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Middle Ages Unit

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 10hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Pope

c)

William the Conquerer

d)

King Henry VIII

2.

What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Romans

3.

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

4.

Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?

a)

King

b)

Peasant

c)

Noble

d)

Knight

5.

What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

a)

Manor

b)

House

c)

Kingdom

d)

Chivalry

6.

What is Chivalry?

a)

Knights code for who gets to eat dinner first

b)

Knights code of ideal behavior, bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

c)

Medieval code for how the king ruled

d)

Knights code for war

7.

A deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas

a)

Bubble Gum death

b)

Black Circle

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Charlemagne's Curse

8.

What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?

a)

The Black Death

b)

Ring around the Rosie

c)

Black Night

d)

Black Curse

9.

Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?

a)

Kings

b)

Knights

c)

Peasants

d)

Nobles

10.

Which statement best describes the results of the Crusades?

a)

Europeans maintained lasting control over much of the Middle East

b)

Islamic influence completely dominated Europe

c)

Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religious

d)

Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased

11.

Which is a characteristic of feudal society?

a)

Rapid social change

b)

Factory system and the industrial based economy

c)

High literacy rates

d)

Rigid social class structure, social hierarchy

12.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

a)

It approved money for war in France

b)

It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws

c)

It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament

d)

It increased the power of the Pope

13.

The goal of the First Crusade was to take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims who controlled it.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The rapid spread of a deadly disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.

a)

Germs

b)

Fleas

c)

Flu

d)

Plague

15.

In the later part of the Middle Ages, cities grew because of an increase in what?

a)

Nobles

b)

Crusades

c)

Churches

d)

Trade

16.

At the time people believed the Black Death was caused by all of the following EXCEPT what?

a)

microbes

b)

Jewish people

c)

a poisonous cloud

d)

an angry God

17.

Another name for a king or queen.

a)

Prince

b)

Princess

c)

Monarch

d)

President

18.

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

a)

Vassal

b)

Royalty

c)

Kingdom

d)

Fief

19.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Chivalry

20.

Which Crusade resulted in total failure?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

21.

What was the main function of the Magna Carta?

a)

free serfs and peasants

b)

limit the pope's power

c)

limit the king's power

d)

provide money to the king

22.

Where did the plague start?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

23.

Who had to follow the law after the Magna Carta was signed?

a)

only the nobles

b)

everybody

c)

only the peasants

d)

just the king

24.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Chivalry

25.

What is a pilgrimage?

a)

Journey to a holy place

b)

Journey to Africa

c)

Group of people

d)

Group of Zebras

26.

The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims to control the Holy Land

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The order of Feudalism was which of the following (Top to Bottom)

a)

King(top), Lords, Peasants, Knights

b)

Lords(top), Peasants, knights, king

c)

King(top), Lords, Knights, Peasants

d)

Peasants (top), knights, lords, king

28.

The Pope was the head of the

a)

Roman Catholic Church

b)

Christian Church

c)

Jewish Church

d)

Byzantine Empire

29.

Land granted by the king was called

a)

Pilgrimage

b)

Feif

c)

Farm

d)

Manor

30.

A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslim Caliphate (rule)

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Hundred Years' War

c)

The Great Battle

d)

Bubonic Plague

31.

Which one of these was NOT a cause of the Crusades:

a)

Pope wanted more power

b)

Christians wanted to be absolved of their sins (heaven)

c)

Peasants wanted more food for their elephants

d)

Recapture Holy Land of Jerusalem

32.

Nobleman who owned the manors and were granted their land by the King during Middle Ages

a)

Lords

b)

Knights

c)

Peasants

d)

Traitors

33.

Warriors who served the lords and protected the manors during the Middle Ages in western Europe.

a)

Knights

b)

Peasants

c)

Lords

d)

King

34.

Small farmers who worked the lords land, created food for the manors in return for protection.

a)

Peasants

b)

Knights

c)

Noblemen

d)

Lords

35.

Legislature of England; House of Lords & House of Commons

a)

Parliament

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

Knights

d)

Roman Catholic Church

36.

17yr old girl from Orleans; message from god she would lead the French to Victory against the English. She did win. Later captured by British & burned at the stake as a witch.

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Ms. Van Horne

37.

King of England (grandson of William) in the 12th century. Changes the Judicial system: established the jury system & Common Law. (His sons are King Richard the Lion-Hearted, and King John.)

a)

Henry II

b)

MIchael V

c)

Tyson the Great

d)

Abraham Lincoln

38.

A manor was...

a)

Feudal farm owned by Lords

b)

Feudal land owned by Knights

c)

Feudal land owned by Peasants

d)

Feudal land owned by Survivors

39.

(Extra Credit) Ms. Van Horne's dogs name is

a)

Thor

b)

Hulk

c)

Marty

d)

Loki

40.

What sport does Ms. Van Horne coach (Extra Credit)

a)

Baseball

b)

Soccer

c)

Softball

d)

Football

41.

What is the theme for National History Day? (Don't let me catch you turning around to look for the answer :) )

a)

Breaking Barriers in History

b)

Changing the world

c)

The Sky is Falling

d)

It's raining cats and dogs