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WorksheetsCH 13 Medieval Europe Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins
What is a "fief"?
grant of land
person who steals something
person who makes an oath of loyalty
large castle
Knights followed a strict code of behavior called ______.
chivalry
manners
bravery
The lowest rank in feudal society was
serf
knight
lord
lady
Responsibilities of serfs included
Forced to live and work only on his Lord’s manor - farming, and raising livestock
managing the manor households
organizing tournaments and jousts
helping knights take care of their weapons and armor
Kings gave fiefs to a lord in exchange for…
Protection/a supply of knights in times of war
money
marriage contracts
Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?
feudalism
mercantilism
protectionism
vassalism
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and
the windmill
crop rotation
the wheeled plow
the village mill
Who were the only people in medieval towns who were considered citizens?
elders
males
nobles
serfs
What were apprentices in craft guilds given in return for their work?
gold coins
goods for trade
political positions
room and board
What was the Italian city that was a major trade center?
Perugia
Trento
Venice
Turin
What is a steep sided hill that was part of a medieval castle?
fief
vassal
motte
bailey
A group of merchants or craftspeople is called a
vassal
coven
motte
guild
What is a steep sided hill that was part of a medieval castle?
fief
vassal
motte
bailey
A group of merchants or craftspeople is called a
vassal
coven
motte
guild
The center of trade in Northern Europe was
Venice
Flanders
Milan
Athens
A warrior who fought in armor on horseback was a
serf
knight
vassal
freeman
A low ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord was called a
freeman
serf
vassal
lord
Medieval towns could best be described as?
spotless
hygienic
smelly and unhealthy
state of the art or modern
Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours in 732 C.E. stopped the advance of _________ into Western Europe.
Protestantism
Buddhism
Islam
Catholicism
The papal states were created when Frankish king Pepin
defeated a Muslim army at the Battle of Tours.
was defeated by an Italian army the pope had sent to France.
became the first Germanic ruler to accept Catholic Christianity.
forced a Germanic group called the Lombard out of Rome.
Charlemagne was concerned after the pope crowned him as the new Roman emperor because
neighboring kings resented the support he received from the pope
he did not want people to think that the pope could decide who was emperor.
this gave the pope control over Charlemagne's armies and lands.
he did not want the responsibility of governing such a vast empire.
Charlemagne relied on local officials called ________ to help him govern his large kingdom.
knights
serfs
counts
lords
In which part of Europe did the vikings live?
the Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavia
the Balkans
the Mediterranean
In the 400s C.E., a Christian priest named ___________ traveled to Ireland and founded churches and monasteries there.
Peter
Patrick
John
Ignatius
What is the most influential aspect of Europe's physical geography?
it's beauty inspired scholars to write poems
it isolated and protected regions of Europe
it made it difficult for invaders to travel on the rivers
it made it easy to reach Great Britain
Who was the first Germanic King to accept Catholic Christianity?
Charles Martel
King Clovis
Charlemagne
Pope Gregory I
Where were the Muslims halted from advancing into Europe in 732?
The Battle of Worms
The War of 1812
The Battle of Constantinople
The Battle of Tours
Who's empire became known as the Holy Roman Empire in 962?
Charlemagne
King Clovis
Duke Otto
Gregory VII
What argument erupted in 1073 between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?
who had total control over the empire
who had the right to excommunicate church members
who had the right to tax the people
who had the right to appoint church bishops
What resolved the dispute between the pope and the emperor over appointing bishops?
The Battle of Tours
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Battle of Worms
The Concordat of Worms
What is the name for the steep and highcliffes on the north-western area of Europe?
Cliffs
Beach
Fiords
Highland
Under Henry II, the courts created a body of _________ law, or law that was the same throughout England
same
fair
common
new
The Magna Carta was important because it
prohibited the monarch from leading the military
asserted that the monarch must obey the law
allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
limited the power and influence of the pope.
In 1095 C.E., the pope asked Europe's nobles to send armies to the Holy Land to capture the city of __________
Antioch
Tyre
Jerusalem
Sidon
In 1095 C.E., the pope asked Europe's nobles to send armies to the Holy Land to capture the city of __________
Antioch
Tyre
Jerusalem
Sidon
True or False: A new English culture that included both Norman and Anglo-Saxon customs eventually emerged after William the Conqueror gained control of England.
True
False
Who signed the Magna Carta?
King Henry II
King Richard I
King John
King Alfred
What was the effect of the Magna Carta? TWO answers
limited the power of the king
stopped kings from being imprisoned
influenced the designers of the US Constitution
stopped the taxes in England
Who united England with common law?
Henry VIII
King John
Henry II
Richard the Lionhearted
What was the major battle that helped William the Conqueror take the crown from Harold Godwinson?
Battle of Hastings
Battle of London
Battle of Constantinople
Battle of Normans
What is a grand jury?
