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Middle Ages

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

2.

What was the result of the First Crusade?

a)

The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.

b)

The crusaders were defeated and returned home.

c)

The crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.

3.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Stephen Harding

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saint Benedict

4.

How did the Crusades fail?

a)

Crusaders failed to keep control of Jerusalem

b)

Crusaders failed to conquer Egypt

c)

Crusaders never won a battle in the Holy Land

d)

Crusaders destroyed trade relations between East/West

5.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

6.
The crusades were a series of wars fought between:
a)
Jews and Christians
b)
Jews and Muslims
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Christians and Catholics
7.

What was the original goal of the Crusades?

a)

To make sure that kings no longer ruled over peasants.

b)

To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

c)

To end Feudalism

d)

To open new trade routes to the East.

8.

Which Crusade attacked Constantinople?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
10.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
11.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
12.

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

South Africa

c)

Central Asia

d)

Middle East

13.

What was a major effect of the Crusades?

a)

Religious toleration for Jews

b)

Economic control of North Africa

c)

Increased influence of the Patriarch

d)

Increased trade with Arab cultures

14.

Church scholars preserved ancient literature by translating it into —

a)

English

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

15.
The first Crusade got started when the Seljuk Turks did what?
a)
Prevented Christians from entering Jerusalem
b)
Attacked the Catholic city of Rome
c)
burnt down the city of Jerusalem
d)
Capture the city of Constantinople
16.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)

The Pope promised them a lot of money

c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
17.
What was the symbol of the Crusaders?
a)
A blue sword
b)
A yellow lion
c)
A red cross
d)
A black snake
18.

Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?

a)

It was the area where Jesus was crucified.

b)

It was where their first temple was.

c)

It was the side where Muhammad went to heaven.

d)

It was the center of the Catholic Church.

19.

Pope Urban II wanted to recapture the Holy Lands so that...

a)

Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.

b)

Muslims had the right to visit the Holy Lands.

c)

the Byzantine emperor could be defeated.

d)

Jerusalem could remain in the hands of the Turks.

20.

What group's conquest of Jerusalem caused the start of the Crusades?

a)

Seljuk Turks

b)

Fatimid Arabs

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Rebels

21.

A pilgrimage is....

a)

a journey to a sacred place

b)

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

a series of actions tending toward a particular end

22.

True or False: The Crusades continued on and off for over 200 years.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.
a)
True
b)
False
24.

What was the most important result of the Crusades?

a)

The Crusades resulted in many new religions to emerge.

b)

The Crusades resulted in the Holy Roman Empire's permanent possession of Jerusalem.

c)

The Crusades caused the Holy Roman Empire to isolate themselves from the rest of the world.

d)

The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.

25.

What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

d)

spiritual

26.

What inspired the Third Crusades?

a)

A disagreement between the Pope and the Monarchy.

b)

Egypt was a center of Muslim power.

c)

Saladin took control of Jerusalem.

d)

Expanding the Empire.

27.

a Muslim leader name Saladin began a major campaign against Jerusalem that started the...

a)

First Crusade.

b)

Second Crusade.

c)

Third Crusade.

28.

Check ALL that are effects of the Crusades.

a)

Weakened Pope and Nobles

b)

Strengthened the monarchs

c)

Strengthened the Byzantine Empire

d)

Bitterness between Christians, Muslims, and Jews

29.
What document created a Parliament, and will  allow more rights to lower classes in England?
a)
Edict of Milan
b)
Great Schism 1054
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Justinians Code
30.
What agricultural advancement  of the Middle Ages allowed farmers to grow crops successfully?
a)
Three field system/crop rotation
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Feudal System
d)
Slash and burn agriculture
31.
With the rise of trade in Europe which of the following gained great power and wealth?
a)
Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta
b)
Western European kingdoms like France
c)
Italian city-states such as Florence and Venice
d)
England
32.
What drastic world changing event led to the fall of the Feudal System?
a)
Crusades
b)
100 Years War
c)
Holocaust
d)
Black Death
33.

