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Middle Ages

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the decline and fall of the Roman empire, what was the most important in unifying Western Europe?

a)

Islamic Culture

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Germanic Tribes

d)

Roman Catholic Church

2.

After the fall of Rome, Europe entered into an era known as (a)  

3.

Who were the invaders that threatened Europe, helping contribute to development of the Feudal System.

a)

Vikings and Magyars

b)

Carolingians

c)

Barbarians

d)

Merovingians

4.

What is the term used to describe the system of nobles protecting other in return for services during the Middle Ages.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Serfdom

c)

Feudalism

d)

Manoralism

5.

Check what the most important aspect of the feudal system was.

a)

system of promises and loyalties

b)

the spread of catholicism

c)

oath and loyatly between vassals and Lords

d)

maintaining a rigid social hierarchy.

6.

What does this image represent?

a)

Manorial System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Capitalism System

d)

Marginal System

7.

What was the purpose of Feudal Contracts?

a)

A contract establishing economic and political relationships between the King and Lord.

b)

A contract outlining roles and responsibilities between the Lord and his Vassals.

c)

A contract between a Vassal and Serf about the debt that must be paid.

8.

Which statement is true regarding serfs and peasants during the Feudal era?

a)

Serfs had more legal rights than peasants.

b)

Many fought in service of their Knights.

c)

Serfs distributed lands to Lords and Vassals.

d)

Wealthy vassals exchanged serfs with other vassals.

9.

What is the purpose of Manorialism during the Feudal era?

a)

A labor system that rewarded conquers the labor of a particular group.

b)

An economic and political system that a country can control trade and industry between Lords and guilds.

c)

An economic system run by and supported through the Lord's manor and estate.

10.

Land= (a)   = Power

11.

What is the event between the Western Catholic and Eastern Byzantine Churches due to differences in beliefs of celibacy, equality of bishops, and iconology?

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Great Inquisition

c)

Great Collapse

d)

Great Schism

12.

During the Great Schism, 1054, Leo IX was pope of Rome, and Michael was the Patriarch of __________?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Paris

c)

Constantinople

d)

Venice

13.

After the fall of Rome, trading along the Silk Road decreased. How did the Crusades affect trade in Western Europe?

a)

They increased trade and exposure in China.

b)

They increased trade and exposure to new items in the Middle East

c)

They continued to decrease trade and culture with China

d)

They continued to decrease trade and culture with the Middle East.

14.

During the Early Middle Ages, why did citizens turn to the Catholic Church?

a)

During the Early Middle Ages, people began to turn from the Church because it could not explain the Black Death.

b)

During the Middle Ages, people turned to the church for explanations such as illnesses, tragedy, and even how long to cook an egg.

c)

After the Fall of Rome, people were adopting the Pagan religions and turning from Chrisitanity.

15.

Men who wanted to live a religious life without the seclusion of a monastery.

a)

Pope

b)

Friar

c)

Monk

d)

Nun

16.

Thomas Aquinas tried to bridge the gap between reason and faith and developed the concept of natural law. What is Natural law?

a)

It guides people's thinking about right and wrong. God created the natural law, agreeing with the moral teachings of the bible.

b)

The Church s guided by faith. God created the Church Hierarchy to guide others' thinking.

c)

It distinguished the conflict between faith and reason, that they go against God's teachings.

17.

Catholic Court to try people of heresy.

a)

the Inquisition

b)

the Schism

c)

the Crusades

d)

the Holy War

18.

The honor set of rules all knights swore to uphold, emphasizing loyalty and devotion to duty.

a)

Code of Honor

b)

Code of Knights

c)

Code of Chivalry

d)

Code of Arms

19.

(a)   used as Knights identification on sields during battles or tournaments.

20.

After the increase of trade during the Crusades, craftsmen, merchants, and traders began to organize into unions, setting standards for product quality. What is this known as?

a)

Journeymen

b)

Guild

c)

Master

d)

Merchant

21.

What are the two types of guilds?

a)

Merchant

b)

Journeymen

c)

Aristocrat

d)

Craftsmen

22.

What was the Black Death?

a)

Name of Roman Secret Soldiers

b)

A disease that killed 1/3 of the European population

c)

Religious cult from the Middle Ages

d)

A purge of Heresy by the Inquisition

23.

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate from?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

24.

How was the black death transferred from city to city?

a)

Fleas that lived on rats

b)

Rat bites

c)

Mosquito bites

d)

Dog bites

25.

Why did the Bubonic plague most likely first occur in Europe in port towns?

a)

Boats landed at the ports with infected passengers and rodents

b)

Caravans on the Silk Road infected other traders, passing along the sickness.

c)

People living near the ocean were more vulnerable to the bubonic plague

26.

Holy Wars fought between the Christians and Muslims.

a)

Crusades

b)

Holy Wars

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reformation

27.

The lands Lords gave to their vassals.

a)

manor

b)

fief

c)

feudalism

d)

Lord

28.

