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Middle Ages Unit Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Use this picture for the next 3 questions. These groups of invaders settled in Number 1 and filled the power vacuum left by the Roman Empire.

a)

Vikings

b)

Huns

c)

Anglo-Saxons

d)

Goths

2.

This group settled in Number 2 and set up a large empire.

a)

Visigoths

b)

Franks

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

3.

Number 3 is a city that asked for help from Pope Urban II against attacks from the Muslims.

a)

Rome

b)

Paris

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Constantiople

4.

All of the following are effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire except?

a)

Disruption

b)

DOwnfall of cities

c)

Loss of Common Language

d)

Increase in education

5.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charles Martel stops the expansion of the Muslim empire into Europe

b)

Charlemagne further expanding the Frankish Empire

c)

The Crusaders take back Jerusalem from the Muslims

d)

The Vikings end the Carolingian dynasty

6.

Which of the following is a synonym for serf?

a)

Monk

b)

Noble

c)

Peasant

d)

Manor

7.

A tithe was a payment made to which type of person?

a)

A lord

b)

a Vassal

c)

A priest

d)

a Soldier

8.

Which Crusade was the only successful one for the Christians?

a)

First Crusade

b)

Second Crusade

c)

Third Crusade

d)

Fourth Crusade

9.

The most famous and respected Muslim leader, who created a peace treaty with the Christians during the Crusades was:

a)

Richard the Lion-Hearted

b)

Saladin

c)

Sljuk

d)

Rihannsa

10.

The English nobility forced King John to sign the Magna Carta which________

a)

Gave freedom to all English-born serfs

b)

Gave land to the nobles

c)

Increased the power of the Chruch

d)

Limited the King's power

11.

The Church court used in Spain to persecute Jews and Muslims was called?

a)

Bazaars

b)

Inquisition

c)

Moriscos

d)

Convertos

12.

Who led the French army to victory at Orleans against the English, but was burned at the stake for being a heretic?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Pepin

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

John Wycliffe

13.

The Church built religious communities called?

a)

Monasteries

b)

Manors

c)

Castles

d)

Universites

14.

Charlemagne was important in medieval Europe because.....

a)

He stopped the spread of Islam into Spain

b)

His invasion of England made it a French colony

c)

He established a relatively unified empire in medieval Europe

d)

the Catholic Church was unable to control his political actions

15.

Which member of the feudal system was MOST tied to the land?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Farmer

c)

King

d)

Serf

16.

The Pope crowning Charlemagne "Holy Roman Emperor" on December 25 in the year 800 CE shows the _______________

a)

Effects of Crusade on Western political life

b)

Devstation of the Bubonic plague on the Franks

c)

Influence of the Church on European government

d)

Birth of a new secular era in the Middle ages

17.

One long-term effect of the Crusades was the ________

a)

Development of Pax Mongolia

b)

Fall of the Ming Dynasty

c)

Control of the Jerusalem by Europeans

d)

Growth of trade and towns in western Europe

18.

What was the most important force in providing unity and stability throughout western Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Church

b)

Nobility

c)

Inquisition

d)

Military

19.

Why did the poor serfs fight for the rich Kings and queens during the Crusades?

a)

Kings promised a path to heaven if they fought for the crown

b)

They felt it was their natural duty

c)

It was a result of the Magna Carta

d)

The Muslims attacked the villages first

20.

The information below suggests that the Black Death was primarily spread by the actions of ___________

a)

Invading Armies

b)

Nomadic peoples

c)

Merchants

d)

Explorers

21.

What is a primary characteristic of a feudal society?

a)

A representative government

b)

Economic equality for all

c)

Protection of individual rights

d)

An exchange of land for services

22.

What does this illustration show about a typical manor?

a)

All residents were treated equally

b)

Secular values in society were stressed

c)

There were a large number of factories

d)

People depended on agricultural production

23.

This was the political system in Europe during the Middle Ages in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty

a)

Feudalism

b)

Crusades

c)

Heresy

d)

Communism

24.

Period of European history from 500 to 1500

a)

Hundred Years War

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Takeoff

d)

The Battle of Yavin 4