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Medieval Europe Unit Test

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medieval is a word that means what in Latin

(a)  

2.

What is the another name for the Medieval Times

(a)  

3.

What group formed the Germanic Kingdoms

(a)  

4.

Who established the most successful Germanic Kingdom

(a)  

5.

Which of the following was NOT a result of Germanic invasions - Kids forced into the military, trade declined, formal learning became rare, loss of a common language

(a)  

6.

Who founded the Merovingian dynasty tht ruled the Franks for 200 years?

(a)  

7.

The Battle of Tours ultimately stopped the spread of Islan into Eurpope. Who won this fight?

(a)  

8.

Emperor Charlemagne was related to who?

(a)  

9.

Which of the following is NOT one of Emperor Charlemagne's accomplishments? Provided women with increased rights, expanded the Frankish empire, spread Christianity, Encourgaed learning (a)  

10.

Which territory (MAP) was controlled by Charlemagne? Frankish Empire, Anglo Saxon Kingdoms, Emirate of Cordoba, Byzantine Empire

(a)  

11.

Charlemagnes death marked the end of ...?

a)

Christian dominance

b)

A strong, central government in Western Europe

c)

Democracy

d)

Political equality

12.

Who did NOT contribute to the fall of the Carolingian empire?

a)

Turks

b)

Muslims

c)

Magyars

d)

Vikings

13.

Which group were seafaring people from Scandinavia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Vandals

c)

Mongols

d)

Magyars

14.

Which capital became the Muslim center of education/learning and the largest city in Western Europe?

a)

Sevilla

b)

Toledo

c)

Aleppo

d)

Corboda

15.

After the fall of Rome, who filled in the power vacuum in Britain

a)

Visigoths

b)

Vikings

c)

Angeles and Saxons

d)

King Henry III

16.

What was the result of all the different invasions from foreign groups into Europe

a)

The Feudal system

b)

rise of dictatorships

c)

People wanted a new King

d)

People fled to the Americas

17.

In the pyramid of the feudal system the top is the king, then nobles, then knights - what is below that?

(a)  

18.

King Alfred the Great had to defend England against ....

a)

Turkish conquest

b)

Viking conquest

c)

Muslim war

d)

An inner revolution

19.

King Henry 2 established

a)

a legal system

b)

common law system

c)

gender equality

d)

a european trade route

20.

The Magna Carta was a document that King John was forced to sign in 1215. This event did what for the verey first time?

a)

Established a tax system

b)

allowed women political freedom

c)

limited royal power

d)

implemented child labor

21.

Who is best described by - heard the voice of archangel Michael as a teen, fought in the hundred years war, canonized as a catholic saint, captured, tried and executed by the British?

a)

Charles de GAulle

b)

Gneral Leon de Paris

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

General Antoine of Nice

22.

In the late 700s, who invaded Spain from NOrth Africa?

a)

The Angolan government

b)

South Africans

c)

The Egyptian empire

d)

The Umayyad dynasty

23.

What was the only major source of religion in Medieval Europe?

a)

The Umayyad Dynasty

b)

The Roman Catholic Churc

c)

Greek Orthodox church

d)

The Protestants

24.

Jerusalem is NOT considered the holy land for what religion

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

25.

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

a)

Take back holy land from Muslim control

b)

Crete an expanded Christian empire

c)

Build on the Muslim empire

d)

Start a new religion

26.

Who is best described as the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim of Kurdish ethnicity, Unityed Muslims during the 3rd Crusade?

a)

Richard the Lionheart

b)

General Zangi

c)

Saladin

d)

Alexios Angelos

27.

During the second crusade who took part of Crusader states in Palestine?

a)

Arab Muslims

b)

Spanish Moors

c)

Seljuk Turks

d)

German Visigoths

28.

What was overall effect of the Crusades?

a)

Kings gain power over nobles and the Pope

b)

Jews, Muslims, and Christians reunite in harmony

c)

The Byzantine empire strengthens

d)

Trade declines heavily

29.

Where did the Bubonic Plague first reveal itself?

a)

Africa

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Europe

30.

Labor shortage due to the plague's death toll eventually led to ....

a)

Increased wages

b)

decline in tech advancement

c)

industries shutting down

d)

increase in taxes

31.

How was Henry 2 able to own more than half the land in France

a)

he bought it

b)

he seized th eland through the use of force

c)

The people of England sacrificed their land as a sign of loyalty

d)

he married Eleanor of Qauitaine

32.

Which architectural style is most associated with the cathedrals of Medieval Europe?

a)

Modernist

b)

Renaissance

c)

Gothic

d)

Baroque

33.

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor crowned by the Pope in 800 AD?

a)

Henry IV

b)

Frederick Barbarossa

c)

Otto I

d)

Charlemagne

34.

What was the primary economic system in Medieval Europe?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

35.

What was the primary purpose of the Magna Carta?

a)

To establish a new monarchy

b)

To limit the power of the king

c)

To expand the British Empire

d)

To create a new religion

36.

Which event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The signing of the Magna Carta

c)

The fall of the Roman Empire

d)

The discovery of America

37.

Who was the leader of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066?

a)

Henry II

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Richard the Lionheart

d)

King John

38.

Which event is considered to have ended the Middle Ages?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Westphalia

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The fall of Constantinople

39.

What was the primary language of the educated and the church in Medieval Europe?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Latin

d)

French

40.

Which battle in 1066 led to the Norman control of England?

a)

The Battle of Hastings

b)

The Battle of Stamford Bridge

c)

The Battle of Agincourt

d)

The Battle of Tours

41.

Which battle in 1066 led to the Norman conquest of England?

a)

Battle of Agincourt

b)

Battle of Hastings

c)

Battle of Stamford Bridge

d)

Battle of Tours

42.

What was the primary language of the educated and the Church in Medieval Europe?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Latin

43.

Which treaty ended the conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy in 1122?

a)

Treaty of Verdun

b)

Concordat of Worms

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Peace of Augsburg

44.

Which document, signed in 1215, is considered a cornerstone of modern democracy?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Bill of Rights

45.

Who was the English king during the signing of the Magna Carta?

a)

King Edward I

b)

King Richard I

c)

King John

d)

King Henry II

46.

What was the main reason for the signing of the Magna Carta?

a)

To create a new tax system

b)

To expand the British Empire

c)

To limit the power of the monarchy

d)

To establish a new religion