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WorksheetsMiddle Ages - Part 1
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 24mins
The Middle Ages were also known as the ...
Dark Ages
Age of Kings and Queens
Age of Knights of the Round Table
Era of Feudalism
What years were the middles ages?
300-500
1500-1900
500-1500
300-900
What event began the middle ages?
A wave of invaders
The death of Charlemagne
The fall of Rome
The beginning of Feudalism
Rome falling caused what?
Europe to become a strong empire
The pope to gain control of the Catholic Church
Trade and the population to decrease
New ideas and achievements to spread across Europe
After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, most of Western Europe was
carved into different Germanic kingdoms.
united under the rule of Justinian I.
a place of learning, laughter, and love.
united under the Greek Orthodox Church
Which famous Frankish king is most remembered for uniting the Frankish tribes into a kingdom and converting to Christianity?
Clovis
Charles Martel
Pepin the Short
Charlemagne
Why was Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours important?
It united all the Franks under one king
It reestablished the Roman Empire
It protected Christianity in Europe against the spread of Islam
It created the modern nation of France
Charlemange's most important goal was ___________.
conquering the Eastern Roman Empire
building a Christian Roman Empire in western Europe
giving the Pope control over central Italy
reuniting the Eastern and Western Roman empires
Which treaty split up the Frankish empire and ultimately led to the boundaries of modern France and Germany?
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Tours
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.
Fief
Kingdom
Feudalism
Monarch
What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?
Government
Church
Military
Feudalism in Western Europe developed because of....
Strong democratic government
Mongol attacks
Turmoil from repeated invasions
A land owner in the Middle Ages who is in charge of the people on his land and the lesser lords he gave land to.
Lord
Squire
Page
Fief
A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.
Vassal
Royalty
Kingdom
Fief
A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord
King
Monarch
Vassal
Peasant
A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry
Samurai
Navy
Vassal
Knight
Lower class during the Middle Ages who worked on a manor in exchange for protection.
Knight
Noble
Lord
Peasant
A peasant who was bound to the land
Serf
Apprentice
Page
Squire
The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.
Province
County
Manor
Vassal
The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
Knights liked to fight and fighting in the Crusades was not a sin.
People could keep what they plundered.
They thought it would help them get into heaven.
All of these answers
They wanted to retake the Holy Land from Muslims.
Why was the First Crusade the most successful?
The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.
The crusaders took over the Byzantine Empire.
The crusaders drove the Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula.
A pilgrimage is....
a journey to a sacred place
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
a series of actions tending toward a particular end
Effects of the Crusades included
continued decline of feudalism
rise of a merchant class in Europe
exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean
increased intolerance for non-Christians
All of the above
What was the main function of the Magna Carta?
free serfs and peasants
limit the king's power
limit the pope's power
provide money to the king
How did the plague impact Europe? (Choose all that apply)
Trade declined due to bankrupt businesses
30 - 60% of Europe's population died (1/3 to 2/3 of the population)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
More cathedrals were built
What was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire called after the fall?
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Orthodox Empire
Turkish Empire
a disease that killed more than a third of Europe's population during the Middle Ages
smallpox
bubonic plague
