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Midieval Europe Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These groups of invaders settled in Number 1 and filled the power vacuum left by the Roman Empire.

a)

Vikings

b)

Huns

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Goths

2.

This group settled in Number 2 and set up a large empire.

a)

Visigoths

b)

Franks

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

3.

Number 3 is a city that asked for help from Pope Urban II against attacks from the Muslims.

a)

Rome

b)

Paris

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Constantinople

4.

All of the following are effects of the collapse of the Roman

Empire except?

a)

Disruption of trade

b)

Downfall of cities

c)

Loss of common language

d)

Increase in education

5.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charles Martel stops the expansion of the Muslim empire into Europe

b)

Charlemagne further expanding the Frankish Empire

c)

The Crusaders take back Jerusalem from the Muslims

d)

The Vikings end the Carolingian dynasty

6.

Which of the following is a synonym for serf?

a)

Monk

b)

Noble

c)

Peasant

d)

Manor

7.

Which Crusade was the only successful one for the Christians?

a)

First Crusade

b)

Second Crusade

c)

Third Crusade

d)

Fourth Crusade

8.

The most famous and respected Muslim leader, who create a peace treaty with Christians during the Crusades was:

a)

Richard the Lion-hearted

b)

Saladin

c)

Seljuk

d)

Pepin

9.

The English nobility forced King John to sign the Magna Carta which ...

a)

Gave freedom to all English-born serfs

b)

Gave land to the nobles

c)

Increased the power of the Church

d)

Limited the King’s power

10.

The Church court used in Spain to persecute Jews and Muslims

a)

Bazaars

b)

Inquisition

c)

Moriscos

d)

Convertos

11.

Who led the French army to victory at Orleans against the English, but was burned at the stake for being a heretic?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Pepin

c)

Joan of arc

d)

John Wycliffe

12.

The Church built religious communities called

a)

Monasteries

b)

Manors

c)

Castles

d)

Universities

13.

Which member of the feudal system was MOST tied to the land?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Farmer

c)

King

d)

Serf

14.

The Pope crowning Charlemagne “Holy Roman Emperor” on December 25 in the year 800 CE shows the

a)

Effects of Crusades on Western political life

b)

Devastation of the Bubonic plague on the Franks

c)

Influence of the Church on European government

d)

Birth of a new secular era in the Middle Ages

15.

One long-term effect of the Crusades was the

a)

Development of Pax Mongolia

b)

Fall of the Ming Dynasty

c)

Control of Jerusalem by Europeans

d)

Growth of trade and towns in western Europe

16.

The information on the above map suggests that the Black Death was primarily spread by the actions of

a)

Invading armies

b)

Nomadic peoples

c)

Merchants

d)

Explorers

17.

What is a primary characteristic of a feudal society?

a)

A representative government

b)

Economic equality for all

c)

Protection of individual rights

d)

An exchange of land for services

18.

The Crusades were meant to free the city of _________ from Muslim control.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Beijing

d)

Athens

19.

Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain by defeating who?

a)

Muslims

b)

English

c)

Romans

d)

French

20.

Vikings migrated as far east as

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Mongolia

d)

Italy