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Middle Ages

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who created feudalism

a)

Franks

b)

Spanish

c)

Italiains

d)

French

2.

What is a fief?

a)

Car

b)

Weapon

c)

Land

d)

Money

3.

The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of the 

a)

Feudal System

b)

Manor System

c)

Code of Arms

d)

Untitled Territory Mandate

4.

Why were the Crusades fought?

a)

to bring the eastern bishops back under the pope's control.

b)

to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

c)

to protect European territory from invading Muslims. 

d)

to gain control of Palestine, the Holy Land.

5.

Which of the following is the correct order of the feudal society from top to bottom?

a)

nobles, peasants, knights, serfs, kings

b)

serfs, kings, knights, peasants, nobles 

c)

kings, nobles, knights, peasants, serfs

d)

knights, peasants, serfs, kings, nobles.

6.

Match the following

a)

Middle Ages

1.

A period of time that lasted from about 500 to 1500 in Europe

b)

Monastery

2.

A community of Monks

c)

Vassal

3.

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

d)

Medieval Period

4.

Another name for Middle Ages

e)

Knights

5.

Warriors who fought on horseback

7.

In return for farming knights' land, peasants had to 

a)

Give Knights weapons

b)

Give Knights money

c)

Give Knights food

d)

Care for Knights kids

8.

The system of promises that governed lords and vassals is known as 

a)

obligations

b)

fief

c)

feudalism

d)

manorialism

9.

Match the following

a)

A religious man who lived apart from society in a isolated community

1.

Monk

b)

A worker in Medieval Europe who was tied to the land on which they lived

2.

Serfs

c)

An estate of land given to knights

3.

Fief

d)

A large estate owned by a knight or lord

4.

Manor

e)

System of obligations that governed the relationships between lords and vassals

5.

Feudalism

10.

The power of nobles in Medieval Europe grew because 

a)

The peasants revolted.

b)

Few people had money in the Middle Ages so nobles took advantage of them.

c)

The kings' armies were too slow to defend against invaders so nobles had to protect their own lands.

d)

Many kings suffered from a strange illness.

11.

Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after

a)

Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II of England .

b)

William the Conquerer invaded Britain

c)

the Vikings began raiding northern Europe.

d)

Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans.

12.

A ___________ is a member of a religious community of men typically living a very simple life devoted to God.

a)

Monk

b)

Peasant

c)

Pope

d)

Nun

13.

Which of the following is NOT a concept that the Magna Carta introduced

a)

Right to a fair trial

b)

laws apply to all people including monarchs

c)

government leaders could be taxed. 

d)

people could not be held without being charged with a crime

14.

The Magna Carta is similar to what American document?

a)

The Bill Of Rights

b)

The American Anthem

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Constitution

15.

Which group forced King John of England to sign Magna Carta?

a)

President

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants

16.

The Magna Carta was important because it 

a)

Limited the amount of taxes paid

b)

Limited the power of the king

c)

Freed slaves

d)

Ended Feudalism

17.

What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord?

a)

A fief

b)

Money

c)

Weapons

d)

A bounty

18.

What do many people believe caused the spread of the Black Death during the Middle Ages?

a)

Fleas on Rats

b)

Ticks

c)

Contaminated food

d)

Fungus

19.

How did the Black Plague affect the Medieval Europe?

a)

It ended Feudalism

b)

It contaminated the rivers

c)

It ended taxes

d)

It enforced trade

20.

How did life changed for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague?

a)

They worked longer days

b)

They took over the manors

c)

They moved to the county

d)

They demanded wages for their labor

21.

In what way was England different from France after the Hundred Years' War?

a)

The English converted to Protestantism while the French remained Roman Catholic. 

b)

England's population was smaller than that of France. 

c)

English peasants went to cities while French peasants remained in the country.

d)

The English King lost power while the French king gained power.

22.

Who was the teen peasant girl who rallied the French troops to fight back against the English in the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Florence of Arc

c)

Princess Diana

d)

Queen Elizabeth

23.

The Hundred Years' War was 

a)

a constant battle with fierce fighting and no periods of peace

b)

100 years of war for the control of the Holy Land.

c)

a series of wars between the French and English 

d)

a battle that lasted 116 years 

24.

What was the most important result of the Crusades?

a)

Trade and exchange of ideas between Europe and Asia increased. 

b)

Muslims and Christians gained respect for one another. 

c)

Popes increased their power.

d)

European kings increased their power.

25.

The growth of European cities around the year 1000 was caused by

a)

the spread of Christianity. 

b)

The increase of population and trade

c)

the decrease of Viking raids.

d)

the end of the manor system.

26.

One reason Christian Crusaders lost the Holy Land was that 

a)

they traveled long distances to the battles.

b)

the lacked support from kings and nobles. 

c)

they didn't understand the reason for the conflict.

d)

they didn't have the support of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

27.

What can you infer about Charlemagne from his accomplishments?

a)

He was interested in spreading the feudal system

b)

He was not very concerned with education. 

c)

He did not think religion was important.

d)

He wanted to gain great power in Europe.