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Q3 Middle Ages - Boggan/Beagle

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Black Death?

a)

Virus

b)

Strong Common Cold

c)

Infectious Disease

d)

Cut

2.

Where did it come from?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Central Asia

3.

How did the Black Death get to Europe?

a)

Car and train

b)

Ship and Silk road

c)

Mail and Air

d)

Buggies and Mile runs

4.

Why did the Bubonic Plague happen?

a)

Dirty conditions

b)

Jews & Lepers

c)

Planets & Stars

d)

Rotten meat

5.

How did the Black Death spread?

a)

Bacteria carried by fleas

b)

Jews poisoning drinking water

c)

Lepers open wounds

d)

Position of planets

6.

What was the plagues impact on the population?

a)

Doubled the population

b)

Killed 1/3rd of population

c)

Did not do anything to population

d)

Wiped out Central Asia

7.

Who got the Black Death?

a)

Old people

b)

Rich People

c)

Anyone

d)

Nobody

8.

Which social class was impacted the most by the Black Death? (which group saw the highest amount of people dying)

a)

king

b)

serfs

c)

nobles

d)

knights

9.
Which institution held the most power during the Medieval Times?
a)
The King
b)
The Emperor
c)
The Serfs
d)
The Church
10.
So many people were dying so quickly, that dead bodies were...
a)
Thrown into massive pits
b)
All burned 
c)
Sent to far away lands
d)
Thrown into the oceans 
11.
True or false:  As a result of the plague, some serfs/peasants were able to buy their freedom.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Joan of Arc fought to unite what country?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Italy

13.

Why did Joan believe that she had to see the future king of France?

a)

Voices from God told her to go

b)

Her father sent her

c)

She wanted to be famous

d)

The local priest told her to go

14.

Which of the following best describes Joan?

a)

daughter of a local church official

b)

a well-educated noble woman

c)

an illiterate peasant girl

d)

wife of a poor farmer

15.

What happened to Joan at Orleans?

a)

She was shot and was unable to finish the battle.

b)

She was shot with an arrow, but continued to fight.

c)

She led the French troops, but they were defeated.

d)

The English captured her.

16.

Why did the Burgundians want to capture or kill Joan?

a)

Joan inspired the French troops to fight harder against the English and their allies.

b)

The French would pay them a high price to get Joan back if she was captured.

c)

They thought Joan was a witch and wanted to stop her from using black magic against them.

d)

Joan had killed their commander.

17.
Which French king gave Joan of Arc a army and official title?
a)
Charles X
b)
Charles VII
c)
Louis V
18.
In 1429, where was Joan of Arcs first major battle won?
a)
Paris
b)
Riems
c)
Orleans
19.
What was Joan of Arc accused of at trial?
a)
heresy and crossdressing
b)
heresy and treason
c)
treason and crossdressing
20.
How old was Joan of Arc when she died?
a)
22
b)
21
c)
19
21.

What role did monasteries play in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

encouraging people to live a life of extravagance

b)

preserving of sacred Islamic writings and knowledge

c)

preserving of sacred Christian writings and knowledge

d)

refusing to help the sick and less fortunate

22.

What item did the monks reproduce in the scriptorium?

a)

hand-made maps of Europe

b)

wood-block paintings

c)

hand-made copies of the Bible

d)

armor for Knights

23.

What buildings were used by bishops as their headquarters?

a)

churches

b)

temples

c)

mosques

d)

cathedrals

24.

What was the role of the Franciscans and Dominicans during the Middle Ages?

a)

spread Christianity

b)

spread Islam

c)

fight in the Crusades

d)

work as serfs

25.

What was the greatest source of stability for people in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Protestant Church

b)

The Great Council

c)

The Roman Catholic Church

d)

The strong central government

26.

Define "divine right"

a)

God given right to be king

b)

the man with the most votes

c)

the man deemed most right

27.
Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?
a)
Benedict
b)
Constantine
c)
Gregory VII
d)
Charlemagne
28.

Who founded Christianity?

a)

The Greeks

b)

Jesus

c)

Roman Catholic Church

d)

The Romans

29.

The center of life in a medieval community was the

a)

town hall

b)

temple

c)

market

d)

church

30.

The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church.

a)

hierarchy

b)

clergy

c)

Roman Catholic Church

d)

monasteries

31.

What clergy member ranked above a cardinal?

a)

bishop

b)

priest

c)

archbishop

d)

pope

32.
Who is missing?
a)
Archbishops
b)
kings
c)
Nuns
d)
monks
33.

The Church gained economic power by

a)

collecting taxes

b)

taking some land by force

c)

receiving gifts of land from the wealthy

d)

all of the above

34.

What did the Crusaders do when they reached Constantinople during the 4th Crusade?

a)

Destroyed the city

b)

Joined the Byzantines

c)

Looted the city

d)

Destroyed the Greek Orthodox Church

35.

What happened to Jewish communities during the Crusades?

a)

Communities were attacked and destroyed

b)

Communities were ignored by the Christian Crusaders

c)

Communities were made to serve the Crusaders

d)

Communities were avoided by Crusaders

36.

How did the Crusades fail?

a)

Crusaders failed to keep control of Jerusalem

b)

Crusaders failed to conquer Egypt

c)

Crusaders never won a battle in the Holy Land

d)

Crusaders destroyed trade relations between East/West

37.

What group's conquest of Jerusalem caused the start of the Crusades?

a)

Seljuk Turks

b)

Fatimid Arabs

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Rebels

38.

The Crusades led to an interest in exploration to find better/faster trade routes.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Muslim scholars preserved ancient __________ and ___________ knowledge that had been lost in Europe.

a)

Greek and Roman

b)

Egyptian and Mesopatamian

c)

Indian and Chinese

d)

Japanese and Mongolian

40.

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

41.

What was the result of the First Crusade?

a)

The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.

b)

The crusaders were defeated and returned home.

c)

The crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.

42.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

43.
The crusades were a series of wars fought between:
a)
Jews and Christians
b)
Jews and Muslims
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Christians and Catholics
44.

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.

45.

A pilgrimage is....

a)

a journey to a sacred place

b)

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

a series of actions tending toward a particular end