Which of the following focused on the need for education throughout his Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pepin the Short

34.
Why were many of the texts written during the Middle Ages religious texts?
a)
Catholic Church purged all other writings that were created
b)
Only those members of the Catholic Clergy could read and write
c)
It was required by Church law
d)
People only wanted to read only religious texts
35.
Which of the following was the central issue of the Hundred Years’ War?
a)
The location of the Pope’s home
b)
The Throne of France
c)
The Throne of England
d)
The religion of the French people
36.
Which of the following does not describe Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? 
a)
Nobles move from rural areas into towns and cities
b)
Barabarians attack from all angles
c)
trade collapses
d)
Learning declines
37.
Which Frankish leader stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe?
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Clovis
c)
Charelmagne
d)
Pepin the Dhort
38.
What group was heavily persecuted because of their supposed poisoning of the wells during the Black Death?
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Church Clergy
39.
What is the only entity to survive the fall of Rome?
a)
Kings
b)
Church
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
40.
During the Middle Ages, which characteristic did western Europe and the Byzantine Empire have in common? 
a)
control by a single ruler
b)
education in local languages
c)
development of a middle class
d)
practice of a common religion
41.
What was the split in the Catholic Church between the east and the west in 1054?
a)
The Great Schism
b)
The Unholy Breakup
c)
The Protestant Reformation
d)
The Counter-Reformation
42.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)
   The king
c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
43.
What were the European motives for fighting the crusades?
a)
   Desire to be released from feudal obligations
b)
   Defense of the holy land
c)
 Forgiveness of sins
d)
All of the above
44.
In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...
a)
 Birth
b)
     Education and training
c)
     Marriage
d)
     Individual abilities
45.
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.
46.
Why was the Magna Carta important?
a)
   It approved money for war in France
b)
   It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws
c)
   It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
d)
     It increased the power of the Pope 
47.
In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in...
a)
   Lower living standards for industrial workers
b)
   Decreased economic rivalry between kings
c)
     Increased political power for the clergy
d)
 Development of towns and cities
48.

Vocabulary: A grant of land given to a vassal

a)

Fief

b)

Feudal Contract

c)

Chivalry

d)

Vassal

49.

Vocabulary: Social and Political system of the middle ages that revolves around land ownership

a)

Fief

b)

Feudalism

c)

Feudal Contract

d)

Chivalry

50.
Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?
a)
religion became less of an influence among people
b)
most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
c)
surviving peasants gained more economic power
d)
peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs
51.

Why did the serfs work on the land for the vassals?

a)

to have a place to live

b)

in hopes of owning it

c)

by force of the lords

d)

because they enjoyed farming

52.

Which of these is a way that Catholic monasteries preserved ancient languages and learning?

a)

they taught ancient Chinese beliefs on religion

b)

they wrote stories about early Egyptian legends

c)

they saved and recopied ancient Greek and Roman writings

d)

they preserved artwork from Babylon and Persia

53.
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
54.
This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215.  Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?
a)
knights 
b)
nobles
c)
peasants
d)
serfs
55.

What is a fief?

a)

large piece of land

b)

manor

c)

payment

56.

What is a vassal?

a)

person who receives a piece of land

b)

another name for a king

c)

person who works on a ship

d)

person who works in the church

57.

Agreements between those who owned the land and those who worked on the land were called?

a)

manor obligations

b)

feudal obligations

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

58.

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

a)

Manors

b)

feudalism

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

59.

Which leader tried to reinterpret Roman culture by building new roads, libraries, and schools?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Charles Martel

c)

Clovis

d)

Justinian

60.

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

61.

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

a)

to make money

b)

for protection

c)

for better trade

62.

What offered protection from invaders during the Middle Ages?

a)

fallow field

b)

castles

c)

mill

d)

tunnels

63.
The basic arrangement of feudalism involved Kings giving land called __________ to people called ___________ .
a)
territory - serfs
b)
        fiefs -        vassals
c)
provinces - clergy
d)
      wards -    boyars
64.
European society in the middle ages was marked by -
a)
upward  mobility
b)
rigid class structure
c)
social equality
d)
peasant rights
65.
What was the primary purpose of castles in the middle ages?
a)
religious worship
b)
protection
c)
architectural elegance
d)
lodging for travelers
66.
Charlemagne's Kingdom was divided up among his three grandsons in an agreement known as the -
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Verdun
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
 Adams-Onis Treaty
67.
The basic unit of land that defined the lives of most people during the middle ages in Europe was the -
a)
City
b)
County
c)
State
d)
Manor
68.
The structure of society that provided the need for protection during the middle ages in Europe was called -
a)
Atheism
b)
Socialism
c)
Feudalism
d)
Communism
69.

Who maintained me and order in medieval society?

a)

Lord

b)

Serf

c)

King

d)

Pope

70.

The code of behavior for a knight was known as_____.

a)

Monasticism

b)

Chivalry

c)

Feudalism

d)

Manorialism

71.

Which of the following fought in the Crusades?

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

The Pope

d)

Children

72.

Which of the following could not leave the land unless given permission?

a)

Lord

b)

Vassal

c)

Peasant

d)

Serf

73.

A ______ is granted a fief in exchange for military service and loyalty.

a)

Lord

b)

Vassal

c)

Serf

d)

Knight

74.

