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UNIT 8 THE MIDDLE AGES REVIEW

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the function of the feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Knights were as highly honored by society as nobles

b)

Nobles owned servants or slaves who worked their land without benefit

c)

Every member of society had the primary responsibility of protecting their king

d)

Land-owning nobles provided land in exchange for specific services from tenants (serfs/peasants).

2.

Which of the following best describes the role of vassals in the feudal system?

a)

They were granted plots of land in exchange for military service.

b)

They paid rent to nobles in exchange for protection and servants.

c)

They were tied to their nobles’ land by contract and had limited freedoms.

d)

They were low-ranking members of society who provided unskilled services.

3.

Which of the following is the term that describes the land given to a knight for his service?

a)

serf

b)

fief

c)

vassal

d)

castle

4.

The Middle Ages was also known as the...

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Medieval Era

c)

Age of Kings and Queens

d)

Age of Knights of the Round Table

5.
Feudalism was the economic and political system that developed to provide freedom, rights, education and _________ to people after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
a)
protection
b)
help
c)
money
d)
jobs
6.
________________ brought the idea of feudalism to England and used it to control a land he was not from.
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Pope Gregory VII
7.

A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, such as courage, loyalty and devotion is called?

a)

Black Death

b)

Parliament

c)

Chivalry

d)

Manor

8.

A political system in which nobles are granted lands in exchange for loyalty, military service, & protection of the people who live on the land is called?

a)

Manor

b)

Lord

c)

Feudalism

d)

Magna Carta

9.

The lord’s estate in feudal Europe-consisting of a village, church, castle and farmlands was called?

a)

Vassal

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mercenary

d)

Manor

10.

In the Feudal System, who farmed the land?

a)

Monarchs

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Serfs

11.

Owns all the land in the kingdom, makes the laws, and gives pieces of land called FIEFS to others in power

a)

King

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

12.

What event ushered in the Middle Ages and gave rise to feudalism?

a)

Invasion of Constantinople

b)

Mongol conquest of the Islamic Empire

c)

The discovery of gold mines in Africa

d)

The fall of Western Rome

13.

Which is the correct order of the feudal system?

a)

Knights - Serfs - King - Lords

b)

King - Lords - Knights - Serfs

c)

King - Knights - Lords - Serfs

d)

Lords - King - Knights - Serfs

14.
The lowest group in the feudal system.
a)
knights
b)
vassals
c)
serfs
d)
students
15.
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
16.
What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?
a)
Kings
b)
Christianity
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Serfs
17.
Granted certain rights to the people and said that the king must obey the law.
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
18.
Knights were governed by a code of honor called....
a)
Chivalry
b)
Homage
c)
Vassalage
19.
Social structure of the Middle Ages
a)
Caste System
b)
Feudalism
c)
Manorism
20.
The main religion in Europe during the
Middle Ages was
a)
Christian or Catholic
b)
Pagan
c)
Jewish
21.
 William of Normandy won the Battle of 
a)
The Gulf
b)
Hastings
c)
Camelot
22.

What does this a diagram represent?

a)

pharaoh's rule in Egypt

b)

China's hierarchy

c)

Feudal Europe

d)

Mayan civilization

23.

Which group had the most power over the people?

a)

The Kings

b)

The Serfs

c)

The Church

d)

The Knights

24.

Which of the following describes a system in which land is passed down from a father to his eldest son?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Monasticism

d)

Primogeniture

25.

The study of the nature of God and religious beliefs

a)

Theology

b)

Scholasticism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Taille

26.

Person granted land from a lord in return for services

a)

serf

b)

vassal

c)

abbot

d)

fief

27.

Elected head of a monastery

a)

simony

b)

abbot

c)

vassal

d)

domain

28.

Church effort to search for heretics

a)

common law

b)

canon law

c)

inquisition

d)

primogeniture

29.

a church tax

a)

tithe

b)

fief

c)

serf

d)

shire

30.

Manor land that the lord kept for himself

a)

abbot

b)

simony

c)

domain

d)

shire

31.

Political system of the Middle Ages based on the granting of land in return for loyalty.

a)

primogeniture

b)

feudalism

c)

chivalry

d)

monasticism

32.

Purchase of a church position during feudal times

a)

shire

b)

primogeniture

c)

simony

d)

tithe

33.

recognized the rights and obligations of the king and vassals

a)

monarchy

b)

church

c)

magna carta

d)

pope

34.

William of ______ conquered England in the year 1066 at the Battle of Hastings.

a)

France

b)

Normandy

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

35.

brought representative government to England

a)

Parliament

b)

Feudalism

c)

Monarchy

d)

the Pope

36.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire had no real power because he was always caught up in disputes with the Pope in Italy and Germen lords at home.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

Which of the following orders of monks battled heresy during the Middle Ages?

a)

Cistercians

b)

Franciscans

c)

Benedictines

d)

Dominicans

38.

The _____ guided people from birth to death and serves as an example of how the church played a large role in everyday life during the Middle Ages.

a)

inquisition

b)

interdict

c)

sacraments

d)

Gregorian chants

39.

Which of the following helped to cause the end to feudalism and the emergence of nation states in Europe?

a)

the Inquisition

b)

the crusades

c)

the church

d)

the pope

40.

Identify the Pope who ordered the crusades and described them as a quest to free Jerusalem and the holy land from infidels.

a)

Urban II

b)

Innocent III

c)

Leo IX

d)

Richard I

41.

Site of the greatest pilgrimage for Christians during the Middle Ages.

a)

Constantinople

b)

Bethlehem

c)

Rome

d)

Jerusalem

42.

Which of the following orders of monks preached simplicity, took vows of poverty, and aided the poor during the Middle Ages?

a)

Cistercians

b)

Franciscans

c)

Benedictines

d)

Dominicans

43.

Historians divide the Middle Ages into _____ parts.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

Which of the following is a true statement about education during the Middle Ages?

a)

Only the wealthy and members of the clergy had access to education.

b)

Women usually only received domestic training

c)

Peasants had little access to education or literacy.

d)

Most subjects centered around theology

e)

All of the above

45.

Nearly 800 year military campaign against the Moors on the Iberian peninsula.

a)

Reconquista

b)

Inquisition

c)

Crusades

d)

Viking Age

46.

Sailed to North America and established the first known European settlement.

a)

William the Conqueror / William of Normandy

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Leif Eriksson

d)

Benedict of Nursia

47.

All of the following are reasons that the Vikings left their homeland EXCEPT

a)

over population

b)

food shortage & trade

c)

exploration & conquest

d)

to convert to Christianity

48.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

49.
What was special about the Holy Land?
a)
it was where Jesus had lived
b)
it was where the pope's castle was
c)
it was the location of gold mines
d)
it was the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad
50.
What were the Crusades fought over?
a)
excommunication
b)
to control Europe
c)
the United States
d)
the Holy Land
51.

What is the best title for this chart?

a)

Role of the Church

b)

Feudal Obligations

c)

Knight's Code of Chivalry

d)

Rules for Guild Membership

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