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The Middle Ages - what do you know ?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did the Middle Ages last ?

a)

around 100 years

b)

around 500 years

c)

around 1000 years

d)

around 1500 years

2.

How long did the Hundred Year's War last ?

a)

100 years

b)

96 years

c)

116 years

d)

200 years

3.

Which century does 1212 belong to ?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

11th

d)

14th

4.

What is this roman number : MCDXVII

a)

1157

b)

1607

c)

1333

d)

1417

5.

Which event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages ?

a)

The fall of the Western Roman Empire

b)

The birth of Jesus Christ

c)

The foundation of Rome

d)

The coronation of Charlemagne

6.

And which events can we use to mark its end ? (multiple answers)

a)

The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire

b)

The coronation of Louis XIV

c)

The end of the Reconquista

d)

America's discovery by Christopher Columbus

7.

In the Middle Ages, out of 100 people, how many of them were peasants ?

a)

50

b)

30

c)

90

d)

70

8.

What was life expectancy in the Middle Ages ?

a)

80

b)

45

c)

55

d)

30

9.

Today, Switzerland counts more than 8 million inhabitants. How many were there in the Middle Ages ?

a)

4 times less

b)

8 times less

c)

12 times less

d)

16 times less

10.

The First Crusade had the goal of capturing which city ?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Mecca

c)

Cairo

d)

Rome

11.

Where did the Renaissance begin ?

a)

England

b)

Netherlands

c)

Italy

d)

France

12.

What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe during the Middle Ages ?

a)

Chivalry

b)

Feudalism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

13.

What is the other name of the Eastern Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire ?

a)

Ostrogoth Empire

b)

Justinian Empire

c)

Orthodox Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

14.

How do we call someone who was not free and could only move with the permission of the lord ?

a)

a serf

b)

a bishop

c)

a blacksmith

d)

a knight

15.

What is the correct feudal order from top to bottom ?

a)

Lord, king, knight, serf

b)

King, lord, knight, serf

c)

Knight, serf, lord, king

d)

Serf, knight, lord, king

16.

Which religion was the most practised in Europe during the Middle Ages ?

a)

Islam

b)

Protestantism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Judaism

17.

Bishops, priests, abbots, and monks belonged to which order ?

a)

the clergy

b)

the nobility

c)

the knights

d)

the peasants