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WorksheetsEurope Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 9hrs 15mins
How did Pope Leo III reward Charlemagne for his defense of the faith?
appointed him bishop of the see in France
declared him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
helped him forge an alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire
provided him with wealth and resources to defeat the Saxons
Which choice correctly shows the social order under feudalism?
king, clergy, peasants, knights
kings, knights, clergy, peasants
king, nobility, knights, peasants
king, knights, peasants, nobility
Who called for the Crusades, and why?
Ferdinand and Isabella to eradicate heresy
Pope Urban II to halt the spread of Islam
Seljuk Turks to reclaim the Holy Land
William, Duke of Normandy, to extend French rule
Which of these contributed to the end of feudalism and the Middle Ages?
decline of the merchant class
expansion of clergy
growth of cities
shift of power from kings to local lords
Why was Rome still important after Germanic kings controlled Europe?
It drove European trade.
It kept all of its wealth.
It united the tribal kings.
It was home to the pope.
Under feudalism, what group held the most power after the king?
Knights
Nobility
Merchants
Peasants
What did Western Europe consist of after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Several city-states
Many small kingdoms
Several empires
Independent nation-states
Which group made up the largest class of people under feudalism?
Nobility
Merchants
Peasants
Knights
Feudal society was centered around what?
Code of chivalry
Manor system
Ongoing conflict
Religious devotion
What did the Magna Carta do?
extended property rights to peasants
made the king subject to the rule of law
organized barons into a parliament
restored and organized English common law
What purpose did the Reconquista serve?
to drive non-Christians out of Spain
to expel the Crusaders from Jerusalem
to extend European rule into the Holy Land
to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula for the Holy Roman Empire
What killed a third of the population of Europe in the 1300s?
bubonic plague
invasion of the Turks
religious persecution
wars among kingdoms
The Frankish king, Charlemagne, sent his armies into neighboring lands and forced the people in those areas to _______________________.
send theirs sons for his army
convert to Christianity
relocate to France
worship him as a God
The group of Germanic tribes that raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s were the ____________?
Goths
Moors
Magyars
Vikings
As cities grew and trade increased, the ___________________ became more powerful and influential.
Knights
Merchants
Freeman
Peasants
A group of nobles set out to limit the king's power in 1215. They forced the king to accept a document called the _________________________.
Treatise of Parliament
Magna Carta
Habeas Corpus
Jury of Peers
Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for
Sailing
Trade
Source of fishing
Fresh drinking water
What social structure organized people after the fall of Rome?
Feudalism
Mercantilism
Protectionism
Vassalism
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and
The windmill
Crop rotation
The wheeled plow
The village mill
Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by
Ants
Fleas
Cattle
Spiders
The Black Death spread quickly along which trade route?
China Road
Ivory Road
Silk Road
Trade Road
Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe?
Feudalism became a stronger institution.
Christians and Muslims united.
Wealthy Europeans began to demand Eastern goods.
The economy suffered because trade between western and eastern peoples was no longer possible.
First holy Roman Emperor
Manor
Charlemagne
Reconquista
King John
King forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 by which he agreed to accept limits on his power as king
Charlemagne
Chivalry
Manor
King John
Long war to drive the Muslims out of Spain
Reconquista
Holy Land
Crusades
Plague
A disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people
Manor
Plague
Reconquista
Chivalry
The buying, selling, or exchanging goods
Chivalry
Merchant
Trade
Manor
Someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities
Trade
Merchant
Crusades
Reconquista
A large piece of land with a big house or castle and is self sufficient
Castle
Manor
Chivalry
Holy Land
Poor farmer who works on the land of the nobles
Clergy
Peasant
Knight
Nobility
A series of holy wars between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land
Reconquista
Crusades
Pope
Holy Land
A code of conduct for knights
Manor
Clergy
Pope
Chivalry
Area around Jerusalem that is sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims
Holy Land
Peasant
Clergy
Crusades
People who are official leaders of a religion
King
Knights
Clergy
Pope
A man trained to fight and protect the property of nobles
King
Knight
Nobility
Samurai
Wealthy landowners of feudal Europe
King
Nobility
Clergy
Pope
A man who is a ruler of a country
Knight
Peasant
Pope
King
