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WorksheetsMiddle Ages
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
squire
a knight's apprentice
fief
land given in return for loyalty
vassals
a lower lord
troubadour
traveling poet
chivalry
a standard of conduct that governed how knights were to act
sacrament
sacred rituals
pope
spiritual head of the Church
interdict
forbidding an entire town or region from sacraments
excommunicate
forbid a person from receiving sacraments
lay investiture
the practice of kings appointing church officials
Which Frankish King had a victory at the Battle of Tours?
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Clovis
Louis I
Who crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans?
Louis I
Leo III
Pious II
Gregory IV
At what age did a knight's training begin?
7
5
9
13
What is the difference between peasants and serfs?
Peasants were free to leave, serfs were not
Peasants are not free, serfs are free
Peasants work the land and serfs serve in the castle
Serfs are slaves to a knight and peasants serve kings in a castle
Which language were Medieval Bibles written in?
English
Greek
Latin
Hebrew
What was the final result of the Crusades?
Christians were ousted from the Holy Land
Christians regained Jerusalem
Muslims conquered Egypt
The Muslims were defeated and driven out of the Holy Land
What event brought about the end of the Reconquista?
The defeat of Spain
The marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand II
The Muslims battled against the conquest
The ex-communication of Ferdinand II
What was scholasticism?
A philosophy followed by medieval universities that used reason to support Christian beliefs
A system of education that emphasizes memorization and rote learning
A form of government that promotes the rule of law
A type of literature that focuses on the supernatural
The Spanish Inquisition was
the court created by the Catholic Church to find and try non-Catholics
a ruthless group who enjoyed torture and execution.
remarkably effective in its hunt for heretics because no one expected it.
an organization whose hidden purpose was to increase the political power of the Catholic Church.
How did the plague get to Europe?
contaminated food sources from Asia
infected soldiers returning from battle
infected sailors traveling from Asia who docked in Sicily
merchant ships from North America
What caused the plague?
eating infected food
spreading of a bacteria called Yersinia
spreading of a virus called Pelagius
the spread of a lab generated virus
How many Europeans died from the plague?
50% of the population
1/3 of the population
10% of the population
1/4 of the population
What was the result of the Great Schism?
Europeans felt more loyalty to the monarch
Pope and church gained more power
It convinced followers that reformed were not necessary
Three popes were each trying to control the Catholic Church
The Hundred Years War was between what two countries?
Holy Roman Empire and England
England and France
France and the Holy Roman Empire
Italy and France
What happened to Joan of Arc?
She was placed in charge of the army to fight at Orleans after telling the King she was sent by God
She was found innocent of practicing witchcraft and she returned to the military.
She was crowned Queen of France where she increased rights for women
She was exiled to Spain where she was imprisoned.
Identify THREE of Charlemagne's accomplishments
Expanded the empire to include most of Western Europe
crowned Emperor of the Romans
persecuted heretics
established a government that was modeled by later kings
