WorksheetsWorld History: The Dark Ages Exam
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The time period that lasted from about 476 AD to the 1300s-1400s AD was known as
The Early Ages
The Middle Ages
The Sad Ages
Due to there being little progress made in art, science, literature, etc., this time period is also known as
the Renaissance
the Age of Discovery
the Dark Age
The time period that began in the 1300s when Europe returned to the science, art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome was called
the Renaissance
the Medieval Period
the Dark Age
The most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages was
the Roman Emperor
the Catholic Church
the King of England
The idea of people giving 10% of their income to the Catholic Church was known as
taxing
tithing
teething
This religion began on the Arabian Peninsula in the 600s and spread quickly through the Middle East and Northern Africa
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
The amount of land that came under the control of Islamic Empires at this time was
about the same amount of land as what was under Christian control
far less than the amount of land that was under Christian control
about three times more than the land that was under Christian control
A series of military campaigns between Christians and Muslims between 1095-1400
the Crusades
the Civil War
the Conflict
One positive thing to come out of the Crusades was
Europeans brought back new ideas from the Muslim world
Christians and Muslims would never fight again after this time period
During the time period beginning in the 1200s large Christian churches were built, which are known as
synagogues
temples
cathedrals
Style of architecture that began in the Middle Ages-- it features stained glass windows and ornate decorations
romanesque
gothic
baroque
System in which a king would give land in exchange for payment and protection in the Middle Ages
feudalism
communism
capitalism
The term for the land that the king or a vassal would give to someone in exchange for payment and protection
a ranch
a condo
a fief
The bubonic plague that hit Asia and Europe in the Middle Ages was better known as
the Red Death
the Rat Death
the Black Death
The bubonic plague hit hardest in
the countryside because there were few doctors there
the cities because they were overcrowded
the fiefs because the serfs did not believe the plague was real
