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Chapter 2 Medieval Europe Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which event is considered the beginning of the middle ages

(Pg. 57, paragraph 2)

a)

the crowning of Charlemagne

b)

the Norman invasion of England

c)

the birth of Jesus

d)

the fall of the Western Roman Empire

2.

Charles , king of the Franks, became known as Charlemagne (or Charles the Great) because

(Pg. 61, paragraph 2)

a)

he was a large, strong, and tall.

b)

he gave land to thousands of peasants in his kingdom.

c)

his people admired his great devotion to the Catholic Church.

d)

his conquests nearly doubled the size of his kingdom.

3.

In the Middle Ages, the Christian areas of Europe were often referred to as "__________"

(Pg. 65, paragraph 2)

a)

Rome

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Kingdoms

d)

Christendom

4.

Under the political and social order called __________, nobles governed and protected people in return for services, such as fighting in a noble's army or farming the land.

(Pg. 69, paragraph 3)

a)

Christianity

b)

Communism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Benedictine Code

5.

In the feudal period, a personal bond of loyalty was sworn by a ________ to a ________.

(Pg. 69, paragraph 5)

a)

lord; monk

b)

vassal; lord

c)

monk; peasant

d)

knight; serf

6.

A lower-ranking vassal who carried arms and fought on horseback was known as a

(Pg. 70, paragraph 2)

a)

King

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

7.

Medieval knights followed the code of ____________, a system of religious, moral, and social rules that has influenced many of today's ideas about manners.

(Pg. 71, paragraph 2)

a)

arms

b)

behavior

c)

Benjamin

d)

Chivalry

8.

Freemen....

(Pg. 72, paragraph 4)

a)

paid nobles for the right to farm land; worked only on their own land; had rights under the law.

b)

Could not own property, move, or marry without permission of the nobles

9.

The Magna Carta was important because it

(Pg. 81, Paragraph 4-6)

a)

prohibited the monarch from leading the military

b)

asserted that the monarch must obey the law

c)

allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament

d)

limited the power and influence of the pope.

10.

The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because

(Pg. 88, Paragraph 3-4)

a)

many nobles who joined the Crusades sold their lands and freed their serfs.

b)

most peasants and knights converted to Islam.

c)

large numbers of merchants and traders became noblemen.

d)

Muslim captured the property of feudal landowners.

11.

In 1095 C.E., the pope asked Europe's nobles to send armies to the Holy Land to capture the city of __________

(Pg. 87, paragraph 3)

a)

Antioch

b)

Tyre

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Sidon

12.

The great famine in northern Europe in the early 1300s C.E., was caused by (Choose 2 Answers)

(Pg. 100, paragraph 1)

a)

exceptionally cold winters.

b)

dry, drought-like conditions.

c)

very rainy summers.

d)

poor, depleted soil.

13.

The bubonic plague that ravaged Europe during the 1300s C.E. was better known as the

(Pg. 100, paragraph 3)

a)

Death Storm

b)

last death

c)

Destroyer of worlds

d)

Black Death

14.

What were some of the economic effects of the Black Death? Check all that apply (Choose 2 Answers)

(Pg. 101, paragraph 3)

a)

Wages declined sharply.

b)

The wealth of nobles increased.

c)

Trade declined greatly

d)

Food prices fell dramatically

15.

Which sentence stem is not one you would use for citing evidence?

a)

According to the text,

b)

The text states,

c)

I think,

d)

According to paragraph 2,