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Medieval Europe

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which three actions by monasteries contributed to the early spread of Christianity in medieval Europe?

a)

commissioning painters to create religious art


b)

providing religious instruction to local communities


c)

translating and preserving classical knowledge


d)

supporting individuals calling for reforms in religious policies


e)

promoting loyalty to church leaders


2.

Which of the following was not an impact of Charlemagne on Medieval Europe?

a)

The creation of the Holy Roman Empire


b)

The establishment of Christianity as the dominant religion in his empire


c)

The mutually beneficial relationship between the King and the Pope.


d)

He lead the first crusade and made peace with the Muslim leader Saladin.


3.

This was the main religion of Europe during the Middle Age

a)

European Muslin


b)

Greek Orthodox


c)

Roman Catholic


4.

This person spent their whole life training to fight and then pledged his loyalty to a lord.

a)

cavalry

b)

noble

c)

knight

d)

townsman

5.

Which of these is NOT a way people used land in medieval Europe?

a)

feudal farms

b)

camping in desert


c)

trade along rivers


d)

castles on hills


6.

Which of these is NOT an effect of feudalism

a)

land given for service


b)

trade increased


c)

shortage of food


d)

knights protected land


7.

Which of the following locations was NOT affected by the “Black Death”?

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

Middle East

8.

Which of these caused feudalism to end in Europe?

a)

Crusades & plague killed many workers


b)

serfs always ran away from manors


c)

kings became homeless


d)

knights often stole their lord’s land


9.

What happened among Roman generals that caused problems for the Roman Empire? Why did they do this?

a)

They all became emperor


b)

They began fighting with each other. They each wanted to become emperor


c)

They went to church together


d)

They began fighting and then ate together


10.

In medieval Europe, manorialism was

a)

the political agreement between kings, nobles, knights and peasants


b)

the code of conduct followed by feudal knights


c)

requirement that all peasants paid taxes to the church


d)

the free agricultural labor economic system under feudalism


11.

Who were the Huns? Who was their greatest leader?

a)

he Huns were a nomadic. Their greatest leader was Pope


b)

The Huns were a nomadic. Their great leader was Attila


c)

he Huns were a nomadic. Their greatest leader was Huns.


d)

he Huns were a nomadic. Their greatest leader was Jack.


12.

How did monasteries and convents preserve knowledge during the Middle Ages?

a)

preserving texts

b)

founding universities

c)

writing histories

d)

building schools


e)

copying books