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Middle Ages Review

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
the Pope
c)
Charlemagne
d)
King Henry VIII
2.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
3.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
4.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
5.
Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
6.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
7.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
8.

What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

a)

Government

b)

Church

c)

Military

9.

Feudalism in Western Europe developed after because of....

a)

Strong democratic government

b)

Mongol attacks

c)

Turmoil from repeated invasions

10.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

11.

What led to the formation of kingdoms in Western Europe?

a)

The battle of Tours

b)

Germanic tribes dividing Europe up among themselves

c)

Charlemagne being crowned Holy Roman Emperor

12.

The European knights code of honor was called

a)

Bushido

b)

Chivalry

c)

Zen

13.

Which type of plague was responsible for causing the most death and destruction in Europe?

a)

Bubonic

b)

Pneumonic

c)

Hereditary

14.

How was the plague spread?

a)

Famine

b)

Climate

c)

Asian rat fleas

15.

In exchange for land, what did knights and samurai give to feudal lords and shoguns?

a)

Money

b)

Loyalty

c)

Friendship

16.

True or False: The purpose of the Crusades was to gain control over the holy land of Jerusalem

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: The reasons why Knights fought in the Crusades was for religion, glory, and wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

a)

Fief

b)

Kingdom

c)

Feudalism

d)

Monarch

19.

Another name for a king or queen.

a)

Prince

b)

Princess

c)

President

d)

Monarch

20.

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.

a)

Lord

b)

Squire

c)

Page

d)

Fief

21.

A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.

a)

Vassal

b)

Royalty

c)

Kingdom

d)

Fief

22.

Upper class land owners

a)

Vassal

b)

Noble

c)

Serf

d)

Plebeian

23.

A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

a)

King

b)

Monarch

c)

Vassal

d)

Peasant

24.

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

a)

Samurai

b)

Navy

c)

Vassal

d)

Knight

25.

Young man from the age of 14-18 who was a servant to a knight and was also training to become a knight

a)

Patron

b)

Squire

c)

Apprentice

d)

Spartan

26.

Lower class during the Middle Ages who worked on a manor in exchange for protection.

a)

Knight

b)

Noble

c)

Lord

d)

Peasant

27.

A peasant who was bound to the land

a)

Serf

b)

Apprentice

c)

Page

d)

Squire

28.

The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.

a)

Province

b)

County

c)

Manor

d)

Vassal

29.

Place where monks live and study

a)

Convent

b)

Monastery

c)

Castle

d)

Manor

30.

Title given to a young boy, ages 7-13, who was training to become a knight

a)

Monk

b)

Apprentice

c)

Monarch

d)

Page

31.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

32.

A tax of one-tenth of a person's produce or earnings given to the church

a)

Fallow

b)

Joust

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

33.

Because it was too dangerous to travel to trade, each manor had to be _________________________, or able to provide everything they needed.

a)

nobility

b)

self-sufficient

c)

vegan

d)

monastic

34.

What was the main function of the Magna Carta?

a)

free serfs and peasants

b)

limit the king's power

c)

limit the pope's power

d)

provide money to the king

35.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
36.
Who was the great king of the France, united Europe, and was declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry IV
d)
Pope Gregory VII
37.

In 1215, King John was forced to sign a document. What was the name of the document he had to sign?

a)

Great Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Declaration of Independence

38.
Who brought the idea of feudalism to England and was the a former Viking leader?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
King Henry IV
c)
Pope Gregory VII
d)
Charlemagne 
39.

How did the plague impact Europe? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Trade declined due to bankrupt businesses

b)

30 - 60% of Europe's population died (1/3 to 2/3 of the population)

c)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

d)

More cathedrals were built

40.
Where did the plague start?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia 
41.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
42.
Which religious group fought against the Christians in the Crusades?
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
43.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
44.
What were the Crusades fought over?
a)
excommunication
b)
to control Europe
c)
the United States
d)
the Holy Land
45.
What was the name of the series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims?
a)
Holy Wars
b)
Crusades
c)
Civil War
d)
Jerusalem
46.

