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Middle Ages

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

a)

Fief

b)

Kingdom

c)

Feudalism

d)

Monarch

2.

What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

a)

Government

b)

Church

c)

Military

d)

The Lord's Manor

3.

What is Manorialism?

a)

Economic system of the Middle Ages

b)

Political system of the Middle Ages

c)

Educational system of the Middle Ages

d)

Religious system of the Middle Ages

4.

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

a)

It was the first document to place limits on the king's power

b)

It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens

c)

It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.

d)

It determined England's physical boundaries

5.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Lord Farquaad

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Charlemagne

d)

King John II

6.

Why did so many people volunteer to fight the Crusades?

a)

they were paid generously

b)

the Church granted forgiveness for anyone who goes on the Crusades

c)

Because they wanted to

d)

because they loved Jerusalem

7.

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

a)

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires

b)

The Romans and the Greeks

c)

The Europeans and the Egyptians

d)

The Christians and Muslims

8.

EXCOMMUNICATION happens when:

a)

The pope stops giving your kingdom money unless you fight holy wars for him.

b)

The pope "kicks you out" of the church, taking away your chance to go to heaven.

c)

The pope sends priests and monks to assist a kingdom in feeding and aiding the poor.

d)

The pope makes the call across all of the churches for a Crusade, or holy war.

9.

How did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

a)

Through port cities first because of trade routes.

b)

The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

c)

The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

d)

The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

10.

What were two indirect results of the Crusades?

a)

trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was strengthened

b)

trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was strengthened

c)

trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was weakened

d)

trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was weakened

11.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

d)

Fashion Design

12.

The European knights code of honor was called

a)

Bushido

b)

Chivalry

c)

Zen

d)

Medieval Warfare

13.

In exchange for land, what did knights and samurai give to feudal lords and shoguns?

a)

Money

b)

Loyalty

c)

Friendship

d)

Swords

14.
The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...
a)
 Henry VIII
b)
 Charlemagne
c)
 William the Conqueror
d)

Clovis

15.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)

   The King

c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
16.
Europe became a feudal society because...
a)
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
b)
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
c)
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
d)
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.
17.
In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in...
a)
   Lower living standards for industrial workers
b)
   Decreased economic rivalry between kings
c)
     Increased political power for the clergy
d)
 Development of towns and cities
18.
“All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny.”  

Which European institution during the Middle Ages in best described by this statement?
a)
     The guild
b)
     The knighthood
c)
     The Church
d)
 The nation-state
19.
The goal of the First Crusade was to take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims who controlled it.
a)
True 
b)
False
20.

Which Church official was the highest authority in the Church?

a)

Bishop

b)

Archbishop

c)

Pope

d)

Abbott

21.

Which group was the highest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

22.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Gothic Cathedral?

a)
Gargoyles 
b)
Ribbed Vaults
c)
Flying Buttresses
d)
Chandeliers