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Chapter 7 Sections 1 and 2: The Early Middle Ages

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was a time of social, economic, and political decline.

a)

The Fall of Rome

b)

The Clovis Era

c)

The Dark Ages

d)

The Basel Singularity

2.

The Goths, Saxons, and Vandals are all examples of...

a)

Frankish Kingdoms

b)

Germanic Tribes

c)

Barbarian Hordes

d)

European Soccer Teams

3.

Who united the Frankish tribes?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Charles Martel

c)

Pope Leo III

d)

Clovis

4.

What did Charles Martel's victory over the Muslims at the Battle of Tours mean to the Europeans?

a)

More land to control.

b)

God favored the Christians.

c)

Freedom for trade.

d)

The end of the Dark Ages

5.

Who was crowned emperor of the Roman Empire on Christmas of 800 CE?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pope Leo III

6.

How did Charlemagne ensure his will was done and justice was ensured in his empire?

a)

Elected judges.

b)

Hired mercenaries.

c)

Traveled the empire.

d)

Appointed Missi Dominici

7.

What treaty divided Charlemagne's empire into thirds between his grandchildren?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Trent

c)

Treaty of Verdun

d)

Treaty of Tours

8.

Who were the nomadic horsemen from Hungary who raided the outskirts of Charlemagne's Empire?

a)

Magyars

b)

Huns

c)

Vikings

d)

Vandals

9.

What Scandanavian group of farmers and sailors raided Europe and broke down the remnants of Charlemagne's empire?

a)

Huns

b)

Saxons

c)

Vandals

d)

Norsemen

10.

The word "Viking" was not the good of people. It actually means...

a)

To go exploring the seas.

b)

To seek out trade.

c)

To seek mercenary jobs

d)

all of the above

11.

A Feudal Contract is a...

a)

System in which a powerful lord granted a vassal a fief.

b)

Decentralized political structure in which powerful lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords.

c)

Mock battle where knights practiced their skills.

d)

Document that set out the rights & privileges of a town.

12.

Chivalry only applied to which of the following groups?

a)

Women

b)

Commoners

c)

Serfs

d)

Nobles

13.

Charlemagne being crowned the Roman emperor by Pope Leo III was significant because he was…

a)

Viking

b)

Jewish

c)

Germanic

d)

Roman

14.

The Treaty of Verdun divided Charlemagne’s empire into _______ regions.

a)

Three (3)

b)

It didn’t divide it, Charlemagne’s empire stayed whole until after WWII.

c)

Four (4)

d)

None of the above. It was actually called the Treaty of Tours.

15.

Which of the following phrases is used to describe the political, social, & economic decline experienced by Western Europe after the collapse of Rome?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Medieval Times

c)

The Troubles

d)

The Dark Ages

16.

The peasants/serfs who work the land belong to what?

a)

The Fief (estate, manor)

b)

The King

c)

They belonged to themselves.

d)

Their lord

17.

Muslim armies were stopped by the army of which of the following individuals?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

18.

Charlemagne did NOT use which of the following to unite his empire?

a)

Religion

b)

Naval might

c)

Education

d)

Christianity

19.

Which group overran Eastern Europe, plundering Germany & parts of France & Italy for 50 years?

a)

Vikings

b)

Saxons

c)

Urals

d)

Magyars

20.

Which of the following actions is one of a Lord’s obligations to serfs?

a)

Repairing roads, bridges, & fences to ensure the health & safety of their serfs

b)

Providing them with protection

c)

Helping fund the dowry of the eldest daughter of every serf

d)

Paying them in coinage for every pound of goods collected by the serf

21.

A serf was bound to…

a)

The Land

b)

Their Lord

c)

The Liege Lord of their Lord

d)

The King

22.

Serfs were NOT allowed to participate in which of the following activities?

a)

Swimming in rivers as a form of bathing

b)

Farming land for their own subsistence

c)

Hunting in the woods surrounding their manor

d)

Sledding during the winter months when there was no farming to do

23.

How many liege lords did a vassal have?

a)

Vassals could serve an infinite number of liege lords.

b)

One (1)

c)

None of the above. Liege lords actually served vassals.

d)

Two (2)

24.

The vikings were NOT __________.

a)

Fond of sea travel

b)

A hygienic people

c)

Explorers

d)

An empire

25.

One of the causes of Rome’s fall was…

a)

The use of mercenaries in Roman legions

b)

An overuse of salt

c)

Halting the use of coinage

d)

Spending too much time developing external trade, not internal trade

26.

The territory belonging to the Franks under King Clovis eventually became known as…

a)

Frankia

b)

Austrasia

c)

France

d)

Gaul

27.

Charles Martel stopped…

a)

The rise of the Carolingian Dynasty.

b)

Muslim advancement into western Europe.

c)

The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.

d)

The fall of Austrasia.

28.

What other name was Charlemagne known by?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charles Magnus

c)

Charles the Great

d)

Carolingian

29.

Which king wanted to create a unified Christian Europe?

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Leo III

c)

Pepin of Herstal

d)

Charlemagne

30.

In Latin, the Middle Ages roughly translates to…

a)

Medicus

b)

Maledicus

c)

Medieval

d)

Mercator

31.

Scholars from which era gave the Middle Ages the nickname “the Dark Ages?”

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

Byzantium

d)

Tudor England

32.

__________ was a way of life for Medieval nobles.

a)

Compulsory education

b)

Warfare

c)

Chariot racing

d)

Needlework

33.

Noblewomen were able to ____________.

a)

inherit land

b)

always choose their husband

c)

None of the above

d)

Both A & B

34.

Which of the following women were incredibly influential in politics of the early Middle Ages?

a)

Lady Jane Grey

b)

Margery of Kempe

c)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

35.

Nobles fortified their homes with which of the following?

a)

There wasn’t a need to fortify homes, as all castles were already built out of stone.

b)

Piranha filled moats

c)

Drawbridges

d)

All of the above