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Medieval Times Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During which years did the Medieval Era occur?

a)

6000-4000 BC

b)

500-1400

c)

1750-1890

d)

1900-Present

2.

The system of loyalties and protection between kings, vassals, and serfs was called:

a)

feudalism

b)

Knighthood

c)

Buddhism

d)

Pyramid system

3.

What religion had the biggest influence on people in Europe during Medieval Times?

a)

Christianity

b)

Trumpism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Muslim

4.

Education was offered by what institution?

a)

TSD1

b)

Online school (Its the Best)

c)

monasteries/Churches

d)

Homeschool

5.

Explain what caused the Crusades.

a)

Barbarians & Christians were fighting over the Holy Land.

b)

Republicans fighting Democrats

c)

Barbarians & Muslims were fighting over the Holy Land.

d)

Christians fighting Muslims over the Holy Land

6.

When could a boy begin training to become a knight?

a)

when he was seven years old

b)

when he was 5 years old

c)

after he finished kindergarten

d)

After he passes Mr. Praedel's class

7.

What is the correct order for the levels of becoming a knight?

a)

page, then squire, then knight

b)

knight, then page, then squire

c)

Squire, then page, then Knights

d)

Hi Matthew

8.

What was another name for the Bubonic plague?

a)

Covid 19

b)

Black Death

c)

Emily's Christmas sweater

d)

Spanish Flu

9.

How was the Bubonic Plague spread?

a)

Fleas

b)

Rats

c)

people living very close to each other

d)

All of the Above

10.

Explain how the Magna Carta affected the United States.

a)

It helped us have a constitution for our basic law.

b)

It helped us choose the president

c)

It helped us have the right to vote.

d)

Helped us elect the 1st king

11.

Who collected what the serfs grew?

a)

Vessels

b)

Kings

c)

Serfs

d)

pages

12.

The Magna Carta demanded that royal officials not take anything without owner's consent.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

d)

Hi RJ

13.

An unbeliever; a term applied to the Muslims during the crusades

a)

Infidel

b)

Non-believer

c)

Byzantines

d)

Relics

14.

The "Holy Land" that the Christians and Muslims were fighting over was

a)

Alexandria

b)

Constantinople

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Rome

15.

People that couldnʻt fight in the Holy War could get remission of sins from the Catholic church by buying

a)

Intolerances

b)

Indignations

c)

Indulgences

d)

Inductions

16.

A person with a religious belief other than the main world religions is called

a)

an Outcast

b)

a Heathen

c)

a Pagan

d)

a Free-Thinker

17.

This is an economic system based on granting of land to Lords and or looking for protection from a powerful Lord and working his land.

a)

Archaic System

b)

Pyramid Schism

c)

Feudal System

d)

Manorial System

18.

Which is the correct order of the feudal hierarchy (social classes), from most powerful to least?

a)

nobles, monarch, knights

b)

monarch, noble, serf, knights

c)

nobles, knights, peasants/serfs

d)

serf, knight, noble, monarch

19.

A knight is expected to show loyalty to a lord by

a)

farming a plot of land

b)

collecting tolls and taxes

c)

arranging loans at no interest

d)

providing military service (protection)

20.

Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide peasants with which of the following?

a)

Food

b)

Protection

c)

Livable wage

d)

Education

21.

The daily life for this social class revolved around raising crops and tending to livestock and other skilled work.

a)

Monarch

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants

22.

What did the feudal system provide for people in Europe during this time?

a)

redistribution of wealth

b)

stability, security, and social order

c)

multiple sets of beliefs

d)

indulgences for sinners

23.

What had the biggest influence on people in Europe during the Medieval Ages?

a)

Islam

b)

A strong government

c)

The Church

d)

Trade

24.

The lowest group in the feudal system.

a)

knights

b)

vassals

c)

peasants/serfs

d)

students

25.
In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
a)
monarchs
b)
serfs
c)
lords
d)
knights
26.
In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...
a)
 Birth
b)
     Education and training
c)
     Marriage
d)
     Individual abilities
27.

What was the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

a)

Government

b)

Church

c)

Military

28.

Banishment from the church was called:

a)

Expeliamouis

b)

excommunication

c)

The shunning

d)

redirect

29.

Who really held political power in Fuedalistic Western Europe?

a)

The King

b)

The Church

c)

The Lords

d)

The Peasants

30.

Lord's castle, church, mill, workshops, Peasant homes: These are all things you might find on a:

a)

Feudal Manor

b)

Farm

c)

Community Agora

d)

City Square

31.

What events would knights in a tournament compete in & what was the ultimate purpose of the most prominent event?

(a)  

32.

Manorialism is...

(a)  

33.
A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called...
a)
Convent
b)
Monastery
c)
Fief
d)
Divine Right of King
34.

Which religion dominated Western Europe in the Middle Ages?

a)

Islam

b)

Catholicism

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Paganism

35.
What is a highly trained mounted warrior in the service of a noble in Medieval Europe?
a)
serf
b)
knight
c)
Crusades
d)
Clergy
36.
Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?
a)
Freedom
b)
Protection
c)
Rights
d)
Education
37.

The main language of the Roman Catholic Church is

(a)  

38.

Who had the most power in Medieval Europe?

a)

Kings

b)

Serfs

c)

Nobles

d)

Popes

39.

What people were sometimes falsely accused of starting the Black death and were persecuted?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Heretics

d)

Jews

40.
In 1429, where was Joan of Arcs first major battle won?
a)
Paris
b)
Riems
c)
Orleans
41.
What was Joan of Arc accused of at trial?
a)
heresy and crossdressing
b)
heresy and treason
c)
treason and crossdressing
42.

What war did Joan fight in?

a)

The Wars of the Roses

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

World War One

d)

The 100 Years War

43.

Who was the Hundred Years War fought by?

a)

England and France

b)

Spain and India

c)

North and South

d)

America and Germany

44.

What is the name of the person who inspired the French?

a)

Jen of Arc

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Ali Siddique

45.

Who won the hundred year war?

a)

French

b)

English