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Epic Manor Battle

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the approximate dates for the Middle Age time period?
a)
400 BCE - 1200 BCE
b)
1500 BCE - 500 BCE
c)
500 BCE - 1000 CE
d)
500 CE - 1500 CE
2.
Which events mark the beginning and end of the Medieval time period?
a)
The Great Schism to the Black Death
b)
The Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance 
c)
The death of Augustus to the voyage of Columbus
d)
From the Viking Raids to the 100 Years War
3.
The people who owned the land during the Middle Ages were called....
a)
Lords
b)
Manors
c)
Serfs
d)
Peasants
4.
The social system or government system of exchanging land for loyalty and protection was called....
a)
socialism
b)
vassalism
c)
feudalism
5.
Knights provided _________ to the feudal hierarchy and lived by a set of rules called ____________ .
a)
food, chivalry
b)
protection, chivalry
c)
protection, the way
d)
technology, chivalry
6.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars against the Vikings
b)
A series of wars to try to take control of the Holy Land
c)
A series of wars to unite Europe
d)
None of these
7.
What were Muslims and Christians fighting over during the crusades?
a)
the Holy Land
b)
trading routes
c)
The Byzantine Empire
d)
The Catholic Curch
8.
Crusaders brought many new and interesting goods back with them from the Middle East. This served to ___________ trade in western Europe.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
maintain
d)
eliminate 
9.
After the Black Death, peasants had bargaining power and began asking for: 
a)
pay for their work
b)
better living conditions
c)
rights
d)
They wanted it all!
10.
Who was fighting for the holy land during the crusades?
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Muslims
c)
Atheists and Christians
d)
Jews and Hindus
11.
The Black Plague spread to Europe from 
a)
The Roman Empire along the Appian Way
b)
Africa along the coast
c)
Asia along the Silk Road
d)
Denmark by Vikings
12.
The Muslims and Christians were constantly fighting over which city during the Crusades?
a)
London
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Paris
d)
Babylon
13.
How much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Plague?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
3/4
14.
One way the Black Plague was spread was by...
a)
not taking a bath
b)
eating rotten meat
c)
fleas on rats
d)
inquisition
15.

How did the Black Death impact the feudal economy of Europe?

a)
the labor shortages ended the feudal economy
b)
the feudal economy became stronger and was the backbone of Europe
c)

the serfs continued to pay their feudal dues to the lords and live on feifs

d)
the serfs were tied to the land and continued to work very hard long hours
16.

Ferdinand and Isabella began to drive all of the Muslims out of southern Spain during the

a)

Reconquista

b)
Spanish Holy Muslim War
c)
Holy Catholic War
d)

Hundred Years War

e)

none of these

17.
The fall of the Roman Empire was in
a)
475
b)
476
c)
1100
d)
350
18.
A piece of land was known as a
a)
manor
b)
feudalism
c)
fief
d)
parcel
19.
Individuals who were legally bound to the land were known as
a)
lords
b)
knights
c)
vassals
d)
serfs
20.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
21.
Who divided the empire into 2 parts, to make it easier to rule?
a)
Constantine
b)
Nero
c)
Caesar
d)
Diocletian
22.
Rome was located near what body of water, which was a MAJOR trade route?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
23.
Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire? 
a)
Political Instability 
b)
The empire became too small
c)
Economic problems 
d)
It became too large to manage effectively.
24.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
25.
Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?
a)
It was too big for one person to rule 
b)
an emperor's two sons took over
c)
There wasn't a split 
d)
Germanic tribes invaded 
26.
Justinian's lasting contribution was .:
a)
His permanent retaking of the western half of the Roman Empire
b)
His uniting political and religious authority into a single leader
c)
His updating of previous legal (law) traditions
d)
His conquest of the Ottoman Turks
27.
What was the Byzantine empire often called?
a)
Eastern Roman Empire
b)
Europa
c)
Persia
d)
World rulers
28.

The Roman Empire prospered in part due to

a)

military conquests

b)

slave labor

c)

agriculture

d)

trade

29.

A "site of encounter" is

a)

a place where people of different cultures meet

b)

where ideas and technologies are exchanged

c)

a new social media site

d)

none of these

30.

What role did geography play in the fall of the empire?

a)

all areas of the empire were accessible by water

b)

there were no natural barriers to invasion

c)

the empire was too vast to protect

d)

all of these

31.

Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive after the fall of the Western Empire?

a)

they (mostly) avoided invasion

b)

there was less corruption and infighting

c)

they allowed freedom of religion

d)

none of these

32.

Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which make Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Constantine sanctioned Christianity because

a)

he saw a vision of the cross in the sun

b)

he believed it would help him be victorius in battle

c)

he thought it would help unite the empire

d)

all of these

34.

Under Theodosius, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

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