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WH1 - Medieval Europe/Renaissance

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Germanic Tribe who created Western Europe's first kingdom after the fall of the Roman Empire

a)

Vandals

b)

Franks

c)

Visigoths

d)

Vikings

2.

Charlemagne is responsible for which dynasty?

a)

Merovingian

b)

Frankish

c)

Carolingian

d)

Medicii

3.

The political system that developed in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was known as

a)

Feudalism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

4.

The economic system that developed in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was known as

a)

Feudalism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

5.

Which individuals served the religious and social needs of the people during the Middle Ages?

a)

Lords

b)

Serfs

c)

Knights

d)

Parish priests

6.

Because of the significance of the church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages, it is sometimes called the Age of

a)

God

b)

Discovery

c)

Faith

d)

Reason

7.

For the first 500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe experienced a decline in learning and prosperity, which is why the period is sometimes referred to as the

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Sad Ages

c)

Age of Despair

d)

Medieval Period

8.

Which of the following had the most power and influence in the Middle Ages?

a)

Kings

b)

Lords

c)

Knights

d)

Church

9.

Who opened schools, maintained libraries, copied books, created illuminated manuscripts, housed travelers, and healed the sick?

a)

Knights

b)

Lords

c)

Monasteries

d)

Serfs

10.

Someone who received a grant of land in exchange for military service was called a

a)

Serf

b)

Knight

c)

Lord

d)

Priest

11.

Laborers and peasants who worked on a lord's property and were not allowed to leave were known as

a)

Serfs

b)

Knights

c)

Servants

d)

Slaves

12.

Which of the following crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

Vassals

b)

Nobility

c)

Pope

d)

Monks

13.

Knights were also known as

a)

Serfs

b)

Soldiers

c)

Peasants

d)

Vassals

14.

Knights lived by a code called

a)

Bushido

b)

Chivalry

c)

Honor

d)

Knightdom

15.

After Charlemagne's death, his empire was split among his three sons with the

a)

Treaty of Verdun

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Charlemagne

d)

Treaty of the Sons

16.

Which of the following is a piece of land given to a wealthy noble by the king?

a)

Vassal

b)

Manor

c)

Monastery

d)

Fief

17.

A self-sustaining religious community

a)

Parrish

b)

Monastery

c)

Cathedral

d)

Fief

18.

Who stopped the Muslims at the Battle of Tours

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

19.

Who created schools and encouraged learning?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

20.

Who had monks develop Carolingian script?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

21.

Who built roads to unite his empire?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

22.

Who spread Christianity to England?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

23.

Who was the first Germanic leader to convert to Christianity?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

24.

Who revived Roman culture?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

25.

Which group was known for shipbuilding (longboats) and quick raids throughout Europe?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

26.

Which group invaded English and Celtic lands?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

27.

Which group seized Spain and Sicily and raided Rome?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

28.

Which group were nomadic horseback riders who sold conquered peoples into slavery?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angels and Saxons

d)

Muslims

29.

Which group is credited with the true first discovery of North America?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

30.

Which group merged to form the Anglo-Saxon people?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

31.

Which group came from the Scandinavian Peninsula?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

32.

Which group wanted to spread their religion and end Christianity?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

33.

Which group came from Central Asia and settled in modern day Hungary?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

34.

Which group wrote eddas (poems) and sagas (long tales)?

a)

Vikings

b)

Magyars

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Muslims

35.

Which event marked the establishment of the church's authority over the monarchs in Europe?

a)

The start of the Dark Ages

b)

The development of feudalism and manorialism

c)

The crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope

d)

The start of the Carolingian Dynasty

36.

What formed in Europe as an attempt by monarchs to preserve their power by removing power from the church?

a)

Nation-States

b)

Republics

c)

Alliances

d)

Countries

37.

The Magna Carta was written in order to...

a)

Unite the nation-states of Europe

b)

Overthrow the Church

c)

Strengthen the Church

d)

Limit the power of the king

38.

The Crusades started for which of the following reasons?

a)

Muslims and Christians wanted to expel the Jews from the Holy Lands

b)

Christians wanted to put an end to Islam

c)

The Catholic Church wanted to gain control of Jerusalem

d)

Muslims wanted to put an end to Christianity

39.

What was the truce offered to King Richard by the Muslim leader Saladin?

a)

Islam will leave Europe alone if they stop trying to take Jerusalem

b)

Muslims and Christians share control of Jerusalem

c)

Christians can have Jerusalem as long as they leave Mecca alone

d)

Muslims will retain control of Jerusalem but will allow Christians to journey there for pilgrimage

40.

The Bubonic Plague/Black Death originated in...

a)

Central Italy

b)

Northern Europe

c)

East Asia

d)

South Africa

41.

The Black Death weakened the power of the...

a)

Kings

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Lords

d)

Nation-States

42.

Created the Estates Systems

a)

King John

b)

Phillip IV

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Phillip II

43.

Started the Crusades

a)

King Richard

b)

Ferdinand and Isabella

c)

Saladin

d)

Pope Urban II

44.

Muslim leader who reclaimed Jerusalem from the Christians during the Crusades

a)

Saladin

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Hugh Capet

d)

King John

45.

United England and France after the Battle of Hastings

a)

Henry II

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Ferdinand and Isabella

d)

Phillip II

46.

Responsible for the Reconquista of Spain from the Muslims and the start of the Inquistion

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Saladin

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Ferdinand and Isabella

47.

Unifies France against the English, helps the French win the Hundred Years War

a)

Hugh Capet

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Phillip II

d)

Phillip IV

48.

Responsible for the creation of the Magna Carta because he was so terrible

a)

King John

b)

Henry II

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Phillip IV

49.

Starts the Capetian Dynasty

a)

Hugh Capet

b)

Phillip II

c)

Phillip IV

d)

Joan of Arc

50.

Creates bailiffs to oversee courts and collect taxes

a)

Henry II

b)

Phillip II

c)

Phillip IV

d)

King John

51.

Creates the Common Law system

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Ferdinand and Isabella

c)

King John

d)

Henry II

52.

The Hundred Years War was fought between

a)

Italy and France

b)

Catholics and Muslims

c)

France and England

d)

Spain and England

53.

Renaissance means what?

a)

Reasoning

b)

New Beginnings

c)

Rebirth

d)

Enlightenment

54.

During the Renaissance, people focused less on the ______ and more on the __________

a)

church, individual

b)

government, church

c)

people, government

d)

king, people

55.

The Renaissance sought to revive which two cultures?

a)

Persian and Greek

b)

Persian and Egyptian

c)

Greek and Roman

d)

Egyptian and Roman