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Medieval Europe Review 2025

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The official split between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

a)

Great Schism

b)

Pope-Patriarch Split

c)

Crusades

d)

Investiture Controversy

2.

A group of Roman Catholic clergy that focus on a particular duty or type of activity such as philosophy, education, preaching, investigation, helping the poor, or military defense

a)

religious order

b)

demomination

c)

cult

d)

saints

3.

Idea that there are certain universal ethical principles that are inherent to humans that man-made laws should coincide with, or at least not contradict

a)

natural law theory

b)

common law

c)

habeas corpus

d)

scholasticism

4.

Event that showed that the Pope had more power and influence than Kings in medieval European society

a)

Great Schism

b)

Investiture Controversy

c)

Crusades

d)

Black Death

5.

To officially exclude or cut-off from the activities of the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Inquisition

b)

Excommunication

c)

Execution

d)

Crucifixion

6.

Roman Catholic officials whose job was to investigate heresy

a)

Inquisition

b)

Templars

c)

Dominicans

d)

Fransiscans

7.

What is heresy?

a)

religious error or false belief within a religion

b)

the beliefs of a different religion

c)

atheism or agnosticism

d)

sainthood

8.

SELECT ALL that are true of St. Thomas Aquinas:

a)

Saved France from defeat during the Hundred Years War

b)

Wrote 5 proofs for the existence of God

c)

Missionary who converted Ireland to Christianity

d)

Roman Catholic monk and scholastic philosopher

e)

argued for natural law theory

9.

What is scholasticism?

a)

philosophy that combined Christian principles with Greek reason

b)

philosophy based on the idea that happiness is internal

c)

Roman Catholic religious order

d)

heretical offshoot of Roman Catholicism

10.

Special Roman Catholic Bishops that elect the Pope

a)

Cardinals

b)

Monks

c)

Archbishops

d)

Friars

11.

Which Roman Catholic position is at A?

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

low clergy

d)

Saint

12.

Which Roman Catholic position is at B?

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

low clergy

d)

Saint

13.

Which Roman Catholic position is at C?

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

low clergy

d)

Saint

14.

The highest ranking official in the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

Cardinal

d)

King

15.

SELECT ALL of the styles of architecture popular in Medieval Europe:

a)

Gothic

b)

Classical

c)

Neo-Classical

d)

Victorian

e)

Romanesque

16.

SELECT ALL the features of Medieval European architecture:

a)

Window Tracing

b)

Flying Buttresses

c)

Crucifixes

d)

Ribbed Vaults

e)

Domes

17.

SELECT ALL the features of Medieval Eurpean architecture:

a)

Multiple, tiered roofs

b)

Turrets

c)

Gargoyles & Statues

d)

Stained Glass

e)

Painted Walls

18.

SELECT ALL the FEATURES common to medieval European art:

a)

drab colors, greys, & earthtones

b)

unrealistic people

c)

bright colors, especially gold

d)

flat, two-dimensional, no depth.

e)

realistic people

19.

SELECT ALL the THEMES commonly depicted in medieval European art:

a)

Classical mythology

b)

Christianity

c)

Chivalry & warfare

d)

Animals

e)

Death

20.

SELECT ALL of the buildings that are most likely Medieval European architecture:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

21.

SELECT ALL of the pictures that show Gothic structutres/features:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

22.

SELECT ALL that are most likely medieval European art:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

23.

SELECT ALL features of Romanesque architecture that are NOT in Gothic architecture:

a)

small windows

b)

curved arches

c)

domes

d)

pointed arches

e)

buttresses

24.

SELECT ALL that are true of William the Conqueror:

a)

Was the Duke of Normandy in France

b)

Invaded England and became its first King

c)

Won the Battle of Hastings against Edward the Saxon

d)

Won the Battle of Tours against the Muslims

e)

Invaded England and established the Viking Kingdom of the Danelaw

25.

Which kingdom is at #2?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Spain

26.

Which kingdom is at #3?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Spain

27.

Which kingdom is at #7?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Spain

28.

Which kingdom is at #4?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Spain

29.

Which kingdom is at #11?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Spain

30.

Which kingdom is at #1?

a)

Scotland

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Poland

e)

Hungary

31.

Which kingdom is at #6?

a)

Scotland

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Poland

e)

Hungary

32.

Which kingdom is at #5?

a)

Scotland

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Poland

e)

Hungary

33.

Which kingdom is at #9?

a)

Scotland

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Poland

e)

Hungary

34.

Which kingdom is at #10?

a)

Scotland

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Poland

e)

Hungary

35.

A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land

a)

Crusades

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

Reconquista

d)

Punic Wars

36.

Who led the Christians in the 3rd Crusade?

a)

King Richard I 'the Lionheart'

b)

King John

c)

William 'the Conqueror'

d)

Saladin

37.

Who led the Muslims in the 3rd Crusade?

a)

Saladin

b)

King Richard I 'the Lionheart'

c)

Charles 'the Hammer' Martel

d)

King John

38.

SELECT ALL of the effects of the Crusades:

a)

Muslims control the Holy Land

b)

trade increases between Europe & Asia

c)

Byzantine Empire severely weakened

d)

Richard I becomes King of Jerusalem

e)

The Byzantine Empire is conquered by the Holy Roman Empire

39.

Which were the main causes of the Crusades?

a)

Christians want to stop Muslim expansion in the east and protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land

b)

They were a counter-attack to the Muslim invasions of Italy and Spain

c)

The Pope wanted to control the Byzantine Empire

d)

The Christians wanted to control the Silk Road

40.

