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WorksheetsThe Middle Ages
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 23mins
__________ were the hardest working members of the Church hierarchy. They worked in the Parish, holding church services, hearing confessions, visiting the sick and if they were educated teaching boys in the village.
Archbishops
Parish priests
Bishops
Cardinals
What was one of the main purposes of monasteries throughout Europe?
They offered land and protection in exchange for loyalty and military service
They converted villagers to Islam and Judaism
They copied and preserved sacred Christian texts
They worked the farmland of vassals in exchange for money
The center of life in a medieval community was the
town hall
temple
market
church
Many people in medieval Europe thought that storms, disease, and famine were
sent as punishments by God.
events that could not be prevented by prayer
sent as punishments by the Church
unimportant natural disasters
Christians who went on a pilgrimage visited
priests
castles
holy sites
doctors
In medieval Europe, the people most likely to be educated were
merchants
pilgrims
crusaders
clergy
What role did the monks in monasteries play in Europe during the Middle Ages?
They encouraged people to live extravagantly.
They preserved sacred Islamic writings and knowledge.
They preserved sacred Christian writings and knowledge.
They reused to help the sick and less fortunate.
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
president
king
pope
samurai
__________ was social structure that was organized like a pyramid.
Pope
Crusades
Feudal System
Stained Glass
_________ were farmers and were at the bottom of the pyramid.
King
Pope
Serfs
Bubonic Plague
What nationality was Charlemagne part of?
Romans
Gauls
Franks
Goths
The King of the Frankish Empire was named...
Charlemagne
Gregory
Henry
Justinian
While he was king of the Franks, Charlemagne was also crowned the...
King of Germany
King of England
Eastern Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
After the Western Roman Empire collapsed, Europe entered the...
Dark Age
European Age
Golden Age
Bronze Age
What best describes the Holy Roman Empire?
A reunified Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
The Kingdom of the Franks.
An empire where the pope is also the king.
A united empire of Christianity in Europe.
What happened to his kingdom after Charlemagne died?
It was divided, and grew weak.
It remained extremely large and strong.
It was given to the pope, who also became king.
It was conquered by Muslims.
Before and during Charlemagne's rule, Europe became mostly...
Animism
Muslim
Buddhist
Christian
What is a fief?
A warrior who fights on a horseback
Land granted to a vassal for military service
A lower noble
Land the king grants to peasants
What is a serf?
A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on
A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land
A knight who serves a lord for life
A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land
What is a knight?
A higher noble who owns a large amount of land
A lower noble who trains for war in tournaments and jousting
A lower noble who refuses to fight
A peasant who fights in the noble's army
Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?
Feudalism
Mercantileism
Protectionism
Vassalism
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
the king
the knight
chivalry
servitude
Charles Martel gave land to nobles because he needed to raise an army to fight against who?
Muslims
Vikings
Nomads
Byzantines
Medieval castle's moats were all of the following EXCEPT
A defense so attackers could not easily get next to the walls
A place to take baths in during times of peace
A way to help the archers easily hit the enemy from the walls
A man-made ditch filled with water
Europe was known as the Dark Ages because
there was decline in trade, education,and culture
Rome did not pay its electric bill
There was constant darkness all the time and the sun never came out.
Kings were not very smart
Europe was threatened by these three groups after the death of Charlemagne
Chinese, Africans, and Incas
Magyars, Muslims, and Vikings
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in history?
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
It determined England's physical boundaries
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
How was the Black Death originally spread?
Soldiers on the battle field during the Crusades caught the germ from their attackers.
Rats came on boats from overseas and bit humans.
It was airborne, meaning it was spread through the air.
Fleas on infected rats bit them and then jumped onto onto humans and bit them.
Where did the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, start?
It started in the Americas and was brought by boat to Eastern Europe by rats.
It started in Central Asia and moved west along the Silk Road and reached Eastern Europe by 1343.
It started in the Byzantine Empire and was brought to Europe during the Crusades.
It started in cities and towns Western Europe and spread to West Africa and Central Asia.
The Bubonic Plague was responsible for the death of...
nearly half the population of Europe.
ten percent of the population of Europe.
one third of the population of Europe.
75% of the population of Europe.
How did the Black Death have a positive impact on the economy of Europe?
It decreased the demand for goods.
It inspired the creation of labor unions.
It brought an end to feudalism and increased the wages of average workers.
It increased the number of consumers within the economy.
What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?
buboes
flea bites
infections
A sign from God
The living conditions of the people were ...
clean and wonderful.
good because the church took care of them.
awful, dirty, and filthy.
exciting, because everyone wanted to join the Crusade.
The plague was called the "Black Death" because...
dead bodies turned black
the buboes were large black spots
the rats were black
people were burned
What group was blamed and persecuted for spreading the Black Plague?
Jews
Catholics
Muslims
Buddhists
What cultural role did the Roman Catholic Church play in people's lives during the Middle Ages?
It gave them jobs, where they earned a paycheck.
It gave them a common bond and offered them stability.
It gave them military training.
It did not play a cultural role in people's lives.
