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WorksheetsMedieval Europe
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did the Roman Empire collapse?
A hurricane blew it away.
The Roman Empire experienced decades of invasions by barbarians.
An earthquake took it down.
People did not like the Roman Empire.
Why was the Church important after the fall of Rome?
it was the only important institution that survived after the fall of Rome.
The church was pretty
The church was wealthy
The church was big.
a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family.
Word bank:
patriarchy
medieval
clergy
(a)
What are the people in a Christian church, such as priests, who carry out religious duties called?
people
monks
institution
clergy
Why were skills no longer passed on by artisans, and why did this make life worse for Europeans?
People just did not care anymore and it did not make life worse.
Without a central government to pay for big projects, artisans no longer used or passed on their skills. The loss of skilled people meant that the standard of living declined because there were fewer high-quality goods available.
Skills have always been passed down.
What is a monastery?
A church
A store for the monks
the place where monks lived.
Monasteries became centers of learning because schools were rare and universities did not exist in Europe at this time.
TRUE
FALSE
An example of an institution is all of these except:
school
church
hospital
farm
We are in the middle ages right now.
FALSE
TRUE
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