WorksheetsEnd of Year Review - 7th grade
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
What were Indulgences?
Prayers performed after eating to much food
Leaders within the Catholic Church
Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder
Why did the Reformation begin?
Luther wanted to start a new religion.
The Church was poor and needed a new leader.
Calvin wanted to head the Church.
There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.
I was a priest in Bohemia who asked that Mass and the Bible be said and written in the language of the people, not Latin. I was burned at the stake in 1415.
John Wycliffe
Jan Hus
Catherine of Sienna
Desiderius Erasmus
I am a humanist from Holland. It is said that "I laid the egg, but Luther hatched it." Who am I?
John Wycliffe
Jan Hus
Catherine of Sienna
Desiderius Erasmus
Which of the following best describes the function of the feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Knights were as highly honored by society as nobles
Nobles owned servants or slaves who worked their land without benefit
Every member of society had the primary responsibility of protecting their king
Land-owning nobles provided land in exchange for specific services from tenants (serfs/peasants).
Which of the following is the term that describes the land given to a knight for his service?
serf
fief
vassal
castle
Which of the following is true of the Black Death?
The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas
It was also known as the Bubonic plague
It sometimes started with tumors that would grow under the armpit and groin
all of the above are true.
What became the unifying force in Western Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire?
Caste System
Greek Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Ethnic Groups
___________________ was a type of music named after Pope Gregory the Great.
Monophonic Music
Polyphonic Music
Gregorian Chant
Sacred Music
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
take back the Holy Land from the Christians
conquer the Byzantine Empire and push the Muslims out
take back the Holy Land from the Muslims
bring wealth to Europe and the Catholic Church
How did the Black Plague spread?
from invaders attacking Europe
from fleas on rats that traveled along the Silk Road
from exploration in the Americas
from bedbugs on medieval straw mattresses
In medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback to protect a nobles land was called?
king
lord
peasant
knight
A political system in which nobles are granted lands in exchange for loyalty, military service, & protection of the people who live on the land is called?
Manor
Lord
Feudalism
Magna Carta
The lord’s estate in feudal Europe-consisting of a village, church, castle and farmlands was called?
Vassal
Magna Carta
Mercenary
Manor
In the Feudal System, who farmed the land?
Monarchs
Nobles
Knights
Serfs
Owns all the land in the kingdom, makes the laws, and gives pieces of land called FIEFS to others in power
King
Lord
Knight
Serf
A trade route between Asia and Europe
Silk Road
Feudalism
Renaissance
Black Death
In the Middle Ages, the people that suffered from abuse because they were bankers and moneylenders were the
Jews
nuns
lords
guilds
Many medieval towns were first built near...
a farm
a peninsula
a cathedral
a river
Most medieval monarchs
believed that God gave them the right to rule.
had enough wealth to keep their own armies.
had complete control over their kingdoms.
kept their vassals from gaining any power.
Why was salt so valuable in Medieval Africa?
To flavor and to preserve food
To keep ants off of food
To use in making art
Nobody knew how to find it
A caravan is
a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert
a car that is large and shaped like a van
giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection
All of these were early African empires EXCEPT
Mali
Sudan
Ghana
Songhay
An empire is
a territory ruled by a king and queen
a nation ruled by a president and vice president
many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader
none of the above
Someone who practices the religion of Islam is a
Muslim
African
Sherpa
Trader
What would make it hard to travel through the Saharan desert?
wind and sand
lack of water
heat
all of the above
What revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert?
boats
horses
camels
trains
Highly trained warriors.
shogun
peasants
samurai
daimyo
A military commander.
shogun
samurai
daimyo
peasant
This is the traditional religion of Japan.
Hinduism
Shinto
Buddhism
All of the above
A short, three lined poem of 17 syllables created by the Japanese
haiku
samurai
shogun
daimyo
What nations had the greatest influence on Japan
India and Korea
India and China
China and Japan
China and Korea
Which was the most important weapon used by the samurai?
a metal fan
a tanto (short sword)
a katana (long sword)
meditation
Japan is a string of islands. This is called
a string of islands
an archipelago
a peninsula
a volcano
Which part of the economy benefited most from the magnetic compass?
banking
urban development
agriculture
shipping
What device solved the problem of having to drag and damage boats to reach water at a different location?
paddlewheel boat
canal lock
segmental arch bridge
compass
What invention, that we still use today, did the Chinese first make from the bark of a mulberry tree?
paper
tea
paddlewheel boats
porcelain
What popular beverage did the Chinese develop that is made by pouring boiling water over dried leaves?
coffee
tea
hot cocoa
fruit juice
What Chinese invention was an improvement for telling time?
the hourglass
the mechanical clock
the sundial
the magnetic compass
Why does inoculation help prevent disease?
It kills disease-causing germs on medical instruments.
It stimulates a person's immune system to fight a particular disease.
It makes a person want to eat more to stay healthy.
It creates a smoke that kills disease-causing germs.