Which map represents the Silk Road?

a)
b)
c)
47.
The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by...
a)
The manor system and the importance of land ownership
b)
Absolute monarchies and strong central government
c)
Decreased emphasis on religion in daily life
d)
 Extensive trade with Asia and the Middle East
48.
The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...
a)
 Henry VIII
b)
 Charlemagne
c)
 William the Conqueror
d)
Saladin
49.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)
   The king
c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
50.
What were the European motives for fighting the crusades?
a)
   Desire to be released from feudal obligations
b)
   Defense of the holy land
c)
 Forgiveness of sins
d)
All of the above
51.
Which statement best describes the results of the Crusades?
a)
 Europeans maintained lasting control over much of the Middle East
b)
   Islamic influence completely dominated Europe
c)
     Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religious 
d)
   Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased
52.
One important effect of the Crusades on Western Europe was that it...
a)
   Led to a decline in religious tension
b)
     Furthered cultural diffusion throughout Western Europe
c)
       Ended the western quest for an overseas empire
d)
   Introduced the Industrial Revolution to Western Europe
53.
In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...
a)
 Birth
b)
     Education and training
c)
     Marriage
d)
     Individual abilities
54.
Europe became a feudal society because...
a)
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
b)
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
c)
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
d)
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.
55.
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 
56.
In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in...
a)
   Lower living standards for industrial workers
b)
   Decreased economic rivalry between kings
c)
     Increased political power for the clergy
d)
 Development of towns and cities
57.
“All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny.”  

Which European institution during the Middle Ages in best described by this statement?
a)
     The guild
b)
     The knighthood
c)
     The Church
d)
 The nation-state
58.
Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?
a)
religion became less of an influence among people
b)
most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
c)
surviving peasants gained more economic power
d)
peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs
59.
Manorialism can best be described as
a)
the process of how a nobleman's son in the middle ages could become a knight
b)
the political relationships between the king or queen, the nobility, and the peasants
c)
the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands
d)
the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church
60.
The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included
a)
the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
b)
an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
c)
an agreement to keep lower classes under control
d)
the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country
61.
attacks by Vikings and other invaders
weakening of centralized government
decision of nobles to take over local defense
The list above is describing 
a)
the development of social classes during feudalism
b)
the reasons for the development of feudalism
c)
the political relationships under feudalism
d)
the economic consequences of feudalism
62.
Which of the following best describes a fief?
a)
the peasants who worked the farm land
b)
the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
c)
the income raised by the peasants
d)
the estate that was granted to the vassal
63.
Why did the serfs work on the land for the vassals?
a)
to have a place to live
b)
in hopes of owning it
c)
by force of the lords
64.
What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?
a)
the population was mostly rural, made up of farming communities
b)
the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms
c)
the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities
d)
an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit
65.
The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Cairo
c)
Mecca
d)
Rome
66.
Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?
a)
many Muslims moved to Europe
b)
many Europeans converted to Islam
c)
Europe became more isolated
d)
trade between Europe and the East increased
67.
The Crusades exposed Western Europeans to ideas and discoveries of the Muslim world, resulting in
a)
an understanding and peace between Christians and Muslims
b)
an increase in European education and thought
c)
a hatred for Muslim culture and science within Europe
d)
a decrease in Christianity within Europe itself
68.
Which of these is a way that Catholic monasteries preserved ancient languages and learning?
a)
they taught ancient Chinese beliefs on religion
b)
they wrote stories about early Egyptian legends
c)
they saved ancient Greek and Roman writings
d)
they preserved artwork from Babylon and Persia
69.
The Catholic Church in Europe was responsible for building some of the earliest
a)
castles
b)
nurseries
c)
town halls
d)
universities
70.
During the Middle Ages, how did Catholic religious leaders influence the kings and lords of Europe?
a)
the church usually had bishops and cardinals made into kings
b)
the church had control over most of Europe's food supply
c)
the church had an army larger than any other feudal army
d)
the church taught that it had authority over every person
71.

The Middle Ages began after what event?

a)

Fall of Rome

b)

Renassaince

c)

Peloponesian War

d)

World War I

72.

