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Medieval 2 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What message is presented in the painting?

a)

The Black Death spread across Europe quickly.

b)

The Black Death had significant impacts on entire cities.

c)

Science became more important due to the Black Death.

d)

People dealt with the disease as individuals.

2.

In what year did the Black Death begin?

a)

1000

b)

1300

c)

1347

d)

1352

3.

Where did the plague originate from

a)

Central Asia

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

Southeast Asia

4.

Which of the following spread the plague?

a)

Snakes

b)

Rats

c)

Rabbits

d)

Fleas

e)

Ships

5.

Which creature carried the plague?

a)

crusader

b)

rat

c)

flea

d)

serf

6.

What is the name of of the bacteria that caused the plague?

a)

Rattus Rattus

b)

Holius Crudius Pestis

c)

Blackus Rattus Europus

d)

Yersina Pestis

7.

What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?

a)

buboes

b)

flea bites

c)

infections

d)

A sign from God

8.

They were falsely accused of poisoning wells and starting the plague

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Heretics

d)

Jews

9.

How did the Black Plague travel from one continent to another?

a)

On the Silk Road trade routes

b)

By ships on the Middle Passage

c)

Via mail on the Pony Express

d)

By messenger pigeons

10.

How did people react to the Black Death

a)

quarantine themselves

b)

burn houses and villages to stop the spread

c)

believed it was God's punishment

d)

All of the above

11.

Why did doctors wear beak shaped masks during the Black Plague?

a)

the looked cool

b)

to scare the plaque away

c)

to stuff with flowers and herbs to keep out the smell and the plague

d)

to carry their medical gear

12.

Which of the following was NOT a social effect of the plague?

a)

people turned to witchcraft and magic

b)

massive migration

c)

pessimistic outlook on life

d)

people had more and more children

13.

Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of the Plague

a)

populations of towns fell

b)

wages increased for everyone

c)

serfs were unpaid

d)

farmland was abandoned

14.

What is a fief?

a)

A warrior who fights on a horseback

b)

Land granted to a vassal for military service

c)

A lower noble

d)

Land the king grants to peasants

15.

What is a serf?

a)

A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on

b)

A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

c)

A knight who serves a lord for life

d)

A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land

16.

What is a knight?

a)

A higher noble who owns a large amount of land

b)

A lower noble who trains for war in tournaments and jousting

c)

A lower noble who refuses to fight

d)

A peasant who fights in the noble's army

17.

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of

a)

the king

b)

the knight

c)

chivalry

d)

servitude

18.

Which of the following BEST describes the life of a peasant?

a)

Filled with work year round, little money, and no chance for changing their social status

b)

Difficult but through hard work they could become knights or even higher nobles

c)

A few months of difficult work but most of the year was spent with their families

d)

Very harsh as they were bought and sold by different nobles

19.

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

a)

There was disorder and danger.

b)

There was no monarch.

c)

There was not enough land.

d)

All the answers are correct.

20.

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

a)

lord / vassal

b)

peasant / serf

c)

merchant / squire

d)

villager / priest

21.

The Vikings were

a)

northern people who made raids on European villages

b)

Muslims who traded goods from the Middle East

c)

Germanic people who attacked Rome from the north

d)

central European people who came from Asia

22.

If you lived in the Middle Ages, your social class was determined by

a)

birth

b)

wealth

c)

religion

d)

education

23.

The lords provided __________ for their peasants in return for __________.

a)

protection / labor

b)

fiefs / labor

c)

labor / protection

d)

land / fiefs

24.

Why did William the Conqueror invade England?

a)

He argued that he was the rightful heir to the throne, since he was Edward's cousin.

b)

He didn't want the Muslims to take it over.

c)

He didn't like England because they were Catholics.

d)

He didn't want England to be ruled by Vikings.

25.
In 1066 William of Normandy won the nickname "William the Conqueror" and became King of England after which battle?
a)
Battle of  London
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Canterbury
d)
Battle of Hastings
26.

Who was the leader of the Anglo-Saxons in the Fall of 1066?

a)

William

b)

Harold

c)

Edward

d)

Henry

27.
Who won the battle of Hastings?
a)
the Normans
b)
the Saxons
c)
the Vikings
d)
the Tudors
28.

What was the Domesday book?

a)

a book about the end of the world commissioned by William the Conqueror

b)

A record of all the property and holdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror so he could determine the extent of his lands and wealth

c)

a recipe book with all of the latest French cuisine commissioned by William the Conqueror

d)

a book tracing the family lineage of the English Throne commissioned by William the Conqueror

29.

What was an impact of William's conquering of England?

a)

He outlawed the feudal system in England.

b)

He established a feudal system similar to others around Europe.

c)

He ended the line of Norman kings in England.

d)

He banished all Saxons from his lands.

30.

Which part of Europe was William the Duke of before becoming King?

a)

Normandy

b)

Germany

c)

Belgium

d)

Spain

31.

What is the name of the embroidered material that tells the story of the Battle of Hastings?

a)

The English Tapestry

b)

The Hastings Tapestry

c)

The Bayeux Tapestry

d)

William's Tapestry

32.

What is the goal of Chess? How do you know you've won?

a)

Your opponent's King is in Check.

b)

You capture all of your opponent's pieces.

c)

You have trapped your opponent's King in Checkmate.

d)

You capture your opponent's King.

33.

____________ and ______________ fought in the 100 Years' War.

a)

England; Germany

b)

England; Muslims

c)

France; Germany

d)

France; England

34.

Joan of Arc helped ________________ win the wars.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

America

35.

The creation of the _________________ helped to easily defeat knights.

a)

shortbow

b)

longbow

c)

boxing gloves

d)

long sword

36.

Why was the Joan of Arc was burned at the stake

a)

She was an English spy

b)

The court found her guilty of being a witch

c)

She caught the Black Death

d)

The King of Spain’s daughter wanted her golden pear

37.

A result of the Hundred Years’ War was:

a)

English monarchy is weakened/French monarchy is strengthened

b)

A weakened sense of national feeling in France

c)

An increase in the power of the English Parliament

d)

French monarchy is weakened/French monarchy is strengthened

38.

One cause of the Hundred Years’ War was:

a)

Sherman’s March to the Sea

b)

Edward III of England claims the French throne

c)

Early English victories

d)

The capture of Joan of Arc

39.

How Long was the Hundred Year war?

a)

100 years

b)

132 years

c)

116 years

d)

105 years

40.

Joan of Arc was also known as ___________.

a)

a good soldier

b)

an apprentice

c)

The maid

d)

The seer

41.

Why did Joan believe that she had to see the future king of France?

a)

Voices from saints and angels told her to go

b)

Her father sent her

c)

She wanted to be famous

d)

The local priest told her to go

42.

Why was the Magna Carta so important?

a)

Kings could only raise taxes for wars; criminals were given lawyers; people wrote their own constitution

b)

Kings could raise taxes; courts hung criminals; people were given some rights

c)

Kings could not raise taxes; trials had to have juries of peers; gave rights to everyday people

d)

King John was imprisoned and monarchies in England were abolished

43.
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?
a)
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
b)
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
d)
It determined England's physical boundaries
44.

Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

King John

b)

King James

c)

King Louis

d)

King Henry

45.

Before the Magna Carta was signed, King John had ______

a)

limited power

b)

a democracy

c)

justice power

d)

absolute power

46.

How did Magna Carta affect our American legal system?

a)

We use the same cool calligraphy in our legal documents.

b)

Many of our civil rights were ensrhined in Magna Carta.

c)

American judges still dress in medieval robes.