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Unit 5: Middle Ages and Renaissance

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
2.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
3.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
4.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
5.

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

a)

Samurai

b)

Navy

c)

Vassal

d)

Knight

6.
Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?
a)
religion became less of an influence among people
b)
most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
c)
surviving peasants gained more economic power
d)
peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs
7.
Which of the following best describes a fief?
a)
the peasants who worked the farm land
b)
the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
c)
the income raised by the peasants
d)
the estate that was granted to the vassal
8.
Which of these statements about the Crusades is true?
a)
Crusaders brought Islamic culture, architecture, and medicine back to Europe
b)
trade diminished across Europe as fighting destroyed roads and bridges
c)
Crusaders were welcomed by Muslims, who wanted to help driving the Jews from the Holy Land
9.
The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Cairo
c)
Mecca
d)
Rome
10.
During the Middle Ages, how did Catholic religious leaders influence the kings and lords of Europe?
a)
the church usually had bishops and cardinals made into kings
b)
the church had control over most of Europe's food supply
c)
the church had an army larger than any other feudal army
d)
the church taught that it had authority over every person
11.
Black Death was spread largely by
a)
Rats
b)
People
c)
Cats
d)
Birds
12.
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
a)
Sick people moved into the castles
b)
Lords were more likely to die from it
c)
It created a shortage of workers
13.
What is another name for the Black Death?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Smallpox
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Chicken Pox
14.
The social institution that was most damaged in the public's mind because of the plague was
a)
the government
b)
the schools
c)
the markets
d)
the church
15.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
16.

An artist who made sketches of flying machines centuries before the first airplane.

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Flanders

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Florence

e)

Niccolo Machiavelli

17.

Started a printing revolution.

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Flanders

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Florence

e)

Niccolo Machiavelli

18.

What was the age of great change marked by renewed interest in classical learning and the arts called?

a)

Reformation

b)

Middel Ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

Medieval Enlightenment

19.

Which Renaissance artist painted the The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo Bounarroti

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Piero della Francesca

d)

Sandro Botticelli

20.

What is the definition of "Renaissance"?

a)

Resistance to classical education and intellectual exploration.

b)

Rebirth of classical education and intellectual exploration.

c)

Resistance to global exploration and the building of empires.

d)

Rebirth of global exploration and the building of empires.

21.

“Humans are capable of living good and decent lives by using logic and reason”.


This quote would fit in with which philosophy/ideology?

a)

Humanism

b)

Evolutionist

c)

Prohibition

d)

Egoism

22.

Martin Luther's intent in posting his theses was:

a)

To start his own religion

b)

To start a political revolution

c)

To force the Church to excommunicate him

d)

To reform the Catholic Church

23.

Invented the printing press:

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Mendel

c)

daVinci

d)

Luther

24.

English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church so he could give himself:

a)

a promotion

b)

a divorce

c)

a better passport

d)

a tax break

25.

Why did the invention of the printing press and the growth in the number of Bibles increase literacy?

a)

More people were exposed to written language and got the chance to learn

b)

The Catholic Church used the invention of the printing press

26.

Why did people split from the Catholic Church and form Protestant churches?

a)

They believed only Martin Luther could have a church

b)

People were not happy with the Catholic Church's taxes & indulgences.

27.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

28.
The crusades were a series of wars fought between:
a)
Jews and Christians
b)
Jews and Muslims
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Christians and Catholics
29.

What was the original goal of the Crusades?

a)

To make sure that kings no longer ruled over peasants.

b)

To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

c)

To end Feudalism

d)

To open new trade routes to the East.

30.

Why did peasants accept their status as peasants?

a)

They didn’t mind being poor

b)

They liked hard work

c)

The Church taught them to accept it

d)

They were freed once they were 30 years old

31.

What was the role of the lord?

a)

Maintain order and provide for peasants

b)

Hire knights to protect manor

c)

Grant lands to lower lords (vassals)

d)

Pay taxes to peasants

32.

What was the role of the peasant?

a)

Provide labor for lords

b)

Maintain order in society

c)

Serve and protect as warriors

d)

Grant lands to vassals

33.