What era immediately followed the Middle Ages?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Fall of Rome

d)

The Enlightenment

73.

Kings believed they obtained their power from whom? (Divine Right)

a)

The People

b)

God

c)

The Senate

d)

The Nobles

74.

The most elite type of soldier during the Middle Ages were these horseback warriors.

a)

Hoplite

b)

Peasants

c)

Knights

d)

Legionaries

75.

This was the code of ethics for knights.

a)

Chivalry

b)

Warrior Code

c)

Stoicism

d)

Existentialism

76.

This identified soldiers on the battlefield

a)

Uniforms

b)

Coat of Arms

c)

Type of Sword

d)

Type of Horse

77.

A peasant tied to the land was called a what?

a)

Surf

b)

Smurf

c)

Slave

d)

Serf

78.

These were fortified homes for kings and nobles.

a)

Manor

b)

Palace

c)

Castle

d)

Condo

79.

The Catholic Church was based in what city?

a)

Rome

b)

Paris

c)

Constantinople

d)

Moscow

80.

Mohammed founded what religion in the 7th century?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Scientology

81.

This disease killed 25 million people in the mid-14th century.

a)

Cholera

b)

Influenza

c)

Black Plague

d)

Eczema

82.

The Bubonic Plague gave people "Buboes," or _______.

a)

Bumps/Growths

b)

Runny Nose

c)

Warts

d)

A Rash

83.

The Renaissance was a rediscovery of what?

a)

Classical Works

b)

Roman Gods

c)

Writing

d)

Gladiator Games

84.

A poor person who works on a farm and is not free is a ...

a)

lord

b)

vassal

c)

serf

d)

monarch

85.

A person who served the king in exchange for land is a ...

a)

lord

b)

vassal

c)

serf

d)

monarch

86.

The top position in the feudal government

a)

lord

b)

vassal

c)

serf

d)

King

87.
What defense feature was a ditch filled with water around the castle?
a)
The Keep
b)
The Moat
c)
the Curtain Wall
d)
The Motte
88.

The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?

a)

Sharing food

b)

Sharing a cup

c)

It was air born

d)

Fleas on rats

89.
Castles were known for their.....
a)
Comfort
b)
Defense
c)
Vulnerability
90.

The middle ages took place between...

a)

500-1500 BC

b)

500-1500 AD

c)

7500-5000 BC

d)

775 BC-750 AD

91.

Vocabulary: A grant of land given to a vassal

a)

Fief

b)

Feudal Contract

c)

Chivalry

d)

Vassal

92.

Vocabulary: Social and Political system of the middle ages

a)

Fief

b)

Feudalism

c)

Feudal Contract

d)

Chivalry

93.

Which Church official was the highest authority in the Church?

a)

Bishop

b)

Archbishop

c)

Pope

d)

Abbott

94.

An unpaid person training in a craft or trade.

a)

Clergy

b)

Journeyman

c)

Apprentice

d)

Serf

95.

Persons with authority to preform religious services. (Priest, Monk, Bishop, Cardinal, Pope, ect..)

a)

Clergy

b)

Apprentrice

c)

Vassal

d)

Lord

96.

A person who is skilled in a particular craft

a)

Apprentice

b)

Squire

c)

Journeyman

d)

Craftsman

97.

A series of military expeditions launched by Christian Europeans in order to take back the Holy Land from Muslim control

a)

Excommunication

b)

Crusades

c)

Feudalism

d)

Self Sufficient

98.

A system in which was owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for their loyalty

a)

Excommunication

b)

Gothic

c)

Manor

d)

Feudalism

99.

A medieval organization of craft workers and tradespeople in the Middle Ages.

a)

Convent

b)

Monastery

c)

Guild

d)

Manor

100.

A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord or noble

a)

Self-Sufficient

b)

Castle

c)

Manor

d)

Excommunication

101.

In the Middle Ages, a noble who owned and controlled all activities on his manor

a)

Clergy

b)

Crafsman

c)

Lord

d)

Journeyman

102.

