WorksheetsMiddle Ages Excerpt 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did merchants have to pay tolls to lords?
for protection
for food
for materials
What were the special organizations of merchants and artisans called?
peddlers
guilds
monks
Which of the following describes townspeople during the Middle Ages? (Check all that apply)
Townspeople had worse living conditions than serfs
Townspeople were considered middle class
Townspeople were often merchants and artisans
Which of the following were roles of a priest? Check all that apply.
worship services
copying books by hand
baptism
From the context of paragraph 4, what do you think the word “manufactured” means?
"Artisans manufactured shoes, hats, cloth, ironware, and other goods in their workshops."
created
bought
searched for
What does “make a good living” mean in paragraph 5?
" The shoemakers’ guild, for example, wanted to make sure that there were never more shoemakers in a particular town than could make a good living there.
become rich
support a family
create too much
How were books created in the Middle Ages?
printing press
typewriter
handwritten
Monks and nuns vowed never to ____________.
marry
go into town
celebrate holidays
Which job do you think would have been the most difficult as a townsperson during the Middle Ages?
monk/nun
artisan
merchant
priest
A feudal lord was the (a) of an area of land and people who worked there.
A toll was a (a) for using a road, river, or bridge.
An artisan is a (a) who makes something useful, like furniture