Which of the following is true of the Crusades?

a)

Fought between Muslims and Christians

b)

There were four

c)

Series of conflicts over the Holy Land

d)

Battles between Christendom and the Persians

75.

Which of the following was an effect of the Bubonic Plague?

a)

Population decline

b)

Population increase

c)

Prices went up

d)

Towns and cities emerged

76.

Feudalism developed because of the _________.

a)

Need for protection and no central government.

b)

Need for trade routes and networks.

c)

need for a military to protect from the Muslims.

d)

need for more land to be distributed.

77.

What did crowning Charlemagne do to the power of the Pope?

a)

Decreased his political authority

b)

Increased his political authority

c)

Gave him religious authority

d)

Took the power of the church away from the Pope

78.

This style of Architecture was widely used AFTER the Middle Ages

a)

Gothic

b)

Renaissance

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Romanesque

79.

What was the Great Schism?

a)

Split between East and West Rome

b)

Split between the Church

c)

Split between Islamic Empire and Christianity

d)

Split between England and Italy

80.

Some characteristics of Romanesques architecture are?

a)

Small windows and pointed arch windows

b)

Stained Glass windows and flying Buttresses

c)

Gargoyles and small windows

d)

Small windows and thick walls

81.

Some of earliest churches built in the last parts of the Roman Empire are called?

a)

Gothic Churches

b)

Romanesque Churches

c)

Lithuanian Architecture

d)

Etruscan Architecture

82.

The building of Gothic Cathedrals sometimes required what architectural system be used so that walls could be supported?

a)

Post and Lintel system

b)

Flying Butresses

c)

Round arch

d)

Stained glass windows

83.

What are characteristics of Romanesque Churches

a)

Thick walls, Pointed arches, Rose window, Highly Decorated Outside

b)

Gargoyles, Small windows, Thick walls

c)

Thick Walls, Small windows, Short walls, Plain outside Decoration

d)

High Walls, Pointed Arched Windows, Stained Glass

84.

This type of architecture has tall "spires" that reach toward Heaven to honour God.

a)

Gothic

b)

Romanesque

c)

Medieval

d)

Secular

85.
a)
Gothic
b)
Romanesque
86.
a)
Gothic
b)
Romanesque
87.
a)
Gothic
b)
Romanesque
88.
a)
Gothic
b)
Romanesque
89.
What did GOTHIC architecture allow for in cathedrals?
a)
Thinner walls
b)
Taller walls
c)
Tall windows on walls
d)
All of the above
90.

Early Christians believed that Gargoyles on Gothic Churches represented what?

a)

Evil leaving the church

b)

animals of the underworld

c)

Ancient animals

d)

the Good leaving the church

91.

What is the name of this church which is one of the most famous Roman Catholic Gothic Cathedrals in France?

a)

Rouen Cathedral

b)

Saint Michel

c)

Chartres Cathedral

d)

Notre Dame Cathedral

92.

The building of Gothic Cathedrals sometimes required what architectural system be used so that walls could be supported?

a)

Post and Lintel system

b)

Flying Butresses

c)

Round arch

d)

Stained glass windows

93.

The main differences in Gothic and Romanesque churches are what?

a)

Windows and Flying Buttresses

b)

Gargoyles, Pointed arches

c)

Rose window. stained glass

d)

All three answers

94.

What are characteristics of Romanesque Churches

a)

Thick walls, Pointed arches, Rose window, Highly Decorated Outside

b)

Gargoyles, Small windows, Thick walls

c)

Thick Walls, Small windows, Short walls, Plain outside Decoration

d)

High Walls, Pointed Arched Windows, Stained Glass

95.

During the Middle Ages, many towns purchased royal charters to gain independence. A charter granted them the right to

a)

replace, terminate, and hire feudal lords.

b)

elect nobles, church officials, and bishops.

c)

buy land, sell land, and rule over feudal lords.

d)

make laws, raise taxes, and govern themselves.

96.

During the Middle Ages, at about what age did people usually start preparing for their adult roles?

a)

three

b)

seven

c)

fifteen

d)

twenty

97.

In England, the decisions of royal judges helped lead to a system of

a)

combat trials.

b)

noble courts.

c)

criminal jails.

d)

common law.

98.

What led to the surplus of food and trading in Medieval Europe? (More than 1 correct)

a)

More variety of seeds

b)

Improvements in agriculture technology

c)

Better weather

d)

Better farming practices

99.

Series of wars between France and England for control of land, access to the English Channel and control of trade.

a)

War of the Roses

b)

Crusades

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

Thousand Years' War

100.

Invaders from China to Eastern Europe who ruled Russia and were eventually overthrown by Ivan the Great.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Mongols

101.

King of England who developed common law and a trial by jury.

a)

Henry II

b)

King John

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

King Edward

102.

