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The Middle Ages/Dark Ages

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups DID NOT make up the social structure of feudalism?
a)
Knights
b)
King/Queen
c)
Middle class
d)
Serfs
2.

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

a)

Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles/lords in exchange for their military service.

b)

Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.

c)

Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

d)

The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

3.
What process was developed by those who worked the land on manors?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Three-Field system
d)
Subsistence Farming
4.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
5.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Monarchy

6.

Why did historians call 500 - 1000 C.E. the Dark Ages?

a)

It was a dark and trying times

b)

They were unsure how old many people in the area were

c)

There was not a lot of information about this time period

d)

It was too long ago to understand

7.

Explain how the Vikings lived.

a)

although pirated Europe, they were traders, craftspeople, and merchants

b)

mostly pirated other kingdoms

c)

were mostly craftspeople

d)

lived in fear of the Saxons

8.

What was the legal system based on custom and court ruling?

a)

English Common Law

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Rules

d)

Papal States

9.

The code of ethics a Knight had to hold was called?

a)

Honor

b)

They didn't have a code of Ethics

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

Chivalry

10.

The representative government in the Middle Ages was called?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

Parliament

d)

The Royal Courts

11.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

12.

What was the original goal of the Crusades?

a)

To make sure that kings no longer ruled over peasants.

b)

To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

c)

To end Feudalism

d)

To open new trade routes to the East.

13.

Why was Joan of Arc important?

a)

Joan of Arc had little influence on King Charles; he did as he pleased

b)

Joan of Arc influenced the King of France to not unite his kingdom

c)

Joan of Arc inspired the people of France and the king to keep fighting to unite France

d)

Joan of Arc was the Maid of Lorraine and didn't influence Charles

14.

Political changes in England, the bubonic plague, and the Hundred Years' War

a)

strengthened the role of feudal lords in society.

b)

made the importance of individuals decline dramatically.

c)

contributed to the decline of the feudal system.

d)

led to rapid increases in the population of Europe.

15.
Which of these best defines feudalism?
a)
A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
b)
A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
c)
A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
d)
A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.
16.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

17.
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 
18.

a heavy, wheeled plow with an iron plowshare that was shared around the community

a)

estate

b)

fief

c)

feudal contract

d)

carruca

19.

Saint Francis of Assisi founded an order of friars who

a)

traveled from town to town, preaching and caring for the poor.

b)

lived in convents and planned to override the Church

c)

farmed their own land and sewed their own clothing.

d)

all of the above

20.

This Muslim leader allowed Christians safe passage after he took Jerusalem, he also sparked the Third Crusade.

a)

King Harold

b)

Saladin

c)

Aladdin

d)

Mohammad

21.

Why did the Crusader kingdoms depend on Italian Ports?

a)

It was a great way to avoid the Visigoths since they normally controlled those lands.

b)

The had better prices on goods.

c)

They were invaded by the Seljuk Turks meaning easier for them to pillage.

d)

They could receive supplies by boat avoiding the Muslim control lands.