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Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose power did the Magna Carta limit?

a)

Kings

b)

Nobles

c)

Peasants

d)

Pope

2.

What is the Roman Catholic Church

a)

The greatest source of stability and identity for people in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

b)

People who commit identity fraud

c)

place to work

d)

Place to donate for charity

3.

What is a pope?

a)

Someone who writes poems

b)

Leader of all crusades

c)

Head of the RCC

d)

Someone who makes art for the king

4.

Which of the following is true about the Black Death?

a)

It was caused by chickens

b)

It was also known as the Bubonic Plague

c)

If you died from it you would turn into ashes

d)

It was transmitted because of fleas

5.

What are crusades?

a)

Wars for vegetables

b)

Wars to give more power to women

c)

Wars to control the Holy Land between Christians and Muslims

d)

Control for resources

6.

Why did Christians want to control the Holy Land?

a)

Cause it is the wealthiest place

b)

The Christians hung out there a lot.

c)

Cause Jesus was there the majority of the time.

d)

It had a prime resource of Holy Water.

7.

Who was the top of the Fedual System

a)

Kings

b)

Peasants

c)

Lords

d)

Vassals

8.

What was one effect of the Crusades

a)

The King died

b)

Kings became more powerful and begin to challenge the authority of the Church

c)

Peasants got more power

d)

It limited power for the kings

9.

Conflict continues between who? (pick 3)

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Vassals

10.

Magna Carta outlines basic rights of who?

a)

English people

b)

Romans

c)

Peasants

d)

Serfs

11.

For Muslims, where do they think Mohammed ascended into heaven?

a)

Home of the Dome

b)

The Prestige Manor

c)

The Holy Land

d)

In front of the R.C.C

(Roman Catholic Chruch)

12.

The word Barbarian comes from Rome and means...

a)

Warrior

b)

War coming from China

c)

People who don't speak Latin

d)

Invaders from the east

13.

For Jews, the site of the Western Wall is the ______ for the Muslims.

a)

Is the other side of the Home of the Dome

b)

The place they originated from.

c)

Only piece of the temple standing.

d)

The place they fought and won against the corrupted popes.

14.

Feudalism originally developed because.....

a)

peasants became so poor they live in the kingdom

b)

The king wanted the citizlians to be free

c)

The king was greedy, and want peasant's money

d)

People needed protection from invaders

15.

The famous proclamation made by Pope Urban || in 1095 asked for

a)

Christian soldiers to fight the Turks.

b)

Christian soldiers to fight the Byzantine Empire

c)

Christian soldiers to fight the Crusades.

d)

Christians to rebel against the Magna Carta.

16.

Finish the Order:

King (Land owner), Lords (Military Protection to King), Vassals (Military protection to (a)   ), Peasants/Serf (Labor/ Farming for military)

17.

What does habeas corpus mean?

a)

One cannot be jailed without reason

b)

One cannot be questioned without a lawyer

c)

One has the right to serve on an assembly

d)

One cannot be permitted to do slave work without a fine.

18.

What is government rule by the king?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Serfs

c)

Tyranny

d)

Manor

19.

Daily activities for most Europeans occurred on (a)   , a self-sufficient village

20.

Much of what we know about Greece and Rome is due to the-

a)

Barbarians attacking

b)

Monks who preserved old texts

c)

Kalyb being smart

d)

Eben beatboxing and dancing