This man led the Norman conquest and united most of England following King Edward.

a)

Henry II

b)

Charlemagne

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

King John

103.

Peasant girl who believed she was led by God to rescue France from England during the Hundred Years' War.

a)

Catherine

b)

Isabella

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Victoria

104.

Muslim leader who gained control of Jerusalem in 1187 C.E., during the Second Crusade.

a)

Saladin

b)

Ali

c)

Charles V

d)

Muhammad

105.

Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

Hugh Capet

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

King John

d)

Henry II

106.

Group of Muslim's that gained control of the Holy Land during the late 1000's.

a)

Moors

b)

Seljuq Turks

c)

Byzantines

d)

Mongols

107.

Which institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?

a)

Merchant guilds

b)

The feudal system

c)

Roman universities

d)

The Church

108.

Which notable battle do historians credit with ending the Muslim expansion into Western Europe?

a)

Battle of Demon's Run

b)

Battle of New York

c)

Battle of Fallujah

d)

Battle of Tours

109.

The term "excommunication" refers to:

a)

Talking to former boy/girlfriends

b)

Being barred from the church

c)

Getting kicked out of your parents' house

d)

Not being allowed to leave the manor

110.

Where were the Vikings from?

a)

Byzantium

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Gaul

d)

Minnesota

111.

Joan of Arc is most remembered as -

a)

a Renaissance inventor who created arcs

b)

the Queen of France who defeated the English

c)

a Christian saint who died during the Viking invasions

d)

a peasant girl who led the French armies in the Hundred Years' War

112.

William the Conqueror (aka William of Normandy) established himself as the King of England after winning which decisive battle?

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Battle of New York

c)

Battle of Hastings

d)

Battle of Demon's Run

113.

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

a)

Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles/lords in exchange for their military service.

b)

Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.

c)

Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

d)

The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

114.
What process was developed by those who worked the land on manors?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Three-Field system
d)
Subsistence Farming
115.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
116.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Manorism

d)

Monarchy

117.

Why did historians call 500 - 1000 C.E. the Dark Ages?

a)

It was a dark and trying times

b)

They were unsure how old many people in the area were

c)

There was not a lot of information about this time period

d)

It was too long ago to understand

118.

Explain how the Vikings lived.

a)

although pirated Europe, they were traders, craftspeople, and merchants

b)

mostly pirated other kingdoms

c)

were mostly craftspeople

d)

lived in fear of the Saxons

119.

The representative government in the Middle Ages was called?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

Parliament

d)

The Royal Courts

120.

Why was Joan of Arc important?

a)

Joan of Arc had little influence on King Charles; he did as he pleased

b)

Joan of Arc influenced the King of France to not unite his kingdom

c)

Joan of Arc inspired the people of France and the king to keep fighting to unite France

d)

Joan of Arc was the Maid of Lorraine and didn't influence Charles

121.

This Muslim leader allowed Christians safe passage after he took Jerusalem, he also sparked the Third Crusade.

a)

King Harold

b)

Saladin

c)

Aladdin

d)

Mohammad

122.

Why did the Crusader kingdoms depend on Italian Ports?

a)

It was a great way to avoid the Visigoths since they normally controlled those lands.

b)

The had better prices on goods.

c)

They were invaded by the Seljuk Turks meaning easier for them to pillage.

d)

They could receive supplies by boat avoiding the Muslim control lands.

123.

Why did so many people volunteer to fight the Crusades?

a)

they were paid generously

b)

the Church granted forgiveness for anyone who goes on the Crusades

c)

Because they wanted to

d)

because they loved Jerusalem

124.

EXCOMMUNICATION happens when:

a)

The pope stops giving your kingdom money unless you fight holy wars for him.

b)

The pope "kicks you out" of the church, taking away your chance to go to heaven.

c)

The pope sends priests and monks to assist a kingdom in feeding and aiding the poor.

d)

The pope makes the call across all of the churches for a Crusade, or holy war.

125.

What were two indirect results of the Crusades?

a)

trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was strengthened

b)

trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was strengthened

c)

trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was weakened

d)

trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was weakened

126.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

d)

Fashion Design

127.
The person who first unified most of the Christian lands in western Europe after the fall of Rome was...
a)
 Henry VIII
b)
 Charlemagne
c)
 William the Conqueror
d)

Clovis

128.
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.
129.
In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in...
a)
   Lower living standards for industrial workers
b)
   Decreased economic rivalry between kings
c)
     Increased political power for the clergy
d)
 Development of towns and cities
130.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Gothic Cathedral?

a)
Gargoyles 
b)
Ribbed Vaults
c)
Flying Buttresses
d)
Chandeliers 

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