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Middle Ages

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is a political and social order that developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects; nobles offered protection and land in return for service

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Buddhism

2.

Under feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity was called a _______________.

a)

Lord

b)

Knight

c)

Vassal

d)

Sith

3.

Under feudalism, a member of the heavily armored cavalry was called a ___________.

a)

Lich King

b)

Knight

c)

Warrior

d)

Monk

4.

___________________: in the Middle Ages, the ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; it was a code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold

a)

Honor

b)

Servitude

c)

Chivalry

d)

Humility

5.

Why were Vikings able to expand throughout Europe?

a)

They were excellent shipbuilders and sailors and were warriors who loved adventure.

b)

Their gods were superior.

c)

They were more tactical.

d)

They had significantly more people which made it easier to dominate the Europeans..

6.

Because of their revolutionary ____________, Vikings were able to penetrate Europe far inland.

a)

Seige Equipment Engineering

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Archery

d)

Iron forging

7.

Due to the Viking Threat, ____________ became the system of government, which offered protection to Europeans in exchange for service.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Capitalism

8.

___________ in medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked.

a)

Crib

b)

Vassalage

c)

Manor

d)

Castle

9.

___________a peasant, or farmer, who is tied to the land and ruled by a lord.

a)

Hobo

b)

Serf

c)

King

d)

Lord

10.

How was the life of a serf different from the life of a free peasant? What were serfs’ duties to their lords? What restrictions did the lord have in his treatment of the serfs?

a)

The lords often beat their serfs and forced them to serve as fodder for arrows.

b)

Serfs were legally bound to the land. They had to give labor services, such as working the lord’s land and paying rent, and the lords had certain legal rights over their serfs.

c)

Serfs had less rights than slaves.

d)

Serfs were no different from lords or free peasants.

11.
What was a goal of the Crusades?
a)
The church was poor and needed money
b)
Christians wanted to prevent the schism of the Church
c)
To stop Arabic expansion
d)
The church was trying to reclaim the holy land
12.

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

a)

Wars between Spain and Asia

b)

Muslims and Jews were to accept baptism as Christians or would face exile.

c)

The Spanish Conquest

13.

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

14.

Which Pope called the Crusades to recover the Holy Lands.

a)

Urban II

b)

Paul VI

c)

Francis

d)

Peter

15.

What was one of the positives effects of the Crusades?

a)

Exchange of goods and ideas

b)

Jerusalem was given to the Jews

c)

The Crusaders lowered crime wherever they went

d)

Muslims and Christians began to merge beliefs

16.
How was Jerusalem valuable to Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
a)
They all loved the city
b)
It was their capital city
c)
It was their Holy City
d)
Jesus died there
17.

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.

18.
Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?
a)
Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
b)
Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
c)
Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
d)
The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.
19.
What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?
a)
Kings
b)
Christianity
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Serfs
20.

The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Cairo

c)

Mecca

d)

Rome

21.

Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?

a)

many Muslims moved to Europe

b)

many Europeans converted to Islam

c)

Europe became more isolated

d)

trade between Europe and the East increased

22.

Who was the head of the Christian Church in the Western Empire?

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

23.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
24.
Which religious group fought against the Christians in the Crusades?
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
25.
What were the Crusades fought over?
a)
excommunication
b)
to control Europe
c)
the United States
d)
the Holy Land
26.
What was the name of the series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims?
a)
Holy Wars
b)
Crusades
c)
Civil War
d)
Jerusalem
27.
The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...
a)
 Henry VIII
b)
 Charlemagne
c)
 William the Conqueror
d)
Saladin
28.

Which of the following is true of the Black Death?

a)

 

The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas

b)

was also known as the Bubonic Plague

c)

The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas c. It sometimes started with tumors that would grow under the armpit and groin

d)

Allof the above are true.

29.

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

30.

Which one of these things did Charlemagne not do during his rule

a)

Promoted education

b)

 

Provide unity and a government for much of Western Europe

c)

 

Spread Christianity

d)

Charlemagne did all of these things

31.

In 1208, what official department was created within the Roman Catholic church to investigate heresies?

a)

Inquisition

b)

Crusades

c)

Benedictines

d)

Concordants

32.

All of the following are EFFECTS of the Crusades EXCEPT

a)

Cultural Diffusion

b)

Growth of Intolerance

c)

Strengthening of the feudal system

d)

Increased Mediterranean trade

33.

The most powerful barbarian kingdom to emerge in the aftermath of the fall of Rome in the west

a)

Goths

b)

Vandals

c)

Vikings

d)

Franks

34.

Who signed the Treaty of Verdun?

a)

Charlemagne's sons

b)

Charles Martel's sons

c)

Charlemagne's grandsons

d)

Charles Martel's grandsons

35.

The Merovigian leader in 481 who united the Frankish tribes was?

a)

Clovis

b)

Henry IV

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

36.

All of the following were steps to becoming a Knight EXCEPT...?

a)

Page

b)

Squire

c)

Apprentice

37.

Based on the Knights code, he fought for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

his lady

b)

his lord

c)

his possessions

38.

What reasons lead to the Black Death spreading quickly across Europe

a)

poor bathing habits

b)

little knowledge of medicine

c)

unsanitary living conditions

d)

all these answers are correct

39.

The ethnic background of the Vikings was______.

a)

Asian

b)

Muslim

c)

Roman

d)

Germanic

40.

what was the purpose of the Inquisition?

a)

To eliminate criminals

b)

To eradicate heresy

c)

To combat the poverty

d)

To create a new lifestyle

41.

What did the Inquisitors use to "extract" a confession?

a)

questions

b)

new methods

c)

torture and punishments

d)

dialogue