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WorksheetsUnits 1 & 2: Early Middle Ages & the Byzantine Empire
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
What type of people were bound to the manor?
Peasants
Serfs
Lords
Vassals
Who is the monastery leader?
Abess
Abbot
Friar
Pope
What is the code that Knights lived by?
Benedictine rules
Simony
Chivalry
Excommunication
Who gets credit for starting Feudalism?
King Henry IV
Charlemagne
Clovis
Stephen de Cloyes
What is the term that means "selling of Church positions"?
Excommunication
Tithe
Sacraments
Simony
Name of noble that ran the manors
Serf
monk
Vassal
Sultan
What is a church tax called?
Sacrament
Tithe
Confession
Investiture
Term for expulsion from a Christian society (Church)
Excommunication
Simony
Inquisition
Heresy
What is a fief with peasants called?
Manor
Convent
Monastery
Kingdom
Who defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours?
Clovis
Sultan Saladin
Charlemagne
Charles "the Hammer" Martel
Which leader brought Christianity to the Franks and was the first Germanic king to convert to Christianity?
Clovis
Richard the Lion Hearted
Charlemagne
Urban II
What was the main cause of the collapse of Western Roman Empire that ushered in the "Dark Ages"?
Citizens rebelled against Rome
Weather phenomena that caused cloud cover for years
Europe was taken over by Muslims
Germanic tribe "Barbarian" Invasions
The Benedictine Rule specified, among other things, that...
Monks can amass a fortune
Monks were not allowed to marry
Monks can live in Convents
Masses would be conducted in Latin
Which of the following is not another name for Medieval period?
Renaissance
Dark Ages
Medieval
Middle Ages
St. Benedict founded these after living in cave for years
Vassals
Monasteries
Convents
Wineries
What system of government was based on the exchange of land for protection and services?
Chivalry
Canon law
Fief
Feudalism
During the Middle Ages, what stood firm as a symbol of continuity?
Roman Catholic Church
Democracy
International trade
Monarchs
Which Frankish ruler reunited Western Europe and was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day 800 AD?
Charles VII
Charles "the Hammer" Martel
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short
Self-sufficiency of the manors was important during the feudal era because..
Lords could not leave Manor without permission
Heavy taxation made manufactured goods expensive
War and invasions made trade difficult
Churches did not allow people to move
Which of the following was a legacy of Charlemagne?
Starting schools to give a classical education
Held back the Vikings and other invaders
Spreading Christianity in France
All of the above
In exchange for land, Lords and Vassals .....
Swore an oath of loyalty to the King or over lord
Gave 40 days of military service per year
Gave payments often in the form of food or goods
All of the above
Castle life could be described as..
Clean and sanitary
Well-lit and pleasant
Dark and musty
Luxurious
Charlemagne fought off these fearsome, warrior, invaders from Scandinavia known as..........
Huns
Vikings
Franks
Germans
Which best describes a characteristic of the Germanic people?
Had no written rules
ruled by unwritten customs
Were people from the North
all of the above
What did the Muslim Turks name Constantinople after 1453?
Byzantium
Mehmed II
Armenia
Istanbul
What religious building is considered a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture?
Fortified wall
Hippodrome
Hagia Sophia
Mosaic
What was known as the "New Rome"
Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
Kiev
Venice
Who was the wife of Emperor Justinian?
Isabella
Sophia Hagia
Theodora
Bezant
The Byzantine capital is named after what ruler?
Justinian
Vladimir
Constantine
Cyrill
What were the gold coins used in Byzantine Empire called?
Mosaic
Istanbul
Nika
Bezant
What are people called that spread the Christian message?
missionaries
Czar
Patriarch
Sultan
What was name of Byzantium Capital?
Rome
Kiev
Byzantium
Moscow
What group finally conquered Constantinople?
Vikings
Muslim Turks
Vandals
Mongols
What was name of the large arena in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
Coliseum
Hippodrome
Basilica
What word means "to separate"?
Unite
Scriptorium
Schism
Sacrament
What does the word Nika mean?
Surrender
conquer
Riot
Type of shoe
Which leader was able to seize control of Constantinople in 1453?
Bantu Kahn
Oleg
Ivan the Great
Mehmed II
What are the pictures that were the most common art medium of Byzantine Empire, made out of tiny colored glass tiles called?
Calligraphy
Portraits
Mosaics
Imagenes
How was the Byzantine Empire governed?
Congress
Emperors
Dictator
Caesar
The Byzantine Capital was strategically located...
On the Indian Ocean
Where Europe meets Asia
On the Atlantic Coast
None of the above
Christian monks called scribes created elaborate, decorative books called...
Illuminated Manuscripts
Icons
Codices
Mosques
Religious images used in worship are called.....