The land the lords lived on.

a)

manor

b)

fief

c)

feudalism

d)

Lord

29.

Meaning rebirth, a time period after the middle ages.

a)

Reformation

b)

Guild

c)

Renaissance

d)

CounterReformation

30.

A movement to reform the Catholic Church.

a)

Reformation

b)

Guilds

c)

Renaissance

d)

Counter-Reformation

31.

Teachings that conflicted with the Catholic Church

a)

Inquisition

b)

Heresy

c)

Fief

d)

Plague

32.

A peasant girl with a vision from God on defeating the British and gaining France's independence; was burned at the stake.

a)

Charlemange

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Pope

d)

Clovis

33.

Christ representative on earth and the leader of the Catholic Church.

a)

Charlemange

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Pope

d)

Clovis

34.

Who defeated the Islamic Armies at the Battle of Tours in Spain to guarantee Christianity as the religion in Europe.

a)

Clovis

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Charles Mantel

35.

He was the first barbarian leader to convert to Christianity during the Middle Ages

a)

Clovis

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Charles Mantel

36.

Who pledged their services to those who gave them land?

a)

Knight

b)

Lord

c)

Vassal

d)

Serf

37.

They served their lord as warriors.

a)

Knight

b)

Lord

c)

Vassal

d)

Serf

38.

They had no rights and were laborers of manors?

a)

Knight

b)

Lord

c)

Vassal

d)

Serf

39.

They gave land to others who promised to serve them

a)

Knight

b)

Lord

c)

Vassal

d)

Serf

40.

Which of the following are stages of becoming a knight?

a)

Squire

b)

Knight

c)

Journeymen

d)

Apprentice

e)

Page

41.

Which of the following are stages of becoming a guild?

a)

Master

b)

Knight

c)

Journeymen

d)

Apprentice

e)

Page

42.

_________ ________ dominated Europe during the Middle Ages

(a)  

43.

What percentage of the European population died in Europe?

a)

75%

b)

50%

c)

33%

d)

25%

44.

Which of the Crusades was actually successful in capturing the city of Jerusalem?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

45.

Due to lack of (a)   the Dark Ages are referred to as the Dark Ages.

46.

What are the conditions of living in a castle?

a)

Dark and Damp

b)

Smelly and Dirty

c)

Fresh and clean

d)

Crowded

47.

Which ruler called himself the King of England

a)

Richard I

b)

Henry I

c)

Richard II

d)

Henry II

48.

Who conquered England and was known as the Duke of Normady?

a)

Richard I

b)

Henry I

c)

William I

d)

George I

49.

What was the main idea of the Renaissance

a)

the desire to be like ancient Islamic Civilizations

b)

the desire to be like classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.

c)

the desire to be like classical India.

50.

The ___________ ________ power decreased during the _________ because of their inability to win the wars.

a)

Catholic Church; Crusades

b)

Catholic Church: Hundred Years War

c)

Feudal System: Crusdaes

d)

Feudal System: Hundred Years War

51.

Who's job was it to preserve Ancient learning and texts?

a)

Nobles and Kings

b)

Vassals and Knights

c)

Priest and Monks

d)

Craftsmen and Merchants

52.

What document laid the foundation for a limited monarchy in England?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Treaty of Versailles

53.

Information that was created at the same time an event took place or by a person directly involved with the event. First-hand perspective

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Thirdly Source

d)

Fourthly Source

54.

Information that was created by someone after who was not present at the event. Second-hand perspective

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Thirdly Source

d)

Fourthly Source

55.

Monks main job was to

a)

Train people to become a priest

b)

Spread Christianity to rural areas

c)

serve on the council in the inquisition

d)

expand the ideas of the Renaissance to North Africa

56.

Which of the following describes one of the MOST important effects of the Crusades?

a)

The Feudal Structure dismantled

b)

The Bubonic plague was cured through Middle Eastern medicine

c)

The power of the Church decreased

d)

Jews and Christians worked together to eliminate Muslims

57.

When the Ottomans captured Constantinople, the main trade for the Asian goods, in 1453, what was the MOST LIKELY result?

a)

The food supply for Europeans began to decrease

b)

Overpopulation pressures in Europe caused the political collapse

c)

European explorers like Columbus began seeking new routes to Asia

d)

Many new diseases began to spread to Europe, like the bubonic plague.

58.

How might the rise of the guild have impacted the economic life of Europeans?

a)

Guilds organized production and trade-in growing Urban areas.

b)

Guilds created levels of society that lasted until the Protestant Reformation

c)

Guilds promoted social organizations

d)

Guilds released serfs and peasants from their duties

59.

European intellectuals in the Middle Ages often studied academic advanced and translated ancient words that were made or preserved by____

a)

Byzantine Priest

b)

Russian Tsars

c)

Mongols

d)

Islamic Scholars

60.

The Magna Carta is one of the greatest symbols of individual liberty and rule of law. Inspiring the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Which concept does it inspire the most?

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Freedom of Petition

d)

Due Process of Law