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Europe Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 9hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Pope Leo III reward Charlemagne for his defense of the faith?

a)

appointed him bishop of the see in France

b)

declared him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

c)

helped him forge an alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire

d)

provided him with wealth and resources to defeat the Saxons

2.

Which choice correctly shows the social order under feudalism?

a)

king, clergy, peasants, knights

b)

kings, knights, clergy, peasants

c)

king, nobility, knights, peasants

d)

king, knights, peasants, nobility

3.

Who called for the Crusades, and why?

a)

Ferdinand and Isabella to eradicate heresy

b)

Pope Urban II to halt the spread of Islam

c)

Seljuk Turks to reclaim the Holy Land

d)

William, Duke of Normandy, to extend French rule

4.

Which of these contributed to the end of feudalism and the Middle Ages?

a)

decline of the merchant class

b)

expansion of clergy

c)

growth of cities

d)

shift of power from kings to local lords

5.

Why was Rome still important after Germanic kings controlled Europe?

a)

It drove European trade.

b)

It kept all of its wealth.

c)

It united the tribal kings.

d)

It was home to the pope.

6.

Under feudalism, what group held the most power after the king?

a)

Knights

b)

Nobility

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

7.

What did Western Europe consist of after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Several city-states

b)

Many small kingdoms

c)

Several empires

d)

Independent nation-states

8.

Which group made up the largest class of people under feudalism?

a)

Nobility

b)

Merchants

c)

Peasants

d)

Knights

9.

Feudal society was centered around what?

a)

Code of chivalry

b)

Manor system

c)

Ongoing conflict

d)

Religious devotion

10.

What did the Magna Carta do?

a)

extended property rights to peasants

b)

made the king subject to the rule of law

c)

organized barons into a parliament

d)

restored and organized English common law

11.

What purpose did the Reconquista serve?

a)

to drive non-Christians out of Spain

b)

to expel the Crusaders from Jerusalem

c)

to extend European rule into the Holy Land

d)

to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula for the Holy Roman Empire

12.

What killed a third of the population of Europe in the 1300s?

a)

bubonic plague

b)

invasion of the Turks

c)

religious persecution

d)

wars among kingdoms

13.

The Frankish king, Charlemagne, sent his armies into neighboring lands and forced the people in those areas to _______________________.

a)

send theirs sons for his army

b)

convert to Christianity

c)

relocate to France

d)

worship him as a God

14.

The group of Germanic tribes that raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s were the ____________?

a)

Goths

b)

Moors

c)

Magyars

d)

Vikings

15.

As cities grew and trade increased, the ___________________ became more powerful and influential.

a)

Knights

b)

Merchants

c)

Freeman

d)

Peasants

16.

A group of nobles set out to limit the king's power in 1215. They forced the king to accept a document called the _________________________.

a)

Treatise of Parliament

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Jury of Peers

17.

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

a)

Sailing

b)

Trade

c)

Source of fishing

d)

Fresh drinking water

18.

What social structure organized people after the fall of Rome?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Vassalism

19.

Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and

a)

The windmill

b)

Crop rotation

c)

The wheeled plow

d)

The village mill

20.

Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by

a)

Ants

b)

Fleas

c)

Cattle

d)

Spiders

21.

The Black Death spread quickly along which trade route?

a)

China Road

b)

Ivory Road

c)

Silk Road

d)

Trade Road

22.

Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe?

a)

Feudalism became a stronger institution.

b)

Christians and Muslims united.

c)

Wealthy Europeans began to demand Eastern goods.

d)

The economy suffered because trade between western and eastern peoples was no longer possible.

23.

First holy Roman Emperor

a)

Manor

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Reconquista

d)

King John

24.

King forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 by which he agreed to accept limits on his power as king

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Chivalry

c)

Manor

d)

King John

25.

Long war to drive the Muslims out of Spain

a)

Reconquista

b)

Holy Land

c)

Crusades

d)

Plague

26.

A disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people

a)

Manor

b)

Plague

c)

Reconquista

d)

Chivalry

27.

The buying, selling, or exchanging goods

a)

Chivalry

b)

Merchant

c)

Trade

d)

Manor

28.

Someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities

a)

Trade

b)

Merchant

c)

Crusades

d)

Reconquista

29.

A large piece of land with a big house or castle and is self sufficient

a)

Castle

b)

Manor

c)

Chivalry

d)

Holy Land

30.

Poor farmer who works on the land of the nobles

a)

Clergy

b)

Peasant

c)

Knight

d)

Nobility

31.

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

a)

Reconquista

b)

Crusades

c)

Pope

d)

Holy Land

32.

A code of conduct for knights

a)

Manor

b)

Clergy

c)

Pope

d)

Chivalry

33.

Area around Jerusalem that is sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims

a)

Holy Land

b)

Peasant

c)

Clergy

d)

Crusades

34.

People who are official leaders of a religion

a)

King

b)

Knights

c)

Clergy

d)

Pope

35.

A man trained to fight and protect the property of nobles

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Nobility

d)

Samurai

36.

Wealthy landowners of feudal Europe

a)

King

b)

Nobility

c)

Clergy

d)

Pope

37.

A man who is a ruler of a country

a)

Knight

b)

Peasant

c)

Pope

d)

King