Using legions required less money.

d)

Legions made it easier for soldiers to move quickly through the enemy.

2.
What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
3.

What does Republic mean?

a)

Common people in Rome.

b)

A form of government in which the leader is elected by citizens.

c)

Wars fought in Rome.

d)

A person trained to fight.

4.

Romans believed in civic duty. What answer best explains civic duty?

a)

Every citizen should be treated equally regardless of skin color.

b)

Every citizen has a responsibility to help their country.

c)

Every citizen should work until age 65.

d)

Every citizen should practice the same religion.

5.
Which best describes the purpose of a system of “checks and balances”?
a)
All merchants will have an equal opportunity to trade.
b)
Laws will be written fairly for everyone.
c)
The military will be paid for their service.
d)
No one branch of the government will become stronger than another.
6.

How was seating in the Colosseum?

a)

Seating inside the colosseum was by social status.

b)

soldiers sat with the citizens to keep them under control.

c)

Women and slaves sat at the top for the best view.

d)

The seating depended on the event.

7.

What is a smaller unit of the Roman military made up of 6000 soldiers or less?

a)

century

b)

Legion

c)

unit

d)

platoon

8.
What term describes an action taken by a leader in which they say no to a law?
a)
consul
b)
legion
c)
tribune
d)
veto
9.
This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
10.

What was the time period in between the fall of Rome and modern history?

a)

ancient history

b)

modern history

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Land before time

11.

What is the Latin term for Middle Ages?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

castle

c)

estate

d)

Medieval times

12.

What is a warrior who fought on horseback?

a)

infantry

b)

knight

c)

lord

d)

fief

13.

What was a large building with strong walls?

a)

house

b)

manor

c)

castle

d)

vassal

14.

Who were the greatest lords and rulers of Europe?

a)

kings and queens

b)

lords and ladies

c)

jokers and peasants

d)

serfs and slaves

15.

Who were the common people usually poor farmers who worked on manors?

a)

serfs

b)

peasants

c)

vassals

d)

lord

16.

What was the name of the land granted by the lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service called?

a)

fief

b)

castle

c)

manor

d)

estate

17.

A political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages was

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

feudalism

d)

polytheism

18.

A series of wars between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.

a)

invasions

b)

plague

c)

100 year war

d)

crusades

19.

Military, social, and political customs illustrated in a pyramid diagram.

a)

Manor System

b)

Feudal Pyramid

c)

Pyramid of doom

d)

Middle Ages Pyramid

20.

The name of the large estate owned by the lord.

a)

manor

b)

castle

c)

kingdom

d)

empire

21.

A person who controlled land and could grant estates to vassals.

a)

lady

b)

lord

c)

serf

d)

knight

22.

Peasants who were bound to the land on which they lived and worked (slaves)

a)

peasants

b)

vassals

c)

knights

d)

serfs

23.

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land.

a)

vassals

b)

peasants

c)

serfs

d)

fief

24.

An economic and social system of medieval Europe.

a)

middle system

b)

feudal system

c)

manor system

d)

crusades

25.

As the religion spread through trade and conquests with other countries, so did Islamic influences.

Identify the three areas below that had an Islamic influence on other countries.

a)

art, technology, language

b)

sports, music, religion

c)

art, sports, geography

d)

music, tv, radio