WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 5:Middle Ages
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 24mins
What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
Alps
Pyranees
Urals
Atlas
What ocean lies between Europe and the United States?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Southern
The ____ channel lies between England and France
English
French
German
Atlantic
What sea lies south of Europe, between the continent and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Why is it that the weather in Europe is nice and warm, despite being so high latitude?
North Atlantic Drift
Sahara
Alps
Trade
What mountains separate Europe from Asia?
Urals
Caucus
Alps
Pyranees
____ preserved knowledge through copying books including the Bible and Greek Texts
Monasteries
Schools
The Roman Senate
Universities
Who spread Christianity throughout France and Germany and northern Europe?
Charlemagne
William of Normandy
Harald Hdrarar
Joan of Arc
Through military might and feudalism, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of which country on Christmas Day, 800 AD?
The Holy Roman Empire
England
The Catholic Church
The Iberian Peninsula
In order to get food, peasants would work land and give most of it to a noble lord who was supposed to protect them from harm.
Feudalism
Capitalism
Republicanism
Democracy
Peasants worked the land, while specialists such as blacksmiths and fletchers worked in a village immediately surrounding a noble lord's estate.
Manorism
Capitalism
Barter System
Trade
In 1066, William of Normandy led Knights on an Expedition to conquer lands he believed he was owed. He defeated Harold Godwinson at this battle to become King of England
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Tours
The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Orleans
Popes and Kings of countries often had to work together, but also didn't much like having to work together. What kind of relationship would you characterize this as?
Love/Hate
Love/Love
Hate/Hate
Hate/Meh.
This man was hunted and captured at Runnymeade, in England in 1215 AD and forced to sign the Magna Carta, giving up powers from the King. His name was King (a) .
The signing of the Magna Carta guaranteed what rights to English Nobles?
Trial by Jury
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Writ of Habeus Corpus
In 1098, Pope Urban II called for Knights to help the Byzantine Empire free the Holy Land from Muslims in what series of wars?
The Crusades
The Reconquista
The 100 Years' War
The 30 Years' War
These two men fought in the Battle of Jerusalem, during the 3rd Crusade
Richard the Lionheart
Saladin
William of Normandy
Edward the Confessor
During the (a) Crusade, Nobles and Peasants went, and they sort of won because they did take back Jerusalem.
The Third Crusade is also called the (a) Crusade, as it was led by Richard the Lionheart, Frederick Barbarossa, and Phillip II.
This Crusade may or may not have happened, but if it did, it was terrible - leading to the loss of lives of lots of children
The Children's Crusade
The Peasant's Crusade
The Reconquista
The Billy Boat Mobile Show
This disease wiped out almost half of all of Europe in the 1340's.
The Black Death
The Chloric Plague
The Red Death
Smallpox
The Black Death was terrible, but also affected the Economies of Europe, bringing about the emergence of the modern economy through...
Agricultural improvements
Commerce (trade)
Growth of Banking
Development of Towns
What war took place over a very long time between France and England?
100 Years' War
Crusades
Reconquista
The War of the Roses
An English King who rallied England in the 100 Years' War and won the Battle of Agincourt
Henry V
Henry VIII
Richard the Lionheart
William the Conqueror
Eventually, the French won the 100 Years' War, but they first had to be sparked by a peasant girl named...
Joan of Arc
Wu
Fa Mulan
Belle
In 1492, the ____ came to an end
Reconquista
Hundred Years' War
Crusades
Black Death
The Spanish kicked out Jews, Muslims and others who weren't Catholics. However, they suspected that not everyone was being honest, so they had a series of trials called
The Inquisition
The Reconquista
The Renaissance
The Black Death
What were the Crusades primarily fought over?
Gold and silver
Control of trade routes
Religious differences
Land disputes
During the Crusades, which city was a primary target for Christian knights?
Rome
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Baghdad
What was the primary purpose of feudalism in the Middle Ages?
To promote democracy
To manage agricultural production
To create a structured society based on land ownership
To encourage trade with other regions
What was a knight's code of honor known as?
The Code of Conduct
The Knight's Oath
Chivalry
The Warrior's Promise
Which pandemic, known as the Black Death, significantly reduced the population of Europe in the Middle Ages?
Smallpox
The Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Cholera
Which of the following was a significant factor in the development of medieval trade and commerce?
The invention of the printing press
The establishment of guilds
The decline of feudalism
The discovery of the New World
What role did Christianity play in the Middle Ages?
It was a minor religion with little influence.
It was the dominant religion that shaped culture, politics, and education.
It was banned in many regions.
It competed with Islam as the dominant religion in Europe.
What was the Magna Carta?
A battle strategy
A religious text
A document that limited the power of the king
A trade agreement
The Hundred Years' War was fought between which two countries?
France and Spain
England and France
Germany and Italy
Spain and Portugal
What was the main duty of a knight under the system of chivalry?
To accumulate wealth
To protect the king
To serve the lords and protect the weak
To lead the army into battle
How did the Black Death spread across Europe?
Through contaminated water sources
Via fleas on rats
Through airborne particles
By direct contact with the sick
What impact did the Magna Carta have on the English monarchy?
It abolished the monarchy.
It made the king subject to the law.
It increased the power of the monarchy.
It had no significant impact.
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
