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European Nation-States Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a Germanic tribe which invaded Britain after the fall of Rome in 410 CE

a)

Angles

b)

Saxons

c)

Jutes

d)

Vandals

2.

Which of the following united the Anglo-Saxon tribes in England in the 870s?

a)

Alfred

b)

Aethelstan

c)

Edward

d)

William

3.

Which of the following conquered England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE?

a)

Aethelstan

b)

Edward

c)

Harald Hardrada

d)

William

4.

Which of the following was responsible for the creation of English Common Law?

a)

Harold

b)

John

c)

Henry II

d)

James

5.

Which of the following was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?

a)

John

b)

Jacob

c)

William

d)

Henry II

6.

Which of the following established the Capetian dynasty in France?

a)

Charles Capet

b)

Louis

c)

Hugh Capet

d)

Pepin the Short

7.

True or False: During the Early Middle Ages (between 500 - 1000 CE) France existed more as a collection of small feudal lands than as a formal "nation."

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What caused the Hundred Years War?

a)

The King of England believed that the King of France had ordered an attack on English ships in the Mediterranean

b)

The King of France believed that the King of England was technically his vassal.

c)

The King of France disagreed with the King of England's religious views

d)

The King of England claimed that the King of France had ordered several women to perform witchcraft and curse his land and people

9.

What did Joan of Arc do?

a)

Led the French army to victory at Orleans

b)

Captured by English and burned as a witch

c)

Improved French morale and contributed to French victory

d)

All are correct

10.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Hundred Years War?

a)

Increase of nationalism in France and England

b)

Urbanization in France and England

c)

The development and expansion of the middle class in Europe

d)

Feudalism is further cemented as an important economic & political system in Europe

11.

What were the barbarians who originally occupied the Iberian peninsula called?

a)

Ostrogoths

b)

Visigoths

c)

Vandals

d)

Franks

12.

What was the name for the Christian attempt to reconquer and Christianize Spain?

a)

Andalusian Conquest

b)

Asustadizo

c)

Inquisition

d)

Reconquista

13.

Which group controlled Russia until 1480?

a)

Vandals

b)

Ronyar

c)

Mongols

d)

Dravidians

14.

Which Russian leader overthrew the Mongols and reasserted control over Russia?

a)

Catherine II

b)

Ivan III

c)

Peter IV

d)

Elisabeta X

15.

What title did Ivan III create for Russian Kings?

a)

Kaiser

b)

Czar

c)

Moi Soverenyi

d)

Sankt'ya

16.

Which group of people dominated Northern Europe from 700 - 1100 CE by raiding European towns and settlements?

a)

Magyar

b)

Rohirim

c)

Vikings

d)

Mongols

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the people/nations you've learned about so far during this unit?

a)

The Franks in Gaul

b)

The Byzantine Empire

c)

The Anglo-Saxons in England

d)

The Rohirim in Northern Africa