Nika
Relics
Illuminated Manuscripts
Icons
Constantinople's location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the Byzantine Empire was able to...
Unite Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
Control key trade routes between Europe and Asia
Conquer the Russian city of Moscow
Spread Judaism throughout western Europe
In 1054 A.D. a schism separated..
The Greens and Blues
The Eastern and Western Christian Churches
The Christians and the Iconoclasts
Then united the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
In general, what did the Byzantine art depict?
Historical scenes
Nude athletes
Everyday life
Religious subjects
Who appointed the committee that compiled the "Corpus Juris Civilis" -Body of Civil Laws"
Justinian
Constantine
Anna Comnena
Ivan III
Justinian contributed to the flourishing and unification of the Byzantine empire after Rome's decline by...
freeing slaves throughout the empire
reforming the laws of ancient Rome
reducing povery in Constantinople
reviving the traditions of ancient Greece
How did Justinians Code (Corpus Juris Civilis) influence Western political and legal traditions?
it provided useful modelsfor modern political campaigns
it encouraged European rulers to decentralize their power
it codified principles that many legal systems still use
it supported the the development of parlimentary democracy
How did the fall of Rome impact Western Europe?
Trade slowed greatly and Western Europe became politically divided.
Cities grew rapidly and Western Europe's economies expanded
Western Europe's contact with advanced civilizations in Asia increased
Waves of Roman immigrants setled in a thriving Western Europe
How did Germanic tribes carve Europe into small kingdoms?
Germanic leaders formed strong alliances
Germanic tribes set-up free-trade zones
Germanic priests unified religious groups
Germanic Kings waged wars of conquest
Which of the following best describes the significance of Pope Leo III's crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans?
It helped Charlemagne battle Muslims in Spain
It united western and eastern parts of the Roman empire
It brought back the ideal of uniting Christendom
It led to a break-up of Charlemagne's kingdom after his death.
How would you BEST describe the factors contributing to the development of the political and social system of feudalism?
Vandals,Goths, and Saxons arriving in Europe caused great economic growth
The population of cities declinedso rapidly that rulers could not maintain order
Invasions led to the development of a new system to provide protection
The powerful Roman army continued to safeguard citizens of the empire
What was the role of knights and nobles in the feudal system?
Chivalary served them as a way to attain positions of power
They manged estates on behalf of the peasants
They were mainly involved in manor duties and competing in tournaments
As vassals, they swore loyalty and provided military service in exchange for a fief (estate) of land
Which describes how noblewomen contributed to the economic system of manorialism?
They brought dowery money to their lord's manor.
They managed the daily activities of the manor
They fostered trade among peasants on their manor
They left the manor to support their lord during war
What was the obligation of nobles to the peasnats on their estates?
to help them become self-suffiecient
to provide a mill for them to use for free
to provide them with protection and land to farm
to pay them for their work
Which could most likely have led to short life expectancy for peasants?
They could be hurt while away from the manor on the lord's service
They received no or inadequete medical treatment for their illnesses
They could be at the risk of injury or death during attacks by rival lords
They worked hard and had poor diets, so were vulnerable to disease
Which of the following was one of the ways Christianity spread across Europe?
The Pope ordered interdicts, which established new monasteries
Traveling friars lived and preached among the common people
Parich priests established schools to attract new converts
Secular rulers excommunicated those who would not convert to Christianity
How did monks (scribes) contribute to learning and intellectual life?
They preserved the Latin language
They studied science and mathematics
They copied and preserved classical books of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
They imported books from East Asia
Which statement best describes the role of the popes in the Middle Ages?
They were opposed to mixing spiritual and secular duties
They were secular leaders who also claimed spiritual power
They were spiritual leaders who also excercised secular power
They always opposed reform of the Church or its policies
Which of the following is a characteristic of the medieval Eastern Orthodox Church?
the use of icons in Church teachings and worship
the belief in papal supremacy
the use of Latin throughout the Church
the acceptance of the secular Emperor as the divine authority of the Church
The three grandsons of Charlemagne divided the kingdom into 3 parts at the...
Edict of Milan
Treaty of Verdun
Council of Trent
Treaty of Versailles
Constantine made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire through the
Edit of Nantes
Edict of Milan
Concord of Worms
Treaty of Florence
When Charlemagne's unified kingdom fell apart under his heirs, which groups escalated their invasions (multiple correct answers)
Germanic Tribes
Magyars
Muslims
Vikings
Who was Justinian's Military commander who helped expanded the Byzantine Empire to its greatest extent? He also helped exterminate 30,000 rioters to end the Nika Rebellion.
Titus
Belisarius
Charles "the Hammer" Martel"
Romulus
The sacred rite of the Roman Catholic Church are called....
Sacraments
Rituals
Protocols
Benedictine Rules