What was the result of the 1st Crusade?

a)

Christians capture Jerusalem and establish kingdoms in the Holy Land

b)

Muslims capture Jerusalem

c)

Constantinople sacked by Crusaders

d)

A truce allowed safe travel for Christian pilgrims and Muslim occupation of Jerusalem

41.

What was the result of the 2nd Crusade?

a)

Christians capture Jerusalem and establish kingdoms in the Holy Land

b)

Muslims capture Jerusalem

c)

Constantinople sacked by Crusaders

d)

A truce allowed safe travel for Christian pilgrims and Muslim occupation of Jerusalem

42.

What was the result of the 3rd Crusade?

a)

Christians capture Jerusalem and establish kingdoms in the Holy Land

b)

Muslims capture Jerusalem

c)

Constantinople sacked by Crusaders

d)

A truce allowed safe travel for Christian pilgrims and Muslim occupation of Jerusalem

43.

What was the result of the 4th Crusade?

a)

Christians capture Jerusalem and establish kingdoms in the Holy Land

b)

Muslims capture Jerusalem

c)

Constantinople sacked by Crusaders

d)

A truce allowed safe travel for Christian pilgrims and Muslim occupation of Jerusalem

44.

A gathering of Roman Catholic leaders including the Pope which called for military action in the Holy Land and offered spiritual rewards for Christians participating in the Crusades

a)

Council of Clermont

b)

Council of Nicaea

c)

Battle of Hastings

d)

Investiture Controversy

45.

Which city is at #1?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

e)

Lisbon

46.

Which city is at #2?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

e)

Lisbon

47.

Which city is at #4?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

e)

Lisbon

48.

Which city is at #6?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

e)

Lisbon

49.

Which city is at #5?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Toledo

d)

Cordoba

e)

Lisbon

50.

Which city is at #8?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople

e)

Jerusalem

51.

Which city is at #9?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople

e)

Jerusalem

52.

Which city is at #10?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople

e)

Jerusalem

53.

Which city is at #11?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople

e)

Jerusalem

54.

Which city is at #12?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople

e)

Jerusalem

55.

Which body of water is at #1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

e)

North Sea

56.

Which body of water is at #2?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

e)

North Sea

57.

Which body of water is at #7?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

e)

North Sea

58.

SELECT ALL that are true of the Magna Carta:

a)

Signed by King John of England

b)

limited the power of the English monarch

c)

granted English nobles rights including habeas corpus

d)

created the Model Parliament

e)

Written by Thomas Jefferson

59.

The documented legal decisions that later become law or influence laws

a)

common law

b)

natural law

c)

habeas corpus

d)

lex talionis

60.

What right does habeas corpus grant?

a)

Right to not be imprisoned indefinitely without trial

b)

right to bear arms

c)

right to freedom of speech

d)

right to refuse search & seizure of property

61.

SELECT ALL that were true of St. Joan of Arc:

a)

was a woman & a peasant who claimed to receive messages from God

b)

helped the French win Battle of Orleans, saving France from defeat in the Hundred Years War

c)

helped the English defeat the French in the Battle of Agincourt

d)

was a knight who became Queen of France after helping the French defeat the English

e)

was executed for heresy & witchcraft

62.

A series of wars between France and England

a)

Hundred Years War

b)

Crusades

c)

Reconquista

d)

Punic Wars

63.

SELECT ALL of the outcomes of the Hundred Years War:

a)

nationalism increased in Europe giving kings more power

b)

Knights & castles became obsolete and were replaced by professional peasant armies armed with gunpowder weapons

c)

Lord-vassal relationship breaks down, feudalism declines

d)

Lord-serf relationship breaks down, feudalims declines

e)

The power of kings was limited by Model Parliament and the Magna Carta

64.

SELECT ALL of the animals were the main reservoirs and spreaders of plague to humans:

a)

rats

b)

deer

c)

cats

d)

ticks

e)

fleas

65.

SELECT ALL of that had occurred by the end of the Medieval period in Europe?

a)

Reconquista completed

b)

Byzantine Empire had fallen

c)

Feudalism had ended and many kings were absoute monarchs

d)

Columbus discovered the New World

e)

The Holy Roman Empire had fallen

66.

How did the Black Death enter and spread throughout Europe?

a)

from Asia, via trade ports and trade routes

b)

from North Africa, along rivers and waterways

c)

from nature, mainly deer & bird migrations

d)

from Scandinavia, the vikings used it as a biological weapon

67.

SELECT ALL of the effects of the Black Death on European society:

a)

at least 30% of the population of Europe died

b)

labor shortages on manors enabled to surviving serfs to demand wages for thier work

c)

the lord-serf relationship breaks down and feudalism declines

d)

the quality and cost of medical care improve dramatically

e)

trade decreased as a result of quarantines

68.

The medieval period in Europe ended in (a)   AD/CE with the decline of feudalism, completion of the Reconquista, & voyages of Columbus.

69.

SELECT ALL that are true of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

a)

Completed the Reconquista

b)

United the kingdoms of Aragon and Castille to form the Kingdom of Spain

c)

Fincanced the Voyages of Christopher Columbus

d)

Established the Spanish Inquisition

e)

Altered the Spanish legal system to include common law

70.

SELECT ALL that are true of the Reconquista?

a)

Christian "Reconquest" of Iberia from the Muslims

b)

The Kingdom of Spain was formed

c)

Completed by Ferdinand & Isabella in 1492 AD

d)

William the Norman invaded England and became its first King

e)

Spain is divided into three smaller kingoms

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