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Middle Ages Review 23-24

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the approximate dates for the Middle Age time period?
a)
400 BCE - 1200 BCE
b)
1500 BCE - 500 BCE
c)
500 BCE - 1000 CE
d)
500 CE - 1500 CE
2.
Which events mark the beginning and end of the Medieval time period?
a)
The Great Schism to the Black Death
b)
The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance 
c)
The death of Augustus to the voyage of Columbus
d)
From the Viking Raids to the 100 Years War
3.
The people who owned the land during the Middle Ages were called....
a)
Lords
b)
Manors
c)
Serfs
d)
Peasants
4.
The social system or government system of exchanging land for loyalty and protection was called....
a)
socialism
b)
vassalism
c)
feudalism
5.
Knights provided _________ to the feudal hierarchy and lived by a set of rules called ____________ .
a)
food, chivalry
b)
protection, chivalry
c)
protection, the way
d)
technology, chivalry
6.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars against the Vikings
b)
A series of wars to try to take control of the Holy Land
c)
A series of wars to unite Europe
d)
None of these
7.
What were Muslims and Christians fighting over during the crusades?
a)
the Holy Land
b)
trading routes
c)
The Byzantine Empire
d)
The Catholic Curch
8.
Crusaders brought many new and interesting goods back with them from the Middle East. This served to ___________ trade in western Europe.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
maintain
d)
eliminate 
9.
After the Black Death, peasants had bargaining power and began asking for: 
a)
pay for their work
b)
better living conditions
c)
rights
d)
They wanted it all!
10.
The Magna Carta was:
a)
A document signed in 1867 by King John limiting his power
b)
A document signed in 1215 by the barons so they gained contr
c)
a war
d)
a document signed in 1215 by King John limiting his power
11.

In which Crusade did Christians capture Jerusalem in 1099?

a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
12.
Who was the King of England that participated in the 3rd Crusade?
a)
Frederick I
b)
Phillip II
c)
Louis XVI
d)

Richard the Lion-Heart

13.
The Crusaders sacked Constantinople in the __________ Crusade.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
14.

The Magna Carta was:

a)

A document signed in 1867 by King John limiting his power

b)

A document signed in 1215 by the barons so they gained contr

c)

a war

d)

a document signed in 1215 by King John limiting his power

15.
Who was fighting for the holy land during the crusades?
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Muslims
c)
Atheists and Christians
d)
Jews and Hindus
16.
Who is the pope?
a)

a medieval lord

b)

the King

c)

The leader of the Catholic church

d)

God

17.
The Black Plague spread to Europe from 
a)
The Roman Empire along the Appian Way
b)
Africa along the coast
c)
Asia along the Silk Road
d)
Denmark by Vikings
18.
The Muslims and Christians were constantly fighting over which city during the Crusades?
a)
London
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Paris
d)
Babylon
19.
How much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Plague?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
3/4
20.
One way the Black Plague was spread was by...
a)
not taking a bath
b)
eating rotten meat
c)
fleas on rats
d)
inquisition
21.
Being kicked out of the Catholic Church was called...
a)
extinct
b)
knighted
c)
excommunicated
d)
confirmed
22.

Why was the Magna Carta so important?

a)

Because it limited the power of the Catholic Church

b)

It limited the power of the King, and led to the end of feudalism

c)

It helped raise the money needed to fund the Crusades

d)

It allowed the King to tax people without their approval

23.

How did the Black Death impact the feudal economy of Europe?

a)
the labor shortages ended the feudal economy
b)
the feudal economy became stronger and was the backbone of Europe
c)

the serfs continued to pay their feudal dues to the lords and live on feifs

d)
the serfs were tied to the land and continued to work very hard long hours
24.
The Hundred Years was started because:
a)
there was a dispute over who the French and English kings would be
b)
England claimed France as their territory
c)
The next male heir to the French throne was actually English
d)
all of these
25.

How was the Black Death brought to Western Europe?

a)
Mongol invasions
b)
trade routes
c)
Crusades
d)
Vikings
26.
Which group was the most educated during the Middle Ages?
a)
Serfs
b)
Free men
c)
Knights
d)
Clergy
27.
Who fought in the Hundred Years War?
a)
Mecca and Medina
b)
Italy and Spain
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
France and England
28.

Ferdinand and Isabella began to drive all of the Muslims out of southern Spain during the

a)

Reconquista

b)
Spanish Holy Muslim War
c)
Holy Catholic War
d)

Hundred Years War

e)

none of these

29.
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
a)

An organization of priests that searched for and punished anyone in Spain secretly practicing a religion other than Catholicism

b)
The capturing of Granada and the ending of the Reconquista
c)
A ban against Jews
d)

A movement set in place by the Pope

30.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Crusades failed?
a)
lack of money and supplies
b)
fighting within the Catholic church
c)
fighting within the crusaders themselves
d)
lack of motivation
31.
The fall of the Roman Empire was in
a)
475
b)
476
c)
1100
d)
350
32.
A piece of land was known as a
a)
manor
b)
feudalism
c)
fief
d)
parcel
33.
Individuals who were legally bound to the land were known as
a)
lords
b)
knights
c)
vassals
d)
serfs
34.
A political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty was called
a)
manorialism
b)
traditionalism
c)
feudalism
35.
A person who wanted to learn a trade and worked under a craftsmen was called a(n)
a)
journeymen
b)
apprentice
c)
heretic
d)
guild
36.

business associations of people who make similar products were called

a)
journeymen
b)
apprentices
c)
guilds
d)
heretics

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