WorksheetsUnit 8: Medieval Europe
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Medieval is a word that means what in Latin?
a)
money
b)
prosperity
c)
middle
d)
rebirth
2.
What is another name for the Medieval Times?
a)
Golden Ages
b)
Bronze Ages
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Age of Rebirth
3.
What group formed the Germanic Kingdoms?
a)
Neanderthals
b)
Early barbarian tribes
c)
The Vikings
d)
The Frankenfurt clan
4.
Who established the most successful Germanic Kingdom?
a)
The Vikings
b)
The Vandals
c)
The Franks
d)
Germany royalty
5.
Which of the following was NOT a result of Germanic invasions?
a)
kids were forced into the military
b)
trade declined
c)
formal learning became rare
d)
loss of a common language
6.
Who founded the Merovingian dynasty that ruled the Franks for 200 years?
a)
King Cyprus
b)
King Clovinius II
c)
King Clovis I
d)
Emperor Otto IV
7.
Emperor Charlemagne was related to who?
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Pepin the Short
d)
Lee the Great
8.
Which of the following is NOT one of Emperor Charlemagne’s accomplishments?
a)
provided women with increased rights
b)
expanded the Frankish empire
c)
spread Christianity
d)
encouraged learning
9.
Why was Charlemagne titled the “Holy Roman Emperor”?
a)
He was the most powerful ruler of all time
b)
He was of Roman descent
c)
He created a Christian empire
d)
People believed he was sent by God
10.
The Treaty of Verdun was signed in 843. What did it do?
a)
divided the empire into 3 kingdoms
b)
ended the Christian Muslim war
c)
elected King Leo as Emperor
d)
Established peace with the Ottomans
11.
Charlemagne’s death marked the end of…?
a)
Christian dominance
b)
a strong, central government in Western Europe
c)
democracy
d)
political equality
12.
Who did NOT contribute to the fall of the Carolingian empire?
a)
Turks
b)
Muslims
c)
Magyars
d)
Vikings
13.
Which group were seafaring people from Scandinavia?
a)
Vikings
b)
Vandals
c)
Mongols
d)
Magyars
14.
After the fall of Rome, who filled in the power vacuum in Britain?
a)
Visigoths
b)
Vikings
c)
Angels and Saxons
d)
King Henry III
15.
What was the result of all the different invasions from foreign groups into Europe?
a)
system of feudalism
b)
dictatorship
c)
people wanted a new King
d)
people fled to the Americas
16.
What is the role of the Lord in the Manor system?
a)
he rules over the land
b)
he guards the castle
c)
he collects taxes from serifs who work the land
d)
he ensures the farmers are doing their daily jobs
17.
The image below depicts…?
a)
a viking ship
b)
King Leo's personal ship
c)
a traditional Chinese dragon float
d)
A Mongolian fishing boat
18.
King Alfred the Great had to defend England against…?
a)
Turkish conquest
b)
Viking conquest
c)
A Muslim war
d)
an inner revolution
19.
Henry II helped establish…?
a)
a legal system
b)
Common Law system
c)
Gender equality
d)
A European trade route
20.
The Magna Carta was a document that King John was forced to sign in 1215. This event did what for the very first time?
a)
established a tax system
b)
allowed women political freedom
c)
limited royal power
d)
implemented child labor
21.
In the Hundred Years War, who claimed that heavenly voices told him/her to save France?
a)
Charles de Gaulle
b)
General Leon de Paris
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
General Antoine of Nice
22.
In the late 700’s, who invaded Spain from North Africa?
a)
The Angolan government
b)
South Africans
c)
The Egyptian Empire
d)
Umayyad dynasty
23.
What was the only major source of religion in Medieval Europe?
a)
The Pope
b)
The Roman Catholic Church
c)
Greek Orthodox Church
d)
The Protestants
24.
Jerusalem is NOT considered the holy land for which of the following religions?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
25.
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
a)
take back holy land from Muslim control
b)
expand the Christian empire
c)
build on the Muslim empire
d)
start a new religion
26.
What was the overall effect of the Crusades?
a)
Feudalism breaks down
b)
Jews, Muslims, and Christians reunite in harmony
c)
The Byzantine empire strengthens
d)
trade declines heavily
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