Why is a serf willing to work on a manor, doing hard work for most of their lives, for free?

a)

They get high pay

b)

They are given land whenthey retire

c)

They believe that god has commanded them to do so

d)

They get the protection and stability

103.

A series of holy wars against the Muslim Turks

a)

Crusades

b)

Knights against Invasion

c)

Feudal Lords

d)

The Holy Roman Wars

104.

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire who wanted to united all kingdoms under the Christian religion.

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Charles Martel

c)

King John

d)

Saladin

105.

The Magna Carta was written to

a)

limit the power of the king

b)

give absolute power to the king

c)

create democracy

d)

dismiss the Pope from his leader of the church

106.

What was the cause of the Crusades?

a)

To liberate the Holy land of Jerusalem from the Muslims

b)

A revolt of peasants/ freemen and serfs

c)

The Black Death spreading over Europe

d)

Trading wars along the Silk Road

107.
Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It demanded that lord's provide military service to the king.
b)
It was signed before the civil war in England.
c)
It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king.
d)
It gave the king more money and power.
108.
A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.
a)
Top Dog
b)
Missionary
c)
Butterfly
d)
Monarch
109.
Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?
a)
A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
b)
The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
c)
Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
d)
Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church
110.
What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?
a)
Kings
b)
Christianity
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Serfs
111.
In the later part of the Middle Ages, cities grew because of an increase in what?
a)
Nobles
b)
Crusades
c)
Churches
d)
Trade
112.
At the time people believed the Black Death was caused by all of the following EXCEPT what?
a)
microbes
b)
Jewish people
c)
a poisonous cloud
d)
an angry God
113.

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Charles Martel

114.

What is a fief?

a)

large piece of land

b)

manor

c)

payment

115.

What is a vassal?

a)

person who receives a piece of land

b)

another name for a king

c)

person who works on a ship

d)

person who works in the church

116.

Agreements between those who owned the land and those who worked on the land were called?

a)

manor obligations

b)

feudal obligations

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

117.

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

a)

Manors

b)

feudalism

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

118.

Choose all correct answers. Manors were ___________.

a)

made their own food

b)

self sufficient

c)

made their own clothing

d)

made their own housing

119.

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

a)

to make money

b)

for protection

c)

for better trade

120.
Which Frankish king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
121.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
122.
The area in yellow is called Scandinavia. Who came from there?
a)
Vikings
b)
Chinese
c)
Franks
d)
Eskimos
123.
These 2 Germanic groups settled in England...
a)
Angles and Saxons
b)
Franks and Visogoths
c)
Angles and Franks
d)
Magyars and Vikings
124.
Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after?
a)
Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans
b)
William the Conqueror invaded Britain
c)
Vikings began raiding northern Europe
d)
Clovis, King of the Franks, invaded
125.
After what event did the "Dark Ages" start?
a)
Fall of Western Rome
b)
The Great Schism
c)
Battle of Tours
d)
Christianity starts
126.
When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed.  How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?
a)
trade increases
b)
people moved from rural areas to citiies
c)
education and literacy declined
d)
the population increases
127.
The pope's actions of crowning Charlemagne as Emperor suggested that Charlemagne's rule had the full backing of 
a)
the church and God
b)
the Roman people
c)
the Greek gods
d)
none of the above
128.
Which group came from Spain and northern Africa?
a)
Muslims
b)
Vikings
c)
Magyars
d)
Romans
129.
Which of these is not another way of saying Middle Ages?
a)
Medieval
b)
Dark Ages
c)
Renaissance
130.
Granted certain rights to the people and said that the king must obey the law.
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
131.
Caused by  rats carrying diseased fleas from infested trading ships and houses.
a)
Ebola
b)
Leprosy
c)
Black Death
132.
Which of these was a major effect of the Crusades on Europe?
a)
Reuniting the Roman Empire
b)
Everyone in the "East" became Christian
c)
Increased trade with non-European cultures
133.
Holy prophet of the Muslim religion
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Buddha
c)
Muhammad
134.
People who practice the Islamic faith
a)
Christians
b)
Muslim
c)
Catholics

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