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Medieval Times Unit Test Prep

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographical features made it difficult for a single kingdom to conquer all of Europe?

a)

Mesas

b)

Mountains

c)

Fjords

d)

Seas

e)

Rivers

2.

The continent of Europe is a massive _________.

a)

Island

b)

Isthmus

c)

Kingdom

d)

Peninsula

3.

Which group of peoples invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 400s?

a)

Germanic

b)

Persian

c)

Baltic

d)

American

4.

King Clovis was the first Germanic ruler to accept which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Bhudism

c)

Santa

d)

Christianity

5.

Which Frankish King was crowned Emperor of Rome by the Pope?

a)

Clovis

b)

Pepin

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Charles Martel

6.

Charlemagne established a school for everyone for students to study religion, Latin, music, literature, and arithmetic.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Scandinavia has little farmland, so the ___________ had to depend on the sea for food and trade.

a)

Franks

b)

Vikings

c)

Spartans

d)

Serfs

8.

_________ were carved by glaciers long ago.

a)

Spoons

b)

Fjords

c)

Mesas

d)

Hoodoos

9.

Vikings attacked villages and churches, seizing grain, animals, and other valuable items. They burned whatever they could not steal.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Duke Otto of Saxony was elected king of Germany in 936 AD. What did Otto's territory become known as?

a)

Saxonic Empire

b)

Germanic Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Holy Roman Empire

11.

In 597 AD, Pope Gregory I sent 40 monks to Britain to teach Christianity. These monks were know as:

a)

Crusaders

b)

Missionaries

c)

Gospelists

d)

Monkeys

12.

Monks and monasteries provided what to the people? Select 2.

a)

Schools

b)

Hospitals

c)

Entertainment

d)

Lashings

13.

Why was King Henry IV excommunicated?

a)

he insisted on naming his own bishops

b)

he sinned too many times

c)

he declared war on the Catholic Church

14.

What did serves receive in return for their labor? Select all that apply.

a)

Protection

b)

Land to work

c)

A portion of the crop

d)

high fives

15.

Which group of people have the most power?

a)

Kings and Queens

b)

Knights

c)

Lords and Ladies

d)

Peasants and Serfs

16.

Which group of people have the least power?

a)

Kings and Queens

b)

Knights

c)

Lords and Ladies

d)

Peasants and serfs

17.

Serfs could not own property, move to another area, or marry without the noble's permission.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Manors were self sufficient.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Improvements in farming + population growth = ___________

a)

People went on the crusades

b)

people moved to towns and cities

c)

all serfs continued to work the lord's land

d)

Lords stopped protecting the serfs

20.

How can innovations create population growth?

a)

improvements in ironworking created more jobs for people

b)

the heavy iron plow needed more workers, so people had more children

c)

horse experts from Eastern Europe migrated to lead the farming work horses

d)

Agricultural innovations produced more food to feed more people

21.

Where were most people in the Middle Ages educated?

a)

at home

b)

at a university

c)

at a church school

d)

in the home of a tutor

22.

When a Lord died, who inherited his land and manor house?

a)

his wife

b)

his favorite son

c)

it was split between all family members

d)

his oldest son

23.

What was the Magna Carta's original purpose?

a)

to limit the King's power

b)

to establish a completely new type of government

c)

to enact a kingdom wide physical education program

d)

to extend the king's pwoer

24.

What was the bubonic plague called?

a)

Ultimate Death

b)

The Cleansing

c)

Black Death

d)

The Decimation

25.

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

26.

How did a human become infected with the bubonic plague?

a)

Breathing bad air

b)

Being cursed by god

c)

Flea bites

d)

Sharing beverage cups

27.

Which group of religious people were blamed for the bubonic plague?

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jewish People

d)

Pagans

28.

What was the death rate of the bubonic plague?

a)

10-20 percent

b)

20-30 percent

c)

50-60 percent

d)

90-95 percent

29.

How many people were killed by the bubonic plague during the Middle Ages?

a)

10-15 million

b)

30-45 million

c)

75-200 million

d)

1 billion people

30.

It took ~200 years for the world population to recover to its previous level.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

How did the Bubonic Plague effect the Catholic Church?

a)

The priests and monks were protected by God

b)

The deaths of priests and church leaders weakened the power of the church

c)

the Pope quit from his duties out of fear

d)

people converted to Christianity

32.

What was Joan of Arc's class status?

a)

High Noble

b)

Knight

c)

Royalty

d)

Peasant

33.

How did Joan of Arc help King Charles VII?

a)

She grew food for him on her farm

b)

she tutored his children

c)

her actions allowed him to be coronated as King

d)

she helped increase the amount of taxes gained by the realm

34.

Joan of Arc dressed in what way?

a)

as a man

b)

as a child

c)

as a noble

d)

as a British person

35.

Joan of Arc was captured and charged with over 70 crimes. Specify what her charges included: (select all that apply)

a)

Witchcraft

b)

Heresy

c)

Dressing like a man

d)

tax evasion

36.

What is a martyr?

a)

someone who joins the war

b)

a person who lacks the courage to fight

c)

a person who dies for what they believe in

d)

a person granted eternal life by a priest

37.

How was Joan of Arc killed?

a)

Crusifixion

b)

Burned at the stake

c)

Beheaded

d)

drowned in the Rhine River