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Ch. 6 Review - Medieval Europe

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mountains and rivers shaped European culture by __________.

a)

separating people from one another

b)

leading to devastating weather

c)

allowing one group to dominate

d)

inspiring artists

2.

In medieval Europe, what happened when rulers divided territory among their sons?

a)

Invaders saw the opportunity to attack.

b)

The sons cooperated with each other.

c)

The sons usually became strong rulers.

d)

The division usually weakened their rule.

3.

The Concordat of Worms __________.

a)

led to civil war in Italy

b)

limited the emperor's power

c)

was signed in Rome

d)

led to a decline of Catholocism

4.

What allowed trade to resume in Europe by 1100?

a)

the uniting of Western Europe

b)

a surplus of goods and safer travel

c)

the minting of coins

d)

the discovery of chocolate

5.

Which area of northwest Europe accepted Christianity first?

a)

Southern England

b)

Northern England

c)

Ireland

d)

Scandanavia

6.

The Estates-General was __________.

a)

France's first parliament

b)

England's first parliament

c)

a law governing inheritance

d)

the King of France

7.

Moscow became an important city because it __________.

a)

was a trading center

b)

was taken over by the Mongols

c)

played a key role in the Crusades

d)

was a democratic city

8.

The Inquisition was __________.

a)

a series of holy wars

b)

a civil service examination

c)

a Church court that tried heretics

d)

a wealthy group of monks

9.

What is the vernacular?

a)

Latin

b)

everyday language

c)

a formal language of universities

d)

ancient Greek

10.

What was the Hundred Years' War?

a)

a series if revolts by serfs

b)

the battle against the plague

c)

a civil war in Germany

d)

a war between England and France

11.

__________ was the founder of the first order of friars who helped the poor and served as missionaries?

a)

Thomas Aquinas

b)

Gregory the Great

c)

Francis of Assisi

d)

Domenico Ghirlandaio

12.

Charlemagne believed in __________.

a)

excommunication

b)

education

c)

civil service examinations

d)

Daoism

13.

Identify three reasons why Charlemagne was successful.

a)

He had a strong military.

b)

He set up courts throughout his empire.

c)

He had support of the pope.

d)

He was fighting against the pope.

14.

Most peasants who lived in Western Europe during the Middle Ages __________.

a)

were unfree laborers on fiefs

b)

were slaves on plantations

c)

fought on horseback for their lord

d)

paid nobles for the right to farm the land

15.

Medieval cities were __________, __________, and __________.

a)

often run by a city council

b)

very crowded

c)

not affected by the Black Death

d)

dirty, smelly, and polluted

16.

The Magna Carta __________.

a)

gave the king unlimited power

b)

limited the power of the pope

c)

freed all serfs in England

d)

limited the power of the king

17.

The Crusades were holy wars launched by __________.

a)

Catholics against Muslim Turks

b)

Catholics against Jews

c)

Muslim Turks against Jews

d)

Muslim Turks against Catholics

18.

What three effects did the Crusades have on Europe?

a)

The increased trade.

b)

They broke down feudalism.

c)

They helped strong central governments emerge.

d)

They gave more power to the pope.

19.

Stained glass windows were features of __________.

a)

Romanesque churches

b)

Gothic cathedrals

c)

mosques

d)

synagogues

20.

Approximately __________percent of Europeans died from the plague.

a)

10

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75