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WorksheetsEurope in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 28mins
All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...
The Germanic Monarchs
The Medieval Lords
The Church
The knights' authority
Q. Which Frankish king was crowned by the Pope, uniting their powers?
Charlemagne
King John
William the Conqueror
King Henry V
Christian monasteries did all of the following except...
Provide shelter for travellers
Copy books/manuscripts
Care for the sick and needy
Enforce laws
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
Saxons
Franks
Goths
Jutes
How did Charlemagne create a large empire?
He tolerated all religions
He made treaties with all of his enemies
Fighting/military conquests
He broke away from his alliance with the church
Feudal agreements were between...
Kings and the church
Traders and merchants
Lords and their vassals
Serfs and their peasants
The economy of a medieval manor depended on...
Trade
Farming and self-sufficiency
Herding and weaving
arts and crafts
What did Serfs rely on from the Nobles in the manorial system?
Food
Protection and Shelter
Education
Cost of Living
Charlemagne did all of the following except...
create a strong efficient governments
create schools
spread Christianity
end slavery/ serfdom
Compasses and ___________ were two new technologies that Europe gained from contact in the Muslim world.
clocks
astrolabes
cannons
eyeglasses
If you disobeyed church rules you were kicked out and not allowed into heaven. What's this called?
Salvation
Excommunication
Ordination
Denunciation
Kings granted to lords, who, in turn, granted land to knights under the system called ______________.
manorialism
the rule of law
Charlemagne
feudalism
The Magna Carta was the first step toward England's __________.
large cities
war with France
merchant guilds
more democratic government
The ________ were a series of military expeditions to take the Holy Land from the Muslims.
vassals
Crusades
lords
guild
a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery
Duke
Monk
Peasant
Noble
a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to the teaching of a church or other group
Heretic
Lord
Knight
Peasant
a person who belonged to a tribe or group that was considered uncivilized
Duke
Barbarian
Noble
Peasant
A system organizing people according to ranks; those with a higher rank have more power than those with a lower rank
Hierarchy
Noble
Feudalism
Manor
a large estate including farmlands and villages held by a lord
Fief
Heretic
Manor
Moat
the belief that God gives the monarch the right to rule
Roman Catholic Church
Hierarchy
Divine Right of Kings
Christianity
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
Manor
Fief
Moat
Heretic
Which institution held the most power during the Medieval Times?
The King
The Nobles
The Serfs
The Church
The Middle Ages lasted from...
800 CE- 1400 CE
800 BC- 1400 BC
1000 BC- 1500 CE
1000 CE- 1500 CE
Nobles were expected to do all of the following except
Collecting Taxes
Raising Armies
Imposing Laws
Marrying Royals
Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?
There was disorder and danger.
There was no monarch.
There was not enough land.
All the answers are correct.
Germanic Tribes were responsible for
The Fall of Rome
The Spread of Christianity
The Rise of the Franks
The Downfall of the Celts
A weak and unstable Europe led to the rise of feudalism because
kings needed to find new ways to increase taxes.
kings and lords needed to force peasants to work the lands
kings needed trustworthy people.
kings and lords needed to protect their lands from invaders.
What was one one result of the feudal system?
Increased regional interaction.
great prosperity for the peasants
a return of order and security
a decline in Church power.
Who united most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
William the Conqueror
the Pope
Charlemagne
King Henry VIII
Why was the time immediately following the fall of Rome called the Dark Ages?
Emperors kept tight control of the people.
There was little formal education for the masses.
Artwork from Greece, not Rome, survived.
There was no building being done.
What year was the Battle of Hastings?
476 CE
1066 CE
980 CE
1068 BCE
Very powerful, God’s representative on Earth
King
Pope
Cardinal
Archbishop
in feudalism, a person who worked the land
Barbarian
Fief
Noble
Peasant
Tick the answer corresponding to the picture.
Harold was killed during the battle. He received an arrow in the eye.
Edward died. He was old and he had no children.
William was killed during the battle. He received an arrow in the eye.
What is the time period known as between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance?
Middle Ages
Golden Ages
Age of Discovery
Tech Age
Usually poor, held church services and collected church taxes/tithe
Parish Priest
Bishop
Archbishop
Cardinal
Just prior to the Battle of Hastings, who invaded England from the North?
Duke Harold
of Sussex
Duke Otto
of Saxony
King Harald
of Norway
The Celts
What battle did King Harold fight just prior to the Battle of Hastings?
Battle of
Stamford Bridge
Battle of
Norway
Battle of
Midway
Battle of Normandy
Who did NOT claim the throne of England when King Edward died?
Duke Otto
of Saxony
King Harald
of Norway
Duke Harold
of Sussex
Duke William
of Normandy
Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy had both been promised the crown of England by...
Alfred the Great
Edward the Confessor
King Arthur
Edward III
How did Dauphin Charles "test" Joan of Arc when she went to meet him?
He asked her to make predictions about his future as king.
He asked her a complicated riddle.
He asked her many questions about her faith in God.
He had someone else sit on his throne and he stood among many others in the throne room.
What ancient artifact details the history of the Norman Conquest?
The Bible
The Rosetta Stone
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Royal Archives
What advantage did the Normans NOT have at the Battle of Hastings?
Archers
Cannons
Calvary
Stirrups
What was the second strategy of the Normans against the English?
They came at the English from behind
They fooled the English to believe that they were in retreat
They pretended to be dead
They pretended to surrender
What was Halley's Comet and how did it relate to the battle of Hastings?
It was a Comet that plunged to Earth, wiping out a large portion of Europe's population in 1066
It had no relation to the Battle of Hastings
The comet was seen in England and was though to be a bad Omen. Later people associated this event with King Harold's death
What is the most probable reason that King Charles did not try to rescue or help Joan of Arc when she was captured?
The French people no longer supported Joan and he did not want to lose their support too.
Joan had become very popular with the French people and frequently disagreed with his decisions.
He was too afraid of the English and did not want to offend them.
Joan had turned against her religion and lost her faith in both God and the French king.
When Charlemagne conquered a group of people, he...
killed all the men, women, and children so there would be no trace of them left.
made their leaders advisors on his council, so he could work with them.
required that they convert to Christianity.
allowed them to keep their religion.
The Bayeux Tapestry is like a...
a huge medieval picture.
a huge medieval book.
a huge medieval comic strip.
Charlemagne's Empire united Western Europe for the first time since...
the fall of the Roman Empire.
the fall of the Medici Empire.
the fall of the Muslim Empire.
the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
Tick the sentence corresponding to the picture.
William decided to attack England.
After his victory in Hastings, William became King and was called William, the Conqueror.
After his victory in Hastings, Edward became King and was called, Edward, the Confessor.
Why did Joan of Arc believe that she had to see the future king of France?
Voices from God told her to go
Her father sent her
Voices from Saints told her to go
The local priest told her to go
Which of the following shows that Joan of Arc was a martyr?
She wore men's clothes and armor.
She was burned at the stake by the English.
She led an army when she was a teenage girl.
She heard the voices of Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret.
