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WorksheetsMiddle Ages Summative Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 30mins
A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry
Samurai
Navy
Vassal
Knight
What’s a castle?
It is the large, splendid home of a rich, important person.
It is a strengthened military stronghold. (redoubt)
It is a large, fortified building that is also the home of a king, lord, or other important person.
The people who owned and lived in castles were _________.
merchants
artisans
peasants
nobles
What was the primary purpose of the castle?
protection
beauty
living space
display of wealth
The Middle Ages began after what event?
Fall of Rome
Renassaince
Peloponesian War
World War I
As a thanks for their service, some knights were given
Nothing
A horse
A holiday
Land
Your mother and father are both serfs. If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:
A lord
A vassal
A knight
A serf
What was the main job of a knight?
Defend his lord's or king's territory
Enforcing the law on his lord's manor
Going on exciting adventures
Competing in tournaments against other knights
Which of the following contributed most to the end of the feudal system?
Famine and disease
The discovery of the Americas
A major war between France and Germany
The foundation of large universities
Persons with authority to preform religious services. (Priest, Monk, Bishop, Cardinal, Pope, ect..)
Clergy
Apprentrice
Vassal
Lord
A series of military expeditions launched by Christian Europeans in order to take back the Holy Land from Muslim control
Excommunication
Crusades
Feudalism
Self Sufficient
Expelling someone from the church.
Excommunication
Feudalism
Crusade
Medieval
"Devine Right" is the idea that a King and/or Queen have the authority to rule because they have......
Taxes
Their army
Their money
Been chosen by God
The Crusades affected the world by
strengthening the system of serfdom
increasing trade between Europe and the Middle East
causing Europeans to isolate themselves from the world
the fall of European kingdoms
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
to reclaim the Holy Land
to defeat the Hindus
to conquer England
to liberate Spain
Why was the Magna Carta important?
It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.
It asserted that the monarch must obey the law and gave basic rights to the people.
It limited the power of the Pope.
It approved money for wars in France.
The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because
It protected them in times of warfare.
It provided them with education.
It decided who could achieve salvation/go to heaven.
It controlled food production.
What are the power levels of the Feudal pyramid? Most powerful first.
kings, serfs, knights, pope, lords/nobles
serfs, knights, lords/nobles, kings, pope
knights, kings, pope, lords/nobles, serfs
pope, kings, lords/nobles, knights, serfs
gave the people basic rights such as taxation only with representation, right to trial, limited the power of the monarchy
tithe
Magna Carta
Inquisition
Urban II
knights
What killed a third of the population of Europe in the 1300s?
bubonic plague
invasion of the Turks
religious persecution
wars among kingdoms
Against what group of people did Pope Urban II declare the Crusades?
heretics
Jews
Muslims
renegades
What dominated the lives of people in the Middle Ages?
the Roman Catholic Church
the kings
the nobles
the Magna Carta
What was a series of wars by Christian armies to reclaim the Holy Land?
Reconquista
Inquisition
Hundred Years' War
Crusades
Who controlled the Papal States?
the Pope
Roman Soldiers
Venician citizens
All of the above
Which of the following is true?
The pope is more powerful than the king.
Most people hated both popes and kings.
Popes and kings never reached a compromise on who would have the most power.
Religion was not very important to people in the middle ages.
What was one positive effect of the Crusades?
The Christians regained permanent control of the Holy Lands.
Much new technology was developed, like the hand grenade and armored tanks.
Christians and Muslims learned about each other’s religion and culture.
The horse was introduced to Europe.
How did the popes try to control monarchs?
by asking nicely
through controlling manors
by starting new churches
through excommunication
All of the following were duties and powers of popes during the Middle Ages except
deciding when someone was acting against the church
writing letters called bulls to explain religious teachings
providing guidance on how to live and pray
forging treaties with religious leaders of other regions
During the Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from nobles to
knights and peasants
merchants and traders
kings and popes
monks and priests
As popes tried to increase their power, they came into conflict with
kings
nobles
bishops
invaders
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
Rule by the People
Democracy
Constitution
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliament
A place that housed nuns and monks in the Middle Ages and provided all they needed was called a what?
A church.
A monastery.
A castle.
A cathedral.
Which religious beliefs provided the foundation for early medieval society?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities
medieval
Charlemagne
monks
Pope
Who were the main people to write manuscripts?
The Pope
priests
monks
librarians
Which of the following spread the plague?
Snakes
Rats
Rabbits
Fleas
Ships
True or False: The Black Death had a negative impact on the feudal system of Europe
True
False
Which of these is not a result of the Black Death?
It affected the economy of Europe
It weakens the Feudal system
Peasants demanded more rights
It lead to the 100 year War
What class did the Black Death Affect?
Nobility
Peasants / Serfs
Monarchy
All of the above
What activity helped spread the plague ?
praying
farming
trapping
blacksmithing
trading
How did life change for peasants and serfs who survived the plague?
They began to doubt the church
Knights and Nobles did not get the plague by living in castles
They moved from the countryside into the cities
They had to work much longer days in order to earn enough to survive
They began to demand wages for their labor
How did the Black Death contribute to the fall of feudalism in Europe?
massive numbers of deaths that caused a labor shortage that ended serfdom.
Labor shortages caused by the death toll led to increased wages
the mass deaths allowed the Mongols to invade from the east, and the Huns from the west
the mass deaths caused Queen Isabella to send Columbus in search of new lands to claim for the English Empire and resettlement
Feudal lands were often converted to grazing because grazing required less labor than farming,
With less farming, serfs and peasants moved into towns and cities which began to grow
