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Unit 8: Medieval Europe

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

2.

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

a)

They thought it would help them practice their fighting skills.

b)

They thought it would help them get rich.

c)

They thought it would help them get into heaven.

d)

All of these answers

3.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Stephen Harding

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saint Benedict

4.
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.
5.

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

a)

knight

b)

king

c)

peasant

d)

noble

e)

religious officials

6.

In the feudal system, which group had the most power?

a)

Monarchs

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

The Pope/Church

7.

The Fall of the Roman Empire caused which of the following:

a)

made people move back to the cities

b)

help trade increase with no Emperor

c)

help start an education boom

d)

made people move to the country

8.
Which one of these is NOT a way the plague was spread
a)
Chickens
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Ships 
9.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Black Death?
a)
Population Decreased
b)
Jews were persecuted
c)
People lived longer lives
d)
Religion began to change
10.

The Black Plague was thought to be brought to Western Europe through the —

a)

trade routes

b)

Crusades

c)

Mongol invasions

d)

Viking raids

11.

Because of the Black Death —

a)

people entered into feudal agreements for protection.

b)

Africa became the most powerful continent.

c)

people lost faith in the Church.

d)

all monarchs of Europe and Asia died.

12.

What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth century?

a)

African populations destroyed from disease

b)

Strengthened the power of the Catholic Church

c)

war in western Europe

d)

dramatic shortages of workers and people throughout Europe

13.

Which of the following helped the Byzantine Empire last for almost 1000 years?

a)

It borrowed money from the Roman Empire

b)

It was located on a natural crossroads for international trade.

c)

It had unpredictable rulers

d)

It forced people to follow its religion

14.

Byzantine culture worked to:

a)

adapt barbarian ideas and religions for use within the empire.

b)

preserve Greek and Roman knowledge and traditions.

c)

create new ideas and traditions not based in the past.

d)

remove Greek influences from all aspects of life.

15.

The result of the Great Schism was:

a)

The rise of Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church

b)

The fall of the Western Roman Empire and the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire.

c)

The use of Latin language in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

d)

The creation of a new set of laws by Justinian.

16.
What does a Noble GIVE in return for the land he was given?
a)
Food and rent
b)
Shelter and Safety
c)
Loyalty and Military service
d)
free hugs
17.
Why would a noble give land to a Knight?
a)
Knights defend nobles
b)
Knights farm for nobles
c)
Lords had too much land
d)
Knights would attack them if they didn't
18.

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

19.

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Athens

d)

Vienna

20.

One of the reasons for the wealth of the Ottoman Empire was

a)

its control over the Eastern Mediteranian

b)

the usage of trans-saharan trade routes

c)

because they found the Americas first

d)

strong diplomatic ties with the Genghis Khan

21.

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

a)

woodblock printing

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

gunpowder

d)

magnetic compass

22.

Suleman was known to westerners as the Magnificent, but to many others he was known as the

a)

Gravedigger

b)

Enlightened

c)

Lawgiver

d)

Peace Maker

23.

Which of the following was a system in which the Ottomans took Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and had them work in the military and government?

a)

Millet System

b)

Sultan System

c)

Vizier System

d)

Devshirme System

24.

Which is a reason for the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire? (Select all that are true)

a)

Ottoman use of gunpowder to bring down their walls.

b)

It was weakened by the plague.

c)

It was weakened by the Crusades.

d)

It was cut off from trade routes by the Ottoman Turks.

e)

It's capital city was hard to defend.