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Reconquista and Inquisition

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify on the map the areas that France and England fought to control during the Hundred Years War: Choose all that apply.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which statements best describe the importance and role of Joan of Arc? Choose all that apply.

a)
  • She promoted a peaceful end to the Hundred Years War.

b)
  • She was inspired by religious visions.

c)
  • She lead the English to victory in the Hundred Years War.

d)
  • She became a Roman Catholic saint.

e)
  • She died from the Bubonic Plague.

3.

Which group took control of the Iberian Peninsula and settled it starting in the 700s?

a)

Jews

b)

Muslims

c)

Christians

d)

Mongols

4.

How did the plague travel?

a)

Air

b)

Merchant ships

c)

Rats

d)

Airplane

5.

Which statement best describes the significance of the Battle of Grenada

a)

It was the last Muslim victory in Spain.

b)

It gave Spain control over its Atlantic coast.

c)

It was the first major Christian victory of the Reconquista.

d)

It was the final defeat of Muslims in Iberia

6.

Which of the following is an impact of the Hundred Years War:

a)

Hastings was taken by William

b)

France and England united as countries

c)

Christians defeated Muslims and could visit the Holy Land

d)

Henry V becomes king of Germany

7.

The Reconquista can best be described as:

a)

Christians drove the Muslims out of Spain

b)

Muslims take the city Cordoba

c)

The investigation of people who speak against the Catholic Church

d)

X

8.

Which of the following was a result of the Muslims being defeated during the Reconquista?

a)

Christians change the church into a mosque

b)

Portugal became a Christian kingdom

c)

Many were questioned about their loyalty to the Catholic Church

d)

Mongols were sent out of Spain

9.

Identify the country of Ferdinand and Isabella by choosing the correct number below.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Choose the following facts that are true about Ferdinand and Isabella: Choose all that apply.

a)
  • Their marriage united Christian kingdoms in Spain.

b)
  • They wanted more cultural diversity in Spain by letting Muslims and Jews live in Spain.

c)
  • They wanted to exile Muslims and Jews from Spain.

d)
  • They used the Catholic Church to acquire more land.

e)
  • They funded exploration for Christopher Columbus.

11.

The Inquisition can best be described as:

a)

The war between Christians and Muslims for the Holy Land

b)

The war between Christians and Muslims for control of Spain

c)

A series of investigations to find, investigate, and judge heretics

d)

The period of exploration of the Americas

12.

Why was the Inquisition created? Choose all that apply.

a)
  • Muslims were not letting Jews be a part of Cordoba.

b)
  • Spanish leaders wanted to maintain control of Spain after the Muslims were defeated.

c)
  • Church leaders wanted to punish those who were a threat to Christian Spain

d)
  • Christians wanted to take back Portugal.

13.

Which of the following would be true about peasants that survived the Black Death:

a)

Peasants were now moved up to the noble class

b)

Peasants demanded more money from their lords and later revolted

c)

Lords placed stricter punishments on peasants who tried to flee manors for better pay

d)

All peasants left manors to live in the cities.

14.

How did the Black Death affect the Catholic Church?

a)

It didn't affect it at all.

b)

Most of the clergy died

c)

People began to question the church

d)

The Pope died from the plague.