The jury that decides whether or not someone should be accused of a crime
The jury that decides if someone is guilty or not
The jury that decides if someone can make bail
A group of people that decides if the king can raise taxes
What is a trial jury?
The jury that decides whether or not someone should be accused of a crime
The jury that decides if someone is guilty or not
The jury that decides if someone can make bail
A group of people that decides if the king can raise taxes
What is the Magna Carta?
A document that limited the kings power
A document that created parliament
A document that gave people the right of free speech
A document that gave more rights to women
Which of these was the most successful crusade?
The first
The second
The fifth
The sixth
What was a major effect of the crusades?
It weakened feudalism
It eliminated several major kingdoms
It led to changes in women's rights
It created the Magna Carta
What was the Estate General?
England's Parliment
France's Parliment
The Pope's Closest Advisors
An order of Crusader Knights
Which was a lasting negative effect of the Crusades?
They kept Europeans from cultured Byzantines and Muslims.
They closed routes of trade between Europe and the East.
They created a demand in the West for luxury goods, such as sugar.
They caused bitter feelings between Christian Europe and the Islamic world.
Which was a lasting negative effect of the Crusades?
They kept Europeans from cultured Byzantines and Muslims.
They closed routes of trade between Europe and the East.
They created a demand in the West for luxury goods, such as sugar.
They caused bitter feelings between Christian Europe and the Islamic world.
What is a census?
An audit of a country's finances
A counting of a country's people
A council of king's advisors
A parliament of elected leaders
Identify the regions conquered by the crusaders in the first crusade
Edessa and Antioch
Cairo
Tripoli
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Mecca and Medina
During the Second Crusade, a Muslim general named _______ recaptured Jerusalem from Christian forces.
Aeschalon
Muhammad
Gregory
Saladin
The first estate of French Society was
the clergy
townspeople and peasants
the nobility
The second estate of French Society was
the clergy
townspeople and peasants
the nobility
The third estate of French Society was
the clergy
townspeople and peasants
the nobles
Under the rule of King William, officials and nobles in England spoke
French
English
Celtic
Latin
To help with tax collection, William the Conqueror counted every person and farm animal in England and recorded the information in the ___________ _________
Census Beaureau
Domesday Book
Hall of Records
National Library
What important city was found at the crossroads of several important trade routes in the time and land of the Slavs and the Mongols?
Kiev
London
Paris
Moscow
The Kievan Rus and Byzantine Empire both practiced what denomination of Christianity?
Lutheranism
Calvinism
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
___ became the czar and drove out the Mongols.
Alexander Nevsky
Saladin
Ivan III
Edward I
Scholasticism was characterized by a
focus on returning to the Bible as the true source of useful knowledge .
rejection of reason as a means of achieving useful knowledge.
growing skepticism that we can know anything about the material world.
commitment to find knowledge by combining faith and reason.
The view of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle upset some Christian thinkers because he
focused on the way we describe things rather than on the reality of things.
believed that nothing could truly be known about the nature of God.
was a committed atheist who scorned any kind of religious beliefs.
reached his conclusions through reason, not religious faith
Which monk turned from teaching theology to studying the natural world and helped develop the modern scientific method?
Thomas Becket
Francis of Assisi
Peter Abelard
Roger Bacon
The theologian who wrote a book to show that basic religious truths could be proved by logical argument was
Hugh Capet.
Thomas Aquinas.
Thomas Becket.
Roger Bacon.
Vernacular language can best be described as ________ language.
formal
everyday
scholarly
Church
One popular type of vernacular literature was troubadour poetry, which often focused on
simple explanations of religious concepts.
the love of a knight for a lady.
the typical lives of peasants and merchants.
knights fighting in the service of their lord.
Medieval Christians participated in church rituals called ________, the most important of which was Holy Communion during worship
traditions
saints
sacraments
heresy
In 1233., the pope set up a Church court called the Inquisition to
put on trial priests and monks thought to have cheated peasants.
question and deal with people accused of opposing Church teachings.
try members of the nobility who were accused of corruption.
finalize which texts would be included in the Christian Bible
Hatred of Jews.
anti-Semitism
vernacular
heresy
theology
Local language used by people of a religion.
heresy
vernacular
scholasticism
theology
Religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings.
anti-Semitism
vernacular
heresy
theology
Study of religion of God.
heresy
scholasticism
theology
vernacular
A famous, educated, medieval nun who wrote music was
Francis of Assisi.
Hildegard of Bingen.
Joan of Arc.
Thomas Aquinas.
for medieval Christians, the most important holy sacrament was
baptism.
communion.
marriage.
reconciliation.
What was the name of the church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy?
Crusades
grand jury
Inquisition
trial jury
Which part of Gothic cathedrals allowed the buildings to have thinner walls?
barrel vaults
flying buttresses
stained glass windows
thick pillars
Students in the first European universities did not have
books.
classes.
exams.
teachers.
