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Middle Ages

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

2.

What is a fief?

a)

large piece of land

b)

manor

c)

payment

3.

What is a vassal?

a)

person who receives a piece of land

b)

another name for a king

c)

person who works on a ship

d)

person who works in the church

4.

Choose all correct answers. Manors were ___________.

a)

made their own food

b)

self sufficient

c)

made their own clothing

d)

made their own housing

5.

What effect did the invasions have on the Middle Ages?

a)

strengthened the Feudal system

b)

towns declined

c)

disrupted trade

d)

castles were used to provide protection

6.

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

7.

Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

8.

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

a)

to make money

b)

for protection

c)

for better trade

9.

Was there social mobility (could you move up) in the Manorial system?

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

What offered protection from invaders during the Middle Ages?

a)

fallow field

b)

castles

c)

mill

d)

tunnels

11.

What two groups formed an alliance that re-established Roman culture (Christianity, roads, education) in Western Europe?

a)

Kings

b)

Church

c)

serfs

d)

knights

12.

A code of rules that knights followed; included being brave, respecting woman, etc.

a)

fiefdom

b)

manorism

c)

crusading

d)

chivalry

13.

Person bound to the land, their lord and treated very much like a slave

a)

knight

b)

baron

c)

serf

d)

vassal

14.

A system based on bonds of loyalty between lords & vassals

a)

chivalry

b)

feudalism

c)

vassal

d)

crusades

15.

A series of holy wars against the Muslim Turks

a)

Crusades

b)

Knights against Invasion

c)

Feudal Lords

d)

The Holy Roman Wars

16.

The Black Death was spread by

a)

dogs

b)

silk

c)

fleas

d)

water

17.

The Magna Carta was written to

a)

limit the power of the king

b)

give absolute power to the king

c)

create democracy

d)

dismiss the Pope from his leader of the church

18.

Select the correct order of social hierarchy

a)

pope, king, peasant

b)

serf, king, knight

c)

king, pope, peasant

d)

lord, serf, king

19.

What was the cause of the Crusades?

a)

To liberate the Holy land of Jerusalem from the Muslims

b)

A revolt of peasants/ freemen and serfs

c)

The Black Death spreading over Europe

d)

Trading wars along the Silk Road

20.
The lowest group in the feudal system.
a)
knights
b)
vassals
c)
serfs
d)
students
21.
This document was used by the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Bill of Rights?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Amendments
d)
Ten Commandments
22.
Which of the following groups DID NOT make up the social structure of feudalism?
a)
Knights
b)
King/Queen
c)
Middle class
d)
Serfs
23.
A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.
a)
Top Dog
b)
Missionary
c)
Butterfly
d)
Monarch
24.
In the later part of the Middle Ages, cities grew because of an increase in what?
a)
Nobles
b)
Crusades
c)
Churches
d)
Trade
25.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)
   The king
c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
26.
What were the European motives for fighting the crusades?
a)
   Desire to be released from feudal obligations
b)
   Defense of the holy land
c)
 Forgiveness of sins
d)
All of the above
27.
In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...
a)
 Birth
b)
     Education and training
c)
     Marriage
d)
     Individual abilities
28.
Why was the Magna Carta important?
a)
   It approved money for war in France
b)
   It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws
c)
   It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
d)
     It increased the power of the Pope 
29.
The goal of the First Crusade was to take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims who controlled it.
a)
True 
b)
False
30.
Medieval castles were large, beautiful, had dozens of private bedrooms, and included many luxuries, such as indoor plumbing and ventilation systems.
a)
True 
b)
False
31.
Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?
a)
religion became less of an influence among people
b)
most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
c)
surviving peasants gained more economic power
d)
peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs
32.
Which of the following best describes a fief?
a)
the peasants who worked the farm land
b)
the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
c)
the income raised by the peasants
d)
the estate that was granted to the vassal
33.
What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?
a)
the population was mostly rural, made up of farming communities
b)
the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms
c)
the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities
d)
an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit
34.
The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Cairo
c)
Mecca
d)
Rome
35.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought by Christian and Muslim soldiers between 1096 and 1270 AD.  What effects did the Crusades have on Europe and the Middle East?
a)
trade expanded and towns boomed
b)
silk cloth was brought to China from the West
c)
precious metals and stones were carried from China
d)
furs, ceramics, and jade were carried to China
36.
The Catholic Church in Europe was responsible for building some of the earliest
a)
castles
b)
nurseries
c)
town halls
d)
universities
37.
Which of these is a way that Catholic monasteries preserved ancient languages and learning?
a)
they taught ancient Chinese beliefs on religion
b)
they wrote stories about early Egyptian legends
c)
they saved ancient Greek and Roman writings
d)
they preserved artwork from Babylon and Persia
38.
During the Middle Ages, how did Catholic religious leaders influence the kings and lords of Europe?
a)
the church usually had bishops and cardinals made into kings
b)
the church had control over most of Europe's food supply
c)
the church had an army larger than any other feudal army
d)
the church taught that it had authority over every person
39.
What caused Christianity to spread to Britain, Ireland, and northern Europe?
a)
people read about Christianity in books and other writings
b)
missionaries brought Christian teachings to these places
c)
most Christians migrated north to escape the Roman Empire
d)
Christian emperors from Rome conquered these regions
40.

What are two similarities between feudalism and the caste system?

a)

No social mobility

b)

Division between social classes

c)

Social equality

41.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

42.

Which type of plague was responsible for causing the most death and destruction in Europe?

a)

Bubonic

b)

Pneumonic

c)

Hereditary

43.

The Pope became more _______ during this time

a)

Political

b)

Spiritual

44.

Which group was the highest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

45.

Which group was the second highest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

46.

Which group was the second lowest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

47.

Which group was the lowest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

48.

Why were soldiers willing to fight (and die) for the Crusades?

a)

They were told all of their sins would be forgiven

b)

They were loyal to the Pope

c)

They wanted adventure

d)

They were promised to be promoted in their social status

49.
When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed.  How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?
a)
trade increases
b)
people moved from rural areas to citiies
c)
education and literacy declined
d)
the population increases
50.
After what event did the "Dark Ages" start?
a)
Fall of Western Rome
b)
The Great Schism
c)
Battle of Tours
d)
Christianity starts
51.
Who served both the social and religious needs of Medieval people? 
a)
Kings
b)
Knights
c)
Lords
d)
Catholic Priests
52.
Places where monks lived to preserve Greco-Roman cultural achievements
a)
Monostaries
b)
Churches
c)
Convents
d)
Cathedrals
53.
Who was most likely to be educated during the Early Middle Ages?
a)
Priests
b)
Kings
c)
Nobles
d)
Peasants
54.
Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Pope
b)
Priest
c)
Vassal
d)
Feif
55.

Name an event that brought about the fall of feudalism

a)

the church allowed women to be priests

b)

the pope became spiritual and political leader of the church

c)

European monarchies and the church were losing power

d)

European monarchies and the church began centralizing power

56.

The feudalism system was weakened by the bubonic plague

a)

because there were less European workers, they could demand more pay for their labor

b)

the knights killed off the manor lords, leaving no one in charge

c)

disease poisoned the soild

d)

the church took over the feudal system

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