WorksheetsHA! Ch. 5: Feudalism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Who did power shift to during the Middle Ages after feudalism began to decline and feudal lords began to lose their influence?
What are some reasons feudalism began to decline in Medieval Europe? Explain your answers.
What was one factor that led to the spread of the bubonic plague?
keeping mice as pets
eating rotten food
bathing too often
trading with Asia
Many workers died during the plague. How did their deaths affect those who remained?
They were able to demand better pay and more rights.
They were forced to return to a feudal economy.
They could no longer live in cities, so they moved to farms.
They were able to buy their own businesses and get rich.
What technological advantage helped the English
win many early battles of the Hundred Years’ War?
strong national identity
the longbow
the musket
well-paid soldiers
Both the plague and the Hundred Years' War had what effect?
They weakened the central governments of European nations.
They led to a shift in power from the feudal lords to common people.
They led to an increase in trade with countries in Asia.
They encouraged the development of capitalism in European nations.
King Henry II's Common Law reforms weakened the power of...
feudal lords and clergymen
royal judges and kings
commoners and monarchs
feudal lords and kings
A historian found a document that included the
passage below, knowing only that it was from
the 1200s.
No sheriff or bailiff of ours,
or other person, shall take the horses or carts
of any freeman for transport duty, against the
will of the said freeman.
What conclusion could the historian draw based
on this passage?
At the time the document was written, freemen had very few rights.
At the time the document was written, the king had all the power.
At the time the document was written, craft-makers' guilds maintained law and order.
What were the Crusades?
A document that took the King's power.
A series of wars between Christians and Muslim Turks
A war between France and England that lasted 116 years.
What was one key result of the signing of the Magna Carta?
Monarchs could not take away anyone's rights and liberties.
Monarchs could not rule over anyone except commoners.
The king could make decisions without anyone else's advice.
The king could live by different laws from commoners.
Select the image that best represents:
serf
Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered around...
the theater
the church
the school
the town hall
A large, self-sufficient estate on which a lord lived, surrounded by serfs and freedmen, was called a...
manor
palace
villa
resort
In feudal society, peasants were required to work land for the nobility in exchange for protection.
Which vocabulary word best describes these peasants?
serfs
clergy
fiefs
charters
the group of religious officials specially prepared and authorized to lead religious services
serfs
barons
lords
clergy
Daily life in medieval Europe centered around the church. A severe and feared punishment was to be excommunicated from the religious community.
What does excommunicate mean?
accept
welcome
remove
admit
Medieval Europeans had developed a social and economic system that provided people with protection and land for service. It started at the top with the king granting his land to a baron for soldiers down to a peasant getting land to grow crops.
What is being described?
a guild
the Feudal System
the church
the clergy
In feudal Europe, a lord granted land to a vassal in exchange for loyalty.
Which vocabulary word describes this land grant?
fief
charter
serf
hierarchy
The image shows the organization of the Catholic Church.
Which vocabulary word is being represented by the image?
decline
heirarchy
monotheism
charter
What is the Medieval Period also known as? PICK TWO!
Middle Ages
Renaissance Period
No Light Times
Dark Ages
What was the dominant religion in medieval Europe?
Anglicanism
Catholicism
Islam
Judaism
The Catholic Church became very wealthy by acquiring land from the monarch and collecting _______ from the people who lived on it.
Alms
Harvested grain and other produce
Prayers
Taxes
Unlike other landowners and tenants, the Church was not required to pay tax.
True
False
Most people in medieval society were illiterate (could not read and write). Of the following, who would be most likely to be able to read?
A lord
A knight
A monk
A peasant
What are 2 reasons Medieval times could have been viewed as a "Dark Age" in Europe? Explain your answers.
