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Middle Ages Review 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

country at #12

a)

Scandinavia

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain

2.

country at #13

a)

Scandinavia

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Britain

3.

country at #11

a)

Scandinavia

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Britain

4.

country at #9

a)

Scandinavia

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Britain

5.

The term medieval means...

a)

Middle Age

b)

Late Age

c)

Early Age

d)

Renaissance

6.

The Fall of the Roman Empire caused which of the following:

a)

Chaos in Europe.

b)

Instability in Europe.

c)

Loss of protection from invaders.

d)

All of the Above.

7.

In feudal Europe, a lord granted land to a vassal in exchange for loyalty.

Which vocabulary word describes this land grant?

a)

fief

b)

charter

c)

serf

d)

hierarchy

8.

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)

a guild

b)

the Feudal System

c)

the church

d)

the clergy

9.

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

a)

Vandals

b)

Goths

c)

Franks

d)

Saxons

10.

Which group in feudalism would be in block B of the hierarchy pyramid?

a)

Serf

b)

King

c)

Knight/Vassal

d)

Lord/Noble

11.

Which group in feudalism would be in block C of the hierarchy pyramid?

a)

Serf

b)

King

c)

Knight/Vassal

d)

Lord/Noble

12.

Which area of the manor might the Lord live?

a)

Peasant's houses

b)

Tilled Fields

c)

Village Commons

d)

Manor House/ castle

13.

What were the major changes to Europe after the fall of Rome?

a)

The Pope became the ruler of Europe

b)

There were no major changes

c)

Europe divided into numerous small kingdoms

d)

Diocletian divided the land into Western and Eastern empires

14.

The system described in this passage is similar to what?

a)

Guild master and his apprentice

b)

Nobel and a wealthy mercent

c)

Monk to his abbot to the pope

d)

Lord to a Vassal

15.

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.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Pepin the Short

c)

Charlemagne

d)

William the Conquerer

16.

Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?

a)

a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)

b)

Allegiance to a single political ruler

c)

Common vernacular

d)

use of images in worship

17.

Analyze this illustration of a medieval manor - you can infer that

a)

the main crop was barley

b)

the manor was economically self-sufficient

c)

serfs owned the fallow land

d)

the church was unimportant to daily life

18.

Europe became a feudal society because...

a)

the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.

b)

Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.

c)

overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.

d)

skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.

19.

What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?

a)

the population was mostly rural, (of the countryside) living on manors

b)

the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms

c)

the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities

d)

an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit

20.

Who focused on the need for education throughout his Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pepin the Short

21.

What was the main political structure during the Middle Ages?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Fascism

d)

Feudalism

22.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Monarchy

23.

Between A.D. 800 and 900 Europe was invaded by Muslims, Magyars and _______

a)

Jews

b)

Saxons

c)

vikings

24-27.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

24.

Which institution provided unity across the new kingdoms during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

The Byzantine Empire

d)

The Holy Roman Empire

25.

Who conquered England in 1066?

a)

The Vikings

b)

The Normans - William the Conqueror

c)

The Saxons

d)

The Franks

26.

Which city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

Constantinople

d)

Paris

27.

What event is often considered the end of the Middle Ages?

a)

The fall of Constantinople

b)

The start of the Renaissance

c)

The end of the Crusades

d)

The Black Death