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Mixed Bag - Middle Ages

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded the Muslim religion?

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Richard I of England

c)

The prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

2.

What did Pope Urban II want the Crusaders to do?

a)

Win back Jerusalem for Christianity

b)

Establish a trading company

c)

Return Jerusalem to the Muslims

3.

What provoked the Third Crusade?

a)

In the 1090s Muslim Turks made it more difficult for Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem

b)

In 1187, the Muslim ruler Saladin recaptured Jerusalem

c)

In 1189, Richard I became King of England

4.

How many Crusades were there in total?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

5.

The Crusaders learned about many things from the Muslims. Which of the following was NOT learned from the Muslims?

a)

Numbers

b)

Printing

c)

Science and medicine

6.

What is the primary characteristic of a feudal society?

a)

exchange for weapons

b)

exchange of women for diplomatic marriages

c)

exchange of religous services

d)

exchange of land for services

7.

A _____ is a land grant given to a knight or peasant

a)

Gift

b)

Fief

c)

Homage

d)

Rights

8.

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)

Rights

c)

Education

d)

Protection

9.

Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).

a)

Peasants

b)

Knights

c)

Monks

d)

Nobles

10.

This was the highest social class on the manor.

a)

Peasant

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

11.

90% of the population who lived on manors were:

a)

Kings

b)

Knights

c)

Peasants

d)

Nobles

12.

A warrior in armor who fought on horse back

a)

Storm Trooper

b)

Bounty Hunter

c)

Chivalrous Knights

d)

Samurai