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WorksheetsChapter 14
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 18mins
How did the Franks become Christians?
They learned about Christianity from the conquering Vikings, who set up colonies in their land.
They followed their leader Clovis into Christianity after he married a Christian woman.
Priests and missionaries from the Middle East baptized them into the Roman Catholic Church.
Their neighbors, the Magyars, introduced them to Christianity and influenced them to convert.
What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment?
He was the first Frankish king to become Christian.
He permanently ended the threat from invading Vikings.
He built an empire that endured for centuries after his death.
He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.
Why did being crowned Holy Roman emperor make Charlemagne more powerful?
It made people believe that God was on Charlemagne's side.
It meant that Charlemagne now controlled the Roman Catholic Church.
It gave Charlemagne power over the city of Rome
It sent the message that Charlemagne was a god.
Which three groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries?
Romans, Franks, and Clovis
peasants, serfs, and fiefs
Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings
Normans, Saxons, and Angles
What was the purpose of feudalism?
It spread democracy by giving the people a voice in their own government.
It provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order.
It created a fair society by balancing the powers of the monarch and the people.
It looked after the welfare of all people by making sure they had all the necessities of life.
When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return?
He worked the king's lands to produce food for him.
He provided a number of peasants to work for the king.
He gave the king a supply of knights in time of war.
He owed the king nothing but his gratitude.
Most medieval monarchs
believed that God gave them the right to rule.
had enough wealth to keep their own armies.
had complete control over their kingdoms.
kept their vassals from gaining any power.
Why did William of Normandy invade England in 1066?
He wanted to establish Norman colonies in England.
He believed he had the right to be the king of England.
He planned to raid English settlements and take their gold and silver.
He wanted to place his cousin Harold on the English throne.
By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., feudalism had
been replaced by constitutional monarchy.
brought stability to much of Europe.
begun to establish itself in France.
been overwhelmed by invasions by Vikings and Magyars.
What was the function of a castle?
to serve as a home
. to protect people during times of military conflict
to remind people of the power of the ruling classes
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Early medieval castles are to late medieval castles as
carpenters are to stonemasons.
steelworkers are to steel.
adults are to children.
. tailors are to hat makers.
Later castles were built of stone rather than wood because
. supplies of wood had dwindled, and stone was readily available.
they could resist attacks by more powerful siege weapons.
it was more fashionable to build with stone than with wood.
stone was a cheaper building material than wood.
In times of war, what could a lord do if he did not wish to fight for his own higher-ranking lord?
He could pay a large sum of money to get out of his obligation.
He could claim that he was morally opposed to war and simply not fight.
He could supply a well-trained fighting force to fight on his behalf.
He could perform a certain amount of community service instead of fighting.
Which statement is true about Noblewomen?
They had comfortable and easy lives.
They often held fiefs and inherited land.
They were always protected from the dangers of war.
They had very little to do with their own children.
What were the two stages of a knight's education that he had to complete before becoming a knight?
apprentice and journeyman
vassal and lord
beginner and intermediate
page and squire
What was the most important part of a squire's education?
training to become a warrior
instruction in singing and dancing
learning to be a good servant to the knight
religious training from a local priest
Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called
serfdom
chivalry
fiefdom
squirehood
Most people during the Middle Ages were
knights
squires
peasants
clergy
How did unfree peasants differ from free peasants?
Unfree peasants had to farm the lord's land and could not leave the lord's manor.
Unfree peasants were the property of the lord and could be sold away to other noblemen.
Unfree peasants rented their land from the lord and had to pay monthly rents to him.
. Unfree peasants had to train as warriors and fight in battle for their lords.
How did a lord exert power over the peasants?
He demanded the yearly payment of "head money."
He required serfs to grind their grain at the lord's mill.
He could impose a tallage any time he needed money.
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How did Charlemagne’s relationship with the Catholic Church benefit both the emperor and the pope?
Charlemagne followed and worshiped the Catholic Church and soon became best friends with the emperor and the pope.
Charlemagne built his empire with the help of a pope—Leo III, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.The Church was a central part of society and for Charlemagne, the church sent the message, “God is on my side.”
The Catholic Church was very thankful for Charlemagne's army, they informed the emperor and the pope about him and they gave him immunity forever
Charlemagne was related to the pope and was favored by the emperor which meant he got to take control of the entire Catholic Church.
Select the appropriate term for each blank.
In medieval society, most people were _____. Peasants who were _____ and could not leave their land. Lords could raise money through a mandatory ______. A man is required to pay a fee called a _____when his daughter gets married.
- romans
- poor
- bank
- father
1.merchet
2.tallage
3.unfree
4.peasants
- peasants
- unfree
- tallage
- merchet
1.knights
2.free
3.range
4.landlord
