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World History: The Dark Ages Exam

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The time period that lasted from about 476 AD to the 1300s-1400s AD was known as

a)

The Early Ages

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Sad Ages

2.

Due to there being little progress made in art, science, literature, etc., this time period is also known as

a)

the Renaissance

b)

the Age of Discovery

c)

the Dark Age

3.

The time period that began in the 1300s when Europe returned to the science, art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome was called

a)

the Renaissance

b)

the Medieval Period

c)

the Dark Age

4.

The most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages was

a)

the Roman Emperor

b)

the Catholic Church

c)

the King of England

5.

The idea of people giving 10% of their income to the Catholic Church was known as

a)

taxing

b)

tithing

c)

teething

6.

This religion began on the Arabian Peninsula in the 600s and spread quickly through the Middle East and Northern Africa

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

7.

The amount of land that came under the control of Islamic Empires at this time was

a)

about the same amount of land as what was under Christian control

b)

far less than the amount of land that was under Christian control

c)

about three times more than the land that was under Christian control

8.

A series of military campaigns between Christians and Muslims between 1095-1400

a)

the Crusades

b)

the Civil War

c)

the Conflict

9.

One positive thing to come out of the Crusades was

a)

Europeans brought back new ideas from the Muslim world

b)

Christians and Muslims would never fight again after this time period

10.

During the time period beginning in the 1200s large Christian churches were built, which are known as

a)

synagogues

b)

temples

c)

cathedrals

11.

Style of architecture that began in the Middle Ages-- it features stained glass windows and ornate decorations

a)

romanesque

b)

gothic

c)

baroque

12.

System in which a king would give land in exchange for payment and protection in the Middle Ages

a)

feudalism

b)

communism

c)

capitalism

13.

The term for the land that the king or a vassal would give to someone in exchange for payment and protection

a)

a ranch

b)

a condo

c)

a fief

14.

The bubonic plague that hit Asia and Europe in the Middle Ages was better known as

a)

the Red Death

b)

the Rat Death

c)

the Black Death

15.

The bubonic plague hit hardest in

a)

the countryside because there were few doctors there

b)

the cities because they were overcrowded

c)

the fiefs because the serfs did not believe the plague was real