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WorksheetsMiddle Ages Review 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 22mins
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France
Spain
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The term medieval means...
Middle Age
Late Age
Early Age
Renaissance
The Fall of the Roman Empire caused which of the following:
Chaos in Europe.
Instability in Europe.
Loss of protection from invaders.
All of the Above.
In feudal Europe, a lord granted land to a vassal in exchange for loyalty.
Which vocabulary word describes this land grant?
fief
charter
serf
hierarchy
Medieval Europeans had developed a social and economic system that provided people with protection and land for service. It started at the top with the king granting his land to a baron for soldiers down to a peasant getting land to grow crops.
What is being described?
a guild
the Feudal System
the church
the clergy
Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?
Vandals
Goths
Franks
Saxons
Which group in feudalism would be in block B of the hierarchy pyramid?
Serf
King
Knight/Vassal
Lord/Noble
Which group in feudalism would be in block C of the hierarchy pyramid?
Serf
King
Knight/Vassal
Lord/Noble
Which area of the manor might the Lord live?
Peasant's houses
Tilled Fields
Village Commons
Manor House/ castle
What were the major changes to Europe after the fall of Rome?
The Pope became the ruler of Europe
There were no major changes
Europe divided into numerous small kingdoms
Diocletian divided the land into Western and Eastern empires
The system described in this passage is similar to what?
Guild master and his apprentice
Nobel and a wealthy mercent
Monk to his abbot to the pope
Lord to a Vassal
Which leader do these traits describe? Ruled the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E. United the Christian lands of Europe Crowned Holy Roman emperor in 800 C.E. on Christmas day.
Charles Martel
Pepin the Short
Charlemagne
William the Conquerer
Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?
a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)
Allegiance to a single political ruler
Common vernacular
use of images in worship
Analyze this illustration of a medieval manor - you can infer that
the main crop was barley
the manor was economically self-sufficient
serfs owned the fallow land
the church was unimportant to daily life
Europe became a feudal society because...
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.
What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?
the population was mostly rural, (of the countryside) living on manors
the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms
the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities
an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit
Who focused on the need for education throughout his Empire?
Charlemagne
Clovis
Charles Martel
Pepin the Short
What was the main political structure during the Middle Ages?
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
Feudalism
Social structure of the Middle Ages
Caste System
Feudalism
Manorism
Monarchy
Between A.D. 800 and 900 Europe was invaded by Muslims, Magyars and _______
Jews
Saxons
vikings
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Answer the questions below after watching the video
Which institution provided unity across the new kingdoms during the Middle Ages?
The Ottoman Empire
The Catholic Church
The Byzantine Empire
The Holy Roman Empire
Who conquered England in 1066?
The Vikings
The Normans - William the Conqueror
The Saxons
The Franks
Which city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?
London
Rome
Constantinople
Paris
What event is often considered the end of the Middle Ages?
The fall of Constantinople
The start of the Renaissance
The end of the Crusades
The Black Death
