WorksheetsWHI Topic 07: The Middle Ages
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is a peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate?
lord
vassal
fief
serf
Which of the following is a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for pledge of loyalty and services?
lord
vassal
fief
serf
Which of the following is a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals?
lord
vassal
fief
serf
Which of the following is an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty?
lord
vassal
fief
serf
Which of the following is a medieval merchant-class town dweller?
manor
simony
burgher
vernacular
Which of the following is the selling or buying of a position in a Christian church?
manor
simony
burgher
vernacular
Which of the following is the everyday language of people in a region or country?
manor
simony
burgher
vernacular
Which of the following is a lord’s estate?
manor
simony
burgher
vernacular
Which of the following is an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes in France?
Black Death
Estates-General
parliament
Commercial Revolution
Which of the following is the expansion of the trade and business that transformed European economies?
Black Death
Estates-General
parliament
Commercial Revolution
Which of the following is a body of representatives that makes laws for a nation?
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Estates-General
parliament
Commercial Revolution
Which of the following is a deadly disease that spread across Asia and Europe in the 14th century?
Black Death
Estates-General
parliament
Commercial Revolution
Which of the following effects did the Black Death have on society?
It caused an increase in trade in towns.
It led to an increase in the size of Europe’s population.
It resulted in an increase in the prestige of the Church.
It led to an increase in the number of serfs leaving the manors for jobs in towns.
What is the best example of the code of chivalry?
A knight uses a weapon hidden in his boot to gain an advantage over his opponent.
A peasant steals a chicken from a lord to feed his family.
A knight rescues a peasant family from a fire.
A knight requires a commoner to go with him into battle.
The end of which event is considered by most historians to have been the event to end the Middle Ages?
The Crusades
The Hundred Years War
The Black Death
The Great Schism
Which of these correctly arranges the general hierarchy of the European feudal system?
1) peasants, 2) lords, 3) monarch, 4) vassals
1) lords, 2) monarch, 3) vassals, 4) peasants
1) vassals, 2) peasants, 3) monarch, 4) lords
1) monarch, 2) lords, 3) vassals, 4) peasants
Which statement might be an accurate description of a serf’s life?
A serf could be bought and sold, much like a slave.
A serf could move to a different manor if he or she desired.
A serf was bound to the land upon which he or she worked.
A serf who did well might be awarded a manor to rule.
Which of the following events was NOT a negative event for most people during the Middle Ages?
the Black Death
the Great Famine
Magyar and Viking raids
the Commercial Revolution
What compromise between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire resulted from the Concordat of Worms?
Pope Gregory VII was given the power to raise armies and collect taxes.
It encouraged the practice of lay investiture.
Henry IV claimed supremacy over secular rulers, and the Church was now able to grant land to vassals.
The Church was granted the power to elect bishops, but the emperor could veto the choice.
What fraction of its yearly income did each Christian family pay to the Church in the form of tithes?
one-tenth (10%)
one-fifth (5%)
one-fourth (25%)
one-half (50%)
Which of these remained true following the Great Schism?
Western Christians accepted the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Both Eastern and Western Christians accepted the authority of the pope in Rome.
Both Eastern and Western Christians accepted the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Western Christians accepted the authority of the pope in Rome.
The schism of 1054
increased the power of the pope.
ended the golden age of Byzantine art and architecture.
created two distinct churches.
led to the beginning of Muslim invasions of the Byzantine Empire.
Cyril and Methodius successfully converted many Slavs to Christianity because they
spoke Russian and created a Mongolian alphabet.
possessed superior weapons and threatened death.
had the backing of the pope and his army.
spoke the Slavic language and created a Slavic alphabet.
Monks who joined the Benedictine Order
had to have a university education.
took vows of poverty and obedience.
were typically trying to avoid military service.
abstained from manual labor.
The Eastern Roman Empire
fell to Germanic tribes called the Vandals.
became known as the Byzantine Empire.
relocated the capital to Antioch.
rejected all forms of Christianity
Why did the pope name Charlemagne Emperor of the Roman People?
to ensure Charlemagne would not attack the Papal States
to thank Charlemagne for keeping him in power
to reward the Lombards of Italy for faithful service to the church
because Charlemagne refused to support the pope’s authority unless he was crowned emperor
Why was King Otto finally able to defeat the Magyars in the mid-900s?
The Magyars had settled into a permanent home.
The Germans had discovered gunpowder.
Careful animal husbandry had enabled Europeans to breed a faster horse.
A plague had weakened the Magyar army.
Europe became a feudal society because
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.
Which pope called for the First Crusade?
Pope Leo III
Pope Urban II
Pope Gregory I
Pope John Paul I
Vikings began raiding northern Europe because
they wanted to stop attacks on Scandinavia.
they had converted to Christianity and sought Christian relics.
they wanted to spread their religion.
Viking farmers could not grow enough food.
How did the Magyars differ from the Vikings?
They were peaceful rather than warlike.
They were nomads, rather than living in permanent settlements.
They were never defeated, unlike the Vikings.
They were Muslims, rather than Christians.
How many organized Crusades set out from Europe between 1096 and 1291?
three
five
seven
eight
Both Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Alighieri wrote in
Latin.
English.
the vernacular.
calligraphy.
What is another name for the plague that devastated Europe in the mid-1300s?
the Human Scourge.
the Mongol Hordes.
the Black Death.
the Danse Macabre.
What military advantage did the English have over the French in the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War?
better weapons
more soldiers
a powerful Navy
better navigational instruments
Which weapon eventually allowed the French to win the Hundred Years’ War?
longbow
crossbow
catapult
cannon
Some Christians may have disagreed with the ideas of Thomas Aquinas because he
was uneducated.
wanted to reconcile faith and logic.
practiced alchemy despite Church laws forbidding it.
did not believe in the existence of God.
Which of the following was an effect of the Crusades?
Roman Catholics became more tolerant of Eastern Orthodoxy and Judaism.
Knights gained political power.
Important trade routes were destroyed.
European kings gained more political power.
Who won the Hundred Years’ War?
the French
the English
the Lancasters
the Yorks
Justinian’s wife, Theodora, helped him rule the Byzantine Empire.
True
False
Stained glass windows were a new feature for the Romanesque style churches of the Middle Ages.
True
False
A journeyman spent several years working with a master craftsman learning the basic skills of the craft without getting paid.
True
False
The series of religious wars launched by European Christians in the Middle Ages are known as the Crusades.
True
False
The crisis known as the Black Death may have been two diseases: bubonic plague and Ebola.
True
False
A Viking explorer named Leif Eriksson led an expedition to North America.
True
False
Although they were not slaves, serfs were legally tied to the manor on which they worked and could not leave without permission.
True
False
The Fifth Crusade was the only one in which the Crusaders achieved their goal.
True
False
King John was forced to sign a document known as Magna Carta, which restricted the monarch’s right to raise taxes or punish people without cause.
True
False
After the split in the Christian Church, those who agreed with the patriarch of Constantinople were called Catholic.
True
False
