WorksheetsUnit 1: Medieval Europe Exam
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 49mins
Which of the following groups was considered "really corrupt" in Rome around the time of its fall?
Caesars
Senators
Barbarians
Military Generals
The average life expectancy of someone in the Medieval Time Period was...
10
25
33
40
Which part of Rome "fell"
(a)
Which person did the political rulers (kings) often find themselves in conflict with?
(a)
How many fields were in the medieval system of agriculture?
(a)
Which of the following was the biggest obstacle a person had to face in the medieval time period?
Famine
War
Poverty
Childhood
To have a successful manor in the medieval time period, a lord on a manor had to have a large supply of this.
(a)
People who lived on a Medieval manor were willing to work on the manor in exchange for what?
(a)
Constantinople was a major center for what?
(a)
Which of the following is NOT one of the area's Justinian took over as ruler of the Byzantine Empire?
Russia
North Africa
Italy
Spain
Most people in the Byzantine Empire spoke what language?
(a)
Rurik was the first leader of the Slavic/Russian People. What group of people did he come from?
(a)
Where did Genghis Khan and the Mongols come from?
(a)
Which of the following is the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Pope
Patriarch
Archbishop
King
Which of the following is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?
Pope
Patriarch
Archbishop
King
After the fall of Rome, most people lived where?
(a)
Who was the first person to unite the Germanic people after the fall of Rome?
(a)
Which of the following is not one of the three capital cities of the Kingdom of Russia?
Kiev
Constantinople
Moscow
Novgorod
The main sporting arena in Constantinople was called the (a) .
What country had the first monasteries (places where Monks and Nuns lived) that wanted to turn back to the church's basic teachings?
(a)
A 10% tax to the Church paid by every Christian family.
(a)
The selling of a church position by a bishop.
(a)
The Church's court of law
(a)
Which of the following are the two main groups of friars?
Clares & Benedictines
Benedictines & Franciscans
Dominicans & Clares
Dominicans & Franciscans
The early form of Medieval architecture was called (a)
The form of Medieval architecture found in the later part of this time period was called (a)
Which of the following did the Byzantine Emperor Alexius call upon during the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II
Richard the Lionheart of England
Geoffrey of Bouillon
Robert of Flanders
Of the 48,000 men who joined the First Crusade, how many actually made it to the Holy Lands?
1/8
1/4
1/2
3/4
What was the name of the man responsible for the Third Crusade?
(a)
Which group of people were originally called upon to fight in the First Crusade?
Knights
Peasants
Kings
Church Officials
The Capetian Dynasty was a line of kings ruling what kingdom?
England
France
Spain
Russia
Which of the following did NOT cause a disruption in the growth of England and France towards the end of the Medieval time period?
War
Famine
Plague
Conflicts with & within the Church
What city did the Capet family have within their kingdom that gave them more power than other families at the time in their region?
(a)
A French Court official heard trials, ran the courts and collected taxes was called a (a) .
How many estates are there in the Estates General?
1
2
3
4
English Parliament is divided into how many houses?
1
2
3
4
Originally in English Parliament there was one house. It was made up of 2 (a) from each county.
Which group was the French king having difficulty with? This group ultimately forced him to create the Estates General so he could raise enough money.
(a)
Which English king lost most of the English lands in mainland Europe to France?
(a)
France was once a part of this Frankish King's empire. Who was that king?
(a)
Which of the following did the Kingdoms of England and France realize was the most important part of being successful?
A strong central government
Support of the Church
Support of the People
A good set of Courts
The Kingdom of England was born out of which Roman province (territory)?
(a)
Which group of people constantly invaded England (making it difficult for them to initially unify)?
(a)
How did the English king acquire most of his land?
From the Church
From War
From Marriage
From Inheritance
Which group of people forced King John to sign the Magna Carta?
(a)
Which of the following reasons was why the English Kings typically raised taxes?
To pay for war
To pay for building projects
To raise more money for the church
To fill his own treasury
Court rulings were judges typically decided cases in similar rulings/manners was called (a) law.
Besides England, what other country uses the Magna Carta as the basis of law?
Russia
North Korea
Japan
United States
What did the Treaty of Troyes do?
Put the French King's illegitimate son on the throne of France.
Give the city or Orleans to the English.
Turn over all the Burgundians to the French for treason.
Give all of the French lands to the English king upon the French king's death.
Which of the following did Joan of Arc believe should be on the French throne?
Louis XIV
Charles VI
Charles VII
Henry V
Which group of people turned Joan of Arc over to the English?
(a)
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for what offense?
(a)
Which kingdom turned Joan of Arc over to the Church?
(a)
William the Conqueror was also the Duke of what region in France?
(a)
The Battle of Hastings decided who would be king of what country?
France
Spain
England
Italy
The Black Plague attacked lymph nodes in what location of the body?
Shoulder
Throat
Armpit
Groin
The Black Plague was originally brought by ships travelling along the (a)
Which group of people helped bring the plague over to Europe?
(a)
Which of the following are believed to be the two original carriers of the y. pestis bacteria causing the Plague?
Fleas
Humans
Rats
Cats
The time period starting after the end of the Medieval time period is called the (a) .