What role did the manor play in feudal life?

a)

Serve as a military base

b)

Housing for peasants

c)

Promote trade

d)

Function as a self-sufficient community

34.

Why did the Church gain so much power in the Middle Ages?

a)

Weak and decentralized feudal systems

b)

In response to the strong influence of Islam

c)

Strong, centralized governments

d)

The growth of the monarchy

35.

The printing press helped spread

a)

Literacy and new ideas

b)

Islam

c)

Greek and Roman culture

d)

Michelangelo’s 95 Theses

36.

Benefits of Feudalism for Peasants​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
military protection
land to grow crops
disobey laws of the ruler
steady supply of workers
focus of defending a specific area
make treaties with foreign kings
37.

Which statement gives a reason why the invention of the printing press was so important?

a)

Wealthy families began to support writers

b)

Scholars published new theories

c)

Merchants switched to paper money

d)

It enabled the production of books in large quantities

38.

Renaissance art and architecture was influenced by ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , & ​ (c)   ​

Choose from the below words
Greece
Rome
the Church
Mesopotamia
India
China
the government
39.

How did the Black Plague spread?

a)

fleas bite rats then bite people

b)

airborne virus

c)

Human-to-human contact

d)

Contaminated food and water

40.

Why were wealthy families important during the Renaissance?

a)

Wealthy people supported skilled painters & sculptors

b)

Wealthy families members became astronomers & painters

c)

Painters influenced wealthy families' religious beliefs with their art

d)

Wealthy families were able to finance voyages of exploration

41.

Effects of the Bubonic Plague on Europe​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
major decrease in population
labor shortages
serfs became more valuable
weakened the feudal system
king's power increased
religion/church became more powerful
women gained more rights & freedoms
42.

What movement had the most influence on the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Feudalism

43.

All of the following are reasons for the weakening of the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation except:

a)

The selling of indulgences

b)

Conflict between the Church and European Rulers

c)

The Church was a source of stability in people's lives.

d)

The Church had become corrupt.

44.

During the Middle Ages, who would have been considered the most powerful person in Europe?

a)

the Pope

b)

a king

c)

the richest merchant

d)

Knights

45.

Which of the following is true about the Western half of the Roman Empire after its fall?

a)

chaos, turmoil and violence

b)

constant invasion of outsiders

c)

decline in cities and learning

d)

all of these are true

46.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the invasions?

a)

disruption of trade

b)

cities and towns abandoned

c)

learning decreased

d)

travel was easier and safer

47.

Why did feudalism develop?

a)

no centralized government

b)

Great Schism

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

invasion of the Ottoman Turks

48.

Because manors were self-sufficient, they did not need to do what?

a)

form armies

b)

farm

c)

trade

49.
Which of the following groups DID NOT make up the social structure of feudalism?
a)
Knights
b)
King/Queen
c)
Middle class
d)
Serfs
50.
What made Europeans feel united together after the Roman Empire didn't anymore?
a)
Kings
b)
Christianity
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Serfs
51.
In the later part of the Middle Ages, cities grew because of an increase in what?
a)
Nobles
b)
Crusades
c)
Churches
d)
Trade
52.

What is the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages/Renaissance

a)

Vassal

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Cathedrals

d)

Feudalism

53.

Against what group of people did Pope Urban II declare the Crusades?

a)

heretics

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

renegades

54.

What was a series of wars by Christian armies to reclaim the Holy Land?

a)

Reconquista

b)

Inquisition

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

Crusades

55.

What event inspired Pope Urban II to call for the Crusades?

a)

Destruction of the city of Jerusalem by Muslim invaders

b)

A letter from the Byzantine Empire asking for aid

c)

The split of the Roman Empire

d)

The invention of the printing press

56.

The Pope excommunicated this woman. She was the first Protestant Queen of England and the daughter of King Henry VIII

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Mary Tudor

d)

Martina Luther

57.

I had 6 wives and caused England to split from the Catholic Church and create the Anglican Church

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Lorenzo Medici

d)

Martin Luther

58.

I wrote the 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church and ended up creating a whole new branch of Christianity

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Pope Urban II

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