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Medieval Europe Ch 6 Sect 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The period of European history between the collapse of Rome and the Renaissance, lasting roughly from A.D. 500 to 1450. - 2 answers

a)

Medieval times

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Reformation

d)

Mongolian era

2.

Charlemagne created a general policy that brought what to his people?

a)

food

b)

Education

c)

the internet

d)

freedom of speech

3.

What Germanic people settled the area known today as France?

a)

mongols

b)

franks

c)

slavs

d)

celts

4.

Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for?

a)

expanding kingdoms

b)

trade, travel, and sharing of ideas

c)

converting distant groups to Catholicism.

d)

isolation

5.

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of?

a)

Chivalry

b)

Bushido

c)

Conduct

d)

Hammurabi

6.

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

7.

Aachen was _______________?

a)

A sore knee.

b)

A type of

c)

the capital city of Charlemagne's empire.

d)

the capital of France.

8.

Clovis was __________________ .

a)

a city near Rome.

b)

a large river in France.

c)

the founder of our town.

d)

the Frankish king who became a Catholic.

9.
What is a system of government that is ruled by a king or queen?
a)
monarchy
b)
chivalry
c)
monastery
d)
feudalism
10.
What is a place where members of a religious order practice a life of prayer and worship?
a)
monarchy
b)
chivalry
c)
monastery
d)
feudalism
11.

A fjord is ________________________

a)

a large boat for fishing.

b)

a steep sided valley that is an inlet of the sea.

c)

a town in Sweden.

d)

a type of fishing net.

12.

On Christmas day A.D. 800, the pope crowned _____________________ the new Roman Emperor.

a)

King Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pipin the Short

13.

A ______________________ is an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country.

a)

concordat

b)

magna carta

c)

hand shake

d)

testimonial

14.

When a person is excommunicated, they are _______________.

a)

tared and feathered

b)

excluded from church membership

c)

sent to prison

d)

put into slavery

15.

How did Charles Martel help Christianity remain Europe's major religion?

a)

By defeating the Ostrogoths.

b)

By invading England and Ireland.

c)

By defeating the Muslims at the Battle of Tours.

d)

By taking over Belgium and Holland.

16.

Catholic monks copied Christian, Roman, and Greek writings, and helped preserve the ____________________ language.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Latin

d)

French

17.

Geography: Europe is a continent, but it is also a very large _________________ made up of smaller peninsulas.

a)

island

b)

mountain range

c)

peninsula

d)

plateau

18.

Which group of raiders came from Scandinavia?

a)

Magyars

b)

Muslims

c)

Irish

d)

Vikings

19.

Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV disagreed about who could appoint ______________.

a)

bishops or high-ranking Church officials.

b)

lords and knights.

c)

town mayors.

d)

priests.

20.

This waterway separates England from France and helped protect the English and Irish people from many of the wars that plagued Europe.

a)

The Black Sea

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

The English Channel

d)

The North Sea