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Introduction to the Middle Ages

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages

a)

the fall of the Roman Empire

b)

the Viking Raids

c)

the Battle of Hastings

2.

Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities called monasteries.

a)

vassals

b)

monks

c)

knights

3.

A combination of legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and the 15th centuries.

a)

fiefdom

b)

manorialism

c)

feudalism

4.

Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for serving and protecting a vassal's manor.

a)

fief

b)

kingdom

c)

manor

5.

A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a vassal.

a)

manor

b)

kingdom

c)

empire

6.

A peasant who was bound to the land.

a)

knight

b)

squire

c)

serf

7.

What was the purpose of the first Crusade?

a)

Retake the city of Jerusalem

b)

Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church

c)

Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom

8.

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

a)

Smallpox

b)

The Spanish Flu

c)

The Black Death

9.

The Black Death was most likely spread by mosquitoes.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How did the Black Death impact Europe?

a)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

b)

1/3 of the population died

c)

both are true

11.

What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

a)

Christian church

b)

Government

c)

Language

12.

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

a)

It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens

b)

It determined England's physical boundaries

c)

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

13.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims

b)

Christians, Jews, Muslims

c)

Jews, Muslims, Hindus

14.

Trade and transportation improved as a result of the Crusades.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What was the main function of the Magna Carta?

a)

free serfs and peasants

b)

limit the king's power

c)

limit the pope's power

d)

provide money to the king

16.
Who was the great king of the France, united Europe, and was declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry IV
d)
Pope Gregory VII
17.

Which answer choice shows the order of a Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

a)

peasants, knights, nobles, king

b)

king, nobles, knights, peasants

c)

knights, king, peasants, serfs

d)

merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

18.
 A long series of wars between Christians & Muslims in the Holy Land
a)

Crusades

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Bubonic Plague

19.

a piece of land, given in exchange for loyalty and protection

a)

Manor

b)

Acre

c)

Estate

d)

Fief

20.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

d)

Shintoism, Legalism, and Tengrism

21.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
22.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
23.
Which of these was a major effect of the Crusades on Europe?
a)
Reuniting the Roman Empire
b)
Everyone in the "East" became Christian
c)
Increased trade with non-European cultures
24.

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

a)

Fief

b)

Kingdom

c)

Feudalism

d)

Monarch

25.

The time period from 500 to 1500 is called the....

a)

The Ancient Era

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Renaissance

d)

Feudalism

26.
The Crusades can best be defined as a series of Holy Wars between the ______________ & ______________.
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Mongols
c)
Christians and Jews
d)
Muslims and Christians