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9.4 Mid Unit Quiz- Middle Ages Europe & Byz Empire

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the manorial system, ____________ were required to provide ___________ with protection.

a)

Vassals : Knights

b)

Serfs: Nobles

c)

Nobles : Serfs

d)

Kings : Nobles

2.

The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered —

a)

multiple sets of beliefs

b)

redistribution of wealth

c)

stability and security

d)

indulgences for sinners

3.

Agreements between those who owned the land and those who worked on the land were called?

a)

manor obligations

b)

feudal obligations

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

4.

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

a)

Manors

b)

feudalism

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

5.

Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

6.
Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?
a)
Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
b)
Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
c)
Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
d)
The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.
7.
In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
a)
monarchs
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
8.
A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.
a)
Top Dog
b)
Missionary
c)
Butterfly
d)
Monarch
9.
A form of government led by a king or queen where one leader passes down power to their offspring is called what?
a)
Mercenary
b)
Monarchy
c)
Missionary
d)
Momentum
10.
Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?
a)
A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
b)
The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
c)
Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
d)
Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church
11.
What year do most historians use as the End of the Roman Empire?
a)
27 BC
b)
476 AD
c)
400 AD
d)
240 AD
12.

What does this diagram illustrate?

a)

events that led to corruption in ancient Rome

b)

effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire

c)

patterns that develop when a government collects taxes

d)

causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

13.
The Middle Ages came after the fall of which great empire in Europe? 
a)
Greek Empire
b)
Egyptian Empire
c)
Roman Empire
d)
Chinese Empire 
14.
This was the political and social system of the Middle Ages.
a)
monoralism
b)
capitalism
c)
republican democracy
d)
feudalism
15.
Feudalism came about because
a)
no strong central government
b)
ideal system for wealth and prosperity
c)
trading contacts with Middle East were good
d)
Serfs were paid twice what peasants were
16.
What was the main purpose of the Manor system?
a)
To serve as a war refuge
b)
To be a self-sufficient community
c)
To provide protection for Knights
d)
To make money for the serfs
17.
manor
a)
a large estate owned by a knight or lord
b)
another name for the Eastern Roman Empire, it survived for another 1000 years
c)
the only approved Christian church during the Middle Ages
d)
religious ideas not approved by the church
18.

Which Christian religion arose in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Islam

19.

The split of Roman Catholic west and Roman Orthodox east is known as what?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Great Schism of 1054

20.

Which statement best describes the strategic location of Constantinople?

a)

It was located on an island and therefore free from invasions.

b)

It bordered the Mediterranean Sea.

c)

It was close to the city of Rome.

d)

It was located at the crossroads of the Asian and European continents.

21.

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of which empires?

a)

Egypt and Mesopotamia

b)

China and Persia

c)

Greece and Persia

d)

Greece and Rome

22.

Justinian was the ruler of the —

a)

Egyptian Empire

b)

Carthaginian Empire

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Persian Empire

23.

One of the greatest contributions of Justinian’s Code was it —

a)

was solely dependent upon Christian principles

b)

included all of Rome’s laws

c)

provided the framework for western law today

d)

improved the status of women

24.

What does excommunication mean?

a)

declaring that a person is no longer free

b)

declaring that a person is no longer a slave

c)

declaring that a person is no longer a member of a church or nation

d)

None of the above

25.

Vocabulary: Social and Political system of the middle ages

a)

Fief

b)

Feudalism

c)

Feudal Contract

d)

Chivalry

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