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Middle Ages in Europe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused Western Europe to fall into the "Dark Ages"?

a)

The Roman Empire was taken over by Germanic Tribes

b)

The Byzantine Empire took over Western Europe

c)

Christianity split between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

d)

They lost electricity

2.

Which of the following about the "Dark Ages" is FALSE?

a)

Feudalism was developed as a social and political system

b)

Trade slowed and Europe became isolated

c)

The Pope was the most powerful person

d)

There was a great deal of cultural diffusion

3.

The "Code of Chivalry" determined the behavior of the _____________ during the Middle Ages.

a)

Pope

b)

Knights

c)

Kings

d)

Serfs

4.

Which leader temporarily united Western Europe during the Middle Ages and was named the Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Justinian

d)

Hammurabi

5.

If you disobeyed the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages, you would be:

a)

Thrown in jail

b)

Forced to become a monk

c)

Excommunicated (exiled)

d)

Killed

6.

Who were the most educated during the "Dark Ages"?

a)

Women

b)

Lords

c)

Kings

d)

Monks

7.

Who was responsible for starting the Crusades?

a)

King Henry III

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saladin

d)

Ms. Larson

8.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why people fought in the Crusades?

a)

The Pope promised all who fought would be forgiven of their sins

b)

Christians wanted to recapture the Holy Land of Jerusalem

c)

People were trying to escape the plague in Europe

d)

It gave knights the opportunity to fight

9.

What was the result of the Crusades?

a)

The Christians regained the Holy Land of Jerusalem

b)

Christians and Muslims came to respect each others' religions

c)

Western Europe came out of the Dark Ages and ended their isolation from the world

d)

Many Europeans converted to Islam once they saw the achievements of their empires

10.

In 1492, the Spanish Reconquista:

a)

Drove the Muslims out of Spain

b)

Started the Crusades

c)

Ended the Bubonic Plague

d)

Converted Christians to Judaism

11.

Which of the following about the High Middle Ages is FALSE?

a)

Europe was isolated from the rest of the world

b)

Workers created guilds and new business practices

c)

There was an increase in trade and agriculture

d)

There was a revival of art and learning

12.

What new style of architecture was developed during the High Middle Ages?

a)

Romanesque

b)

Gothic

c)

Islamic

d)

Modern

13.

How did the Bubonic Plague start?

a)

It was air-borne from the beginning

b)

It came from mosquito bites

c)

The drinking water had been contaminated

d)

It was spread by fleas on rats

14.

Which of the following was NOT an immediate result of the Bubonic Plague?

a)

increase in medical technology

b)

decrease in population leading to labor shortages

c)

people questioned the Catholic Church

d)

decrease in trade

15.

Why didn't the Bubonic Plague effect the Americas?

a)

Americans were immune to the illness

b)

Americans did not come into contact with the disease

c)

Americans had far superior medical resources

d)

Americans were more clean than the Europeans of the time period