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Middle Ages and Feudalism

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

In medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback to protect a nobles land was called?

a)

king

b)

lord

c)

peasant

d)

knight

3.

A trade route between Asia and Europe

a)

Silk Road

b)

Feudalism

c)

Renaissance

d)

Black Death

4.

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

a)

multiple invasions of the Roman Empire (Europe)

b)

Mongol conquest of the Islamic Empire

c)

The discovery of gold mines in Africa

d)

The fall of Western Rome

5.

The Dark Ages were called that because they lacked

a)

Advances in art and literature

b)

Times of war and invasion

c)

Government

d)

Innovations and inventions

6.
The Crusades can best be defined as a series of Holy Wars between the ______________ & ______________.
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Mongols
c)
Christians and Jews
d)
Muslims and Christians
7.
Is there a clear-cut winner of the Crusades?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Which of the following did the Crusades affect in a positive way?
a)
The Mongols
b)
Trade
c)
Feudalism
d)
Manorialism
9.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
10.

What was the only unifying force in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Feudal Lords

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Buddhism

d)

Overseas Trade

11.

Which religion was the unifying force in Western Europe?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

12.

A series of wars by Christian armies.

a)

The Hundred Years War

b)

World War II

c)

The Crusades

d)

Religious Wars

13.

Who united the Germanic Kingdoms of Western Europe and was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

King Henry III

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Clovis

d)

Joan of Arc

14.

The seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and opportunities for ________.

a)

Invading other lands

b)

Trade

c)

Combining kingdoms

d)

Religious Conversion

15.

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in ________ for all people.

a)

Religion

b)

Equality

c)

Education

d)

Freedom

16.

The leader of the Franks who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Clovis

d)

Julius Caesar

17.
The political system of the Middle Ages in Europe was
a)
Feudalism
b)
Manorialism
c)
Fiefdoms
d)
Absolute Monarchy
18.
Crowned ''Emperor of the Romans", reunited the Western Roman Empire. Also known as Charles the Great. 
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Charizard
c)
Cherlimagne
19.
This was the center of life in Medieval Society 
a)
manor
b)
estate
c)
church
d)
guilds