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WH Chapter 2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vocabulary: Define ROLE

a)

Something you eat with dinner.

b)

What a ball does.

c)

A part in a story or play.

d)

A type of candy.

2.

Alps, Pyrenees & Carpathians

a)

Mountain ranges in Europe

b)

Rivers in Africa

c)

Breeds of Rabbits

d)

Native tribes of Brazil

3.

Vocabulary: Define ESTABLISHED

a)

To make wealthy.

b)

To bring into existence.

c)

To erase.

d)

To hire.

4.

Vocabulary: Define FJORD

a)

American car manufacturer.

b)

A river in Mexico.

c)

Inventor of the 1st well pump.

d)

A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs.

5.

Vocabulary: Define MISSIONARY.

a)

A person sent out to teach their religion.

b)

A famous street in Paris.

c)

A soldier on a battlefield mission..

d)

A NASA space mission.

6.

Vocabulary: Define CONCORD

a)

A town in Spain.

b)

A disagreement.

c)

An agreement.

d)

A particular breed of horse.

7.

What happened in Britain after Roman armies left?

a)

Germanic tribes settled there.

b)

People were much happier.

c)

People moved back to Rome.

d)

The emperor quit.

8.

The Middle Ages lasted approximately __________ years.

a)

500

b)

1000

c)

1500

d)

2000

9.

The mild climate of Western Europe is due to _____________.

a)

the Gulf Stream

b)

coastal precipitation

c)

the Alps

d)

its southern location

10.

Tribes such as the Franks and the Anglo-Saxons who conquered most of Europe after the Roman Empire ended spoke a _________ language.

a)

Slavic

b)

Germanic

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

11.

The Frankish King, Charles the Great or “Charlemagne,” sent his armies into neighboring lands and forced the people in those areas to _________.

a)

send their sons for his army

b)

convert to Christianity

c)

relocate to France

d)

worship him as a God

12.

The group of Germanic tribes that raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s C.E. were the _______?

a)

Goths

b)

Zulus

c)

Vandals

d)

Vikings

13.

Starting in the 400s C.E. and for the next 600 years, monks traveled all over Europe to ___________.

a)

consolidate power for the new Rome

b)

find Christian books and relics

c)

collect tribute for the church of Rome

d)

convert people to Christianity

14.

After Charlemagne died and his government collapsed, most of the power shifted to the __________.

a)

Nobles

b)

Kings

c)

Missionaries

d)

Bshops

15.

In the medieval hierarchy, the noble lord and ladies were immediately above the __________.

a)

Queens

b)

Serfs

c)

Knights

d)

Freemen

16.

The manors of the lords and ladies were primarily financed through __________.

a)

Trade

b)

Hunting & Fishing

c)

Farming

d)

Craft Work

17.

As cities and towns grew and trade increased, the __________ became more powerful and influential.

a)

Knights and lords

b)

Merchants and artisans

c)

freemen and serfs

d)

vassals and peasants

18.

What are some of the ways King Henry II further strengthened the king’s power in Britain? Select ALL that apply.

a)

He seized all land from the nobles.

b)

He set up a central royal court.

c)

He married Eleanor of Aquitaine and gained her land.

d)

He set up juries of citizens to settle legal disputes.

19.

A group of nobles set out to limit the king’s power in 1215. They forced the king to accept a document called the ___________ that protected the rights of the people and gave the nobles a powerful government council.

a)

Treatise of Parliament

b)

Habeas Corpus

c)

Jury of Peers

d)

Magna Carta

20.

The city of Kiev, in modern-day Ukraine, was invaded during the Middle Ages by the _________.

a)

Portuguese

b)

Vikings

c)

Goths

d)

Vandals

21.

How did the Christian military crusades against the Muslims change Western Europe? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Europeans gained new knowledge of architecture, mathematics, and art.

b)

European systems of government such as feudalism were strengthened.

c)

Europeans learned how to make better ships and began to use the compass.

d)

Europeans gained total control over what they considered their holy land.

22.

Which continent is highlighted in blue? (image above)

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe