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WorksheetsHonors Medieval Europe
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...
a)
The Germanic Monarchs
b)
The Church
c)
The Medieval Lords
d)
The knights' authority
2.
Middle Age knights followed a code of conduct called...
a)
Bushido
b)
Honor
c)
Chivalry
d)
Code of Justinian
3.
The economy of the Middle Ages (work for protection) centered on what living arrangement?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Manors
c)
Personal farms
d)
Trade
4.
Which Frankish king was crowned by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
5.
Feudalism was necessary because central governments lost power. What resulted from this situation?
a)
People left feudal society
b)
Serfs revolted against powerful nobles
c)
People entered into agreements with landowning lords
d)
Lords freed their serfs
6.
Christian monasteries did all of the following except...
a)
Provide shelter for travelers
b)
Care for the sick and needy
c)
copy books/
manuscripts
manuscripts
d)
enforce laws
7.
How did Charlemagne create a large empire?
a)
He tolerated all religions
b)
Fighting/
military/
conquest
military/
conquest
c)
He made treaties with all of his enemies
d)
He broke away from his alliance with the church
8.
After Rome, ______ invaders disrupted trade creating a need for Feudalism in Europe.
a)
Asian
b)
African
c)
Greek
d)
Germanic
9.
The economy of a medieval manor depended on...
a)
Trade
b)
Herding and weaving
c)
Farming and self-sufficiency
d)
arts and crafts
10.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
11.
Feudal agreements were between...
a)
Kings and the church
b)
Lords and their vassals(lower lords)
c)
traders and merchants
d)
serfs and their peasants
12.
Charlemagne did all of the following except...
a)
create a strong efficient governments
b)
create schools
c)
spread Christianity
d)
end slavery/ serfdom
13.
If you disobeyed church rules you were kicked out and not allowed into heaven. What's this called?
a)
Slavation
b)
Ordination
c)
Excommunication
d)
Denunciation
14.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
15.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
16.
Which leader do these traits describe? Ruled the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E. United the Christian lands of Europe Crowned Holy Roman emperor in 800 C.E. on Christmas day.
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Pepin the Short
c)
Charlemagne
d)
William the Conquerer
17.
Who would most likely have said the following? "If you give me your loyalty, I will give you land and protection."
a)
Serf
b)
Vassal
c)
Lord
d)
Barbarian
18.
In which order did these events take place? a. Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman emperor. b. Charles Martel rules the Franks. c. Feudalism is established in England. d. Rome falls.
a)
d, b, a, c
b)
a, b, c, d
c)
c, b, a, d
d)
d, a, c, b
19.
The system described in this passage is similar to what?
a)
Guild master and his apprentice
b)
Nobel and a wealthy mercent
c)
Monk to his abbot to the pope
d)
Lord to a Vassal
20.
Identify this feature of a cathedral.
a)
flying buttress
b)
stained glass
c)
gargoyle
d)
arches
21.
Which cathedral is this feature found on?
a)
Gothic
b)
Anglican
c)
Romanesque
d)
Byzantine
22.
Where did monks live?
a)
They had no home.
b)
Castles
c)
Monasteries
d)
IKEA
23.
The Samurai followed the Bushido as the Monks followed the
a)
Constitution
b)
Book of Mormon
c)
The Benedictine Rule
d)
The Bushido Rue
24.
The leader that brought Christianity to the Franks was
a)
Clovis
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Charles Martel
d)
Pepin the Short
25.
A boy who worked for a guild master in order to learn a trade or craft.
a)
Apprentice
b)
Guild
c)
Peasant
d)
Serf
26.
An association of craftsmen that focused on a specific trade or craft such as making shoes or weaving cloth.
a)
Trade
b)
Guild
c)
Merchant
d)
Apprentice
27.
A warrior who rode a horse and wore heavy metal armor. They were rewarded with land and were required to protect the king when needed.
a)
Baron
b)
King
c)
Lord
d)
Knight
28.
A peasant who worked the land for the local lord. They had few rights and was little better than a slave.
a)
Slave
b)
Serf
c)
Apprentice
d)
Journeyman
29.
Someone who pledges their allegiance to a lord.
a)
Vassal
b)
Knight
c)
Lord
d)
Pope
30.
What was the primary reason for the creation of Feudalism?
a)
Establish the authority of the Church of Rome
b)
Provide protection from Germanic invasions
c)
Create a stable economic system
d)
Restore trade routes through Western Europe
31.
Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?
a)
England and China
b)
Japan and France
c)
England and France
d)
England and Italy
32.
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
a)
Sick people moved into the castles
b)
Lords were more likely to die from it
c)
It created a shortage of workers
33.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
34.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
35.
In 1066 William of Normandy won the nickname "William the Conqueror" and became King of England after which battle?
a)
Battle of London
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Canterbury
d)
Battle of Hastings
36.
Who was the leader of the Normans in 1066?
a)
Harold
b)
William
c)
Henry
d)
Edward
37.
Who was the leader of the Anglo-Saxons in the Fall of 1066?
a)
William
b)
Harold
c)
Edward
d)
Henry
38.
All of the following are contributors to France as a Nation State EXCEPT
a)
Hugh Capet establishes the throne in Paris
b)
Ferdinand & Isabella expel the Jews & Moors
c)
The Hundred Years War
d)
The leadership of Joan of Arc
39.
Common law had its beginnings during the reign of
a)
Henry II
b)
Isabella
c)
Hugh Capet
d)
Ivan the Great
40.
Who signed the Magna Carta, limiting the King’s power?
a)
King John
b)
Henry II
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
James I
41.
Between 756 and 1002, the __________ ruled most of Spain.
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Moroccans
42.
When did the Reconquista end?
a)
1492
b)
1278
c)
1398
d)
1457
43.
Spanish Inquisition was created by the Catholic Monarchs because...
a)
...they were intolerant towards other religions
b)
...they liked only Muslim people
c)
...they were tolerant only with Christians and Jewish
d)
...they wanted a police to control Christian people
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