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Medieval Times

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who owned the manors, had legal power, and could administer justice?

a)

Kings

b)

Knights

c)

Lords & Ladies

d)

Peasants

2.

Who was in charge of the kingdom?

a)

Lords

b)

Ladies

c)

Knights

d)

Kings

3.

Who did the work on the manor and produced just about everything?

a)

Knights

b)

Peasants

c)

Monks

d)

Nuns

4.

Terrible disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

a)

Plague

b)

Fief

c)

Manor

d)

Kingdom

5.

A separate manor sometimes given to a Knight

a)

Fief

b)

Castle

c)

Deforestation

d)

Cathedral

6.
The Crusades were battles between the
a)
Christians and Jews
b)
Christians and Muslims
c)
Christians and Moors
7.
If you were a serf living in medieval times where might your home be?
a)
in town
b)
on a manor
c)
in the lord's castle
8.
Serfs were peasants who were not allowed to 
a)
marry without permission
b)
learn to read 
c)
farm the land
d)
go to church
9.
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
a)
the king
b)
servitude
c)
chivalry
d)
the brave knight
10.

A warrior in armor who fought on horseback

a)
Clergy
b)
Serf 
c)
Knight
d)
Fief
11.
A system of organizing people into ranks where power and privileges are organized from the top to bottom.
a)
socialism
b)
castes
c)
hierarchy
d)
aristocracy
12.

Feudalism is based on land that is granted to someone in exchange for__________.

a)

Loyalty

b)

Money

c)

Crops

d)

Mix tapes that spit hot fire

13.
What did lords offer peasants? 
a)
Protection and land to work
b)
Protection and money
c)
Land to work and money
d)
Money and friendship
14.
At what age did training for knighthood often begin?
a)
7
b)
11
c)
15
d)
18
15.

A written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch's power

a)

Crusades

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Feif

d)

Vassel

16.

Increase of individual rights and the right to trial by jury are part of the

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Justinian's Code

17.

What was a main goal of the Crusades?

a)

to spread Christianity to the Byzantines

b)

to take Jerusalem from the Muslims

c)

to set of German monasteries

d)

to teach christians how to read

18.

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages was centered on

a)

School

b)

Theater

c)

Church

d)

Town Hall

19.

When was the Medieval Period?

a)

500-1500 AD

b)

200 BC-500 AD

c)

1490-1590 AD

20.

In Feudalism, a vassal was a

a)

Lord who owned land

b)

A nobleman who answered to the king

c)

a servant who answered to a lord

21.
Why did kings and lords build castles to live in during the middle ages?
a)
To stay warm and deep snow out
b)

To protect themselves and their people when attacked

c)
They thought they looked cool
d)
None of the above
22.
What defense feature was a ditch filled with water around the castle?
a)
The Keep
b)
The Moat
c)
the Curtain Wall
d)
The Motte
23.

A long conflict between England and France over who was the rightful ruler of France.

a)

Black Death

b)

Feudal System

c)

Vassel

d)

100 years war

24.

Which famous French hero helped instill French nationalism during the Hundred Years War?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Lafayette

d)

King Louis Vii

25.

Put the 4 main social structures of Feudalism in order, from HIGHEST to LOWEST:

a)

King, Knights, Nobles, Peasants

b)

Nobles, Knights, Kings, Peasants

c)

King, Nobles, Knights, Peasants

d)

King, Nobles, Peasants, Knights

26.

The Black Death was quite possibly this disease.

a)

Typhoid fever

b)

Malaria

c)

Measles

d)

Bubonic Plague

27.

He was known as Charles the Great.

a)

Chatterly

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Chippermagne

d)

Charlottemagne

28.

Which statement best describes events after Charlemagne's death?

a)

His sons fought for control; his kingdom was divided

b)

His kingdom grew stronger, thanks to a series of strong leaders

c)

His kingdom became the current country of Germany

d)

His kingdom was concurred by the Vikings and the Magyar invaders

29.

Which statement best describes noblewomen in the Middle Ages?

a)

treated much like serfs

b)

active roles in medieval society

c)

same responsibilities as men

d)

no economic rights

30.

The feudal contract was usually between...

a)

the owner of a manor and his serfs

b)

a noble and his fief

c)

a king and a lord/noble

d)

a knight and the Catholic church

31.

Which of the following shapes our modern idea of romantic love?

a)

castles

b)

chivalry

c)

feudalism

d)

vassals

32.

Chivalry would not allow a knight to attack their opponent until

a)

they shook hands

b)

there was an audience

c)

their armor was put on

d)

the king gave permission

33.

Who typically wore a Coat of Arms?

a)

a Lord

b)

a Knight

c)

a Peasant

d)

a Vassal

34.

Feudalism developed in the Middle Ages because

a)

Emporers were too weak to withstand invasions

b)

Emporers wanted to give their land to others

c)

Emporers had more land than they were able to maintain

d)

All of these

35.

Charlemagne's main goal was to create

a)

a vast empire

b)

a religion with himself as God

c)

an efficient army

d)

a united Christian Europe

36.

A system of using Coat of Arms for identification

a)

Chivalry

b)

Heraldry

c)

Feudalism

d)

Vassalism

37.

A Pagan is

a)

a non-christian

b)

another name for a peasant

c)

a ruler in medieval Europe

d)

a God of light

38.

The church split into what two groups?

a)

Eastern Orthadox and Western Roman Catholic

b)

Eastern Judaism and Western Christianity

c)

Northern Orthadox and Southern Roman Catholic

d)

Norhtern Judaism and Southern Christianity

39.

How many Crusades were there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

In the 4th Crusade, what city was attacked that ended up widening the gap bewteen Eastern and Western Christianity?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Jeruselum

c)

Rome

d)

Tripoli