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Middle Ages/Black Death/Renaissance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups DID NOT make up the social structure of feudalism?
a)
Knights
b)
King/Queen
c)
Middle class
d)
Serfs
2.
In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
a)
monarchs
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
3.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
4.
What event cause 1/3 to 2/3 of the European population to die during the Middle Ages?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Bubonic Plague
c)
The Feudal System
d)
The Magna Carta
5.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Monarchy

6.
The crusades were wars between Christians and 
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
7.
How did the black death spread?
a)
fleas and rats
b)
beds and coats
c)
air and skin
d)
dogs and cats
8.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
9.

Which institution/place held the most power during the Medieval Times?

a)

The King

b)

The Emperor

c)

The Serfs

d)

The Church

10.

The Black Plague was an airborne disease.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which position is an example of a FIGUREHEAD?

a)

Emperor

b)

King

c)

Shogun

d)

Peasant

12.

What is a big difference between feudal England and feudal Japan?

a)

Feudal England had slaves

b)

Feudal England had king with no power

c)

Feudal Japan had an Emperor with no power

d)

Feudal Japan had no protectors

13.

Who started the Crusades?

a)

Mr. Bryant

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Pope Leo VI

d)

King John

14.

The Middle Ages began after the fall of which empire?

a)

The Byzantine Empire

b)

The Greek Empire

c)

The Islamic Empire

d)

The Roman Empire

15.

The time period from 500 to 1500 is called the....

a)

The Ancient Era

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Renaissance

d)

Feudalism

16.

Who owned all of the land in feudalism?

a)

King

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Serfs

17.

What city did the Crusaders want to take control of in the Holy Land?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Rome

c)

Mecca

d)

Constantinople

18.

What was an effect of the Black Death?

a)

Trade increased

b)

Feudalism ended

c)

A new Crusade started

d)

The king was forced to sign a document limiting his power

19.

a piece of land, given in exchange for loyalty and protection

a)

Manor

b)

Acre

c)

Estate

d)

Fief

20.
The term feudalism is best defined as a
a)
Division of power between branches of government
b)
Holy war between Christians and Muslims
c)
Process in which goods are traded for other goods
d)
System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty