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Europe before 1500s test

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the first Athenian philosopher and constantly asked the question "why?"

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

2.

This philosopher focused on the logic behind why humans do what they do as well as create the scientific method.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

3.

One of the original creators of democracy in Athens, this tyrant worked to emphasize power to the people

a)

Draco

b)

Solon

c)

Pericles

d)

Hippocrates

4.

Who was a student of Socrates?

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pericules

5.

What does the word "Philosopher" mean?

a)

lover of wisdom

b)

smart thinker

c)

brave one

d)

wise one

6.

Which philosopher studied at Plato's Academy?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Pericles

7.

What method was used to understand the way that other think and feel?

a)

Plato's method

b)

Aristotle's method

c)

Socratic method

d)

philosopher's method

8.

Plato was a student of Socrates

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was the Socratic method?

a)

A variable and solution technique

b)

A question and answer technique

c)

A experiment and solution technique

d)

A test and and question technique

10.
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
11.
What was the name of Plato's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
12.

Citizens were

a)

the people who could participate in the government

b)

the people who live in the roman empire

13.

Which principle do modern democracies share with ancient Athens?

a)

the people deserve equal rights.

b)

There should be no taxation without representation.

c)

People should vote on all matters that concern them.

d)

People should have a voice in government.

14.

What is citizenship?

a)

a political system in which citizens elect others to represent them in government

b)

membership in a community

c)

political Power is held by a small group of people

d)

a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together

15.

What is direct democracy?

a)

a political system in which citizens elect others to represent them in government

b)

a political system in which citizens participate directly in decisions.

c)

political Power is held by a small group of people

d)

a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together

16.

Rule by the people is...

a)

democracy

b)

aristocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

republic

17.

Which government was a direct democracy?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

18.

Which government was a Republic or representative democracy?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

19.

In Ancient Athens only free adult males could be citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is another name for a representative democracy?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Athenian Democracy

c)

a republic

d)

Oligarchy

21.

What does "democracy" mean?

a)

"rule of the few"

b)

"rule of the leaders"

c)

"rule of the people"

d)

"rule of the powerful"

22.

A system of government where citizens trust other people to create laws and vote for them is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

23.

What is the type of government where citizens select their own leaders?

a)

veto

b)

republic

c)

consul

d)

dictator

24.

What is a republic?

a)

a government with at least 3 branches

b)

a government in which people elect representatives

c)

a democratic government

d)

a government with no leaders

25.

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

a)

lord / vassal

b)

peasant / serf

c)

merchant / squire

d)

villager / priest

26.

Who was meant to show acts of CHIVALRY?

a)

monarch

b)

lords

c)

knights

d)

peasants

27.

If you lived in the Middle Ages, your social class was determined by

a)

birth

b)

wealth

c)

religion

d)

education

28.

The lords provided __________ for their peasants in return for __________.

a)

protection / labor

b)

fiefs / labor

c)

labor / protection

d)

land / fiefs

29.

What is a knight?

a)

A higher noble who owns a large amount of land

b)

A lower noble who trains for war in tournaments and jousting

c)

A lower noble who refuses to fight

d)

A peasant who fights in the noble's army

30.

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Mercantileism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Vassalism

31.

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of

a)

the king

b)

the knight

c)

chivalry

d)

servitude

32.

True or False: Medieval Europe was mostly ruled by a single King/Emperor

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The main purpose of a castle was

a)

to entertain guests

b)

provide a place for animals to sleep

c)

to provide for a place the manufacturing of weapons

d)

provide protection

34.

Which is not a job the knight was expected to do?

a)

be loyal to the Lord

b)

be loyal to the Church

c)

farm the land

d)

protect the helpless

35.

The purpose of feudalism was

a)

to spread democracy and give the people a say in their government

b)

to look after the welfare of all the people and make sure they had all they needed

c)

to provide people with protection and safety by establishing social order

d)

to create a fair society by balancing the powers of the monarch and the people

36.

What did a lord owe the king in return for land?

a)

gratitude

b)

a supply of knights in time of war

c)

provide peasants to work for the king

d)

he would work the land to produce food for the king

37.

What was the main job of feudal ladies?

a)

teaching boys to be knights

b)

selling the goods produced on the manor

c)

managing the household

d)

negotiating with feudal lords

38.

Chivalry is

a)

fighting skills.

b)

a code of behavior.

c)

a person who travels.

d)

an owner of a manor.

39.

Feudalism is a political, social, and economic system that revolves around what?

a)

religion

b)

land

c)

government

d)

laws

40.

Which best describes what a knight is?

a)

Teacher

b)

Judge

c)

Priest

d)

Soldier

41.

What was the most important job of a feudal knight?

a)

Protecting the land of the lord/King

b)

Winning jousting and fighting touraments

c)

Working the land and raising livestock

d)

Collecting taxes to improve the manor

42.

What is the name of a large estate, with a village and farmland, owned by the lord?

a)

Castle

b)

Fief

c)

Vassal

d)

Manor

43.
Which of these best defines feudalism?
a)
A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
b)
A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
c)
A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
d)
A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.
44.
Chivalry was
a)
a code of honor practiced by samurai
b)
a code of honor practiced by knights
c)
the right of kings to rule
d)
the right of serfs to be free
45.
The crusades were a series of wars fought between:
a)
Jews and Christians
b)
Jews and Muslims
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Christians and Catholics
46.

What was the original goal of the Crusades?

a)

To make sure that kings no longer ruled over peasants.

b)

To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

c)

To end Feudalism

d)

To open new trade routes to the East.

47.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
48.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
49.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
50.

What was a major effect of the Crusades?

a)

Religious toleration for Jews

b)

Economic control of North Africa

c)

Increased influence of the Patriarch

d)

Increased trade with Arab cultures

51.

Why did people join in the Crusades?

a)

They thought it would help them gain land

b)

They thought it would help them get rich.

c)

They thought it would help them get into heaven.

d)

All of these answers

52.

What was the symbol of the Crusaders?

a)

A blue sword

b)

A yellow lion

c)

A red cross

53.

The crusaders were from which place?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

The Holy Land

54.

Which city did they fight over?

a)

London

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Paris

55.

Why did so many men volunteer for the Crusades?

a)

they were paid generously

b)

the Church granted forgiveness and salvation to anyone who went or died on the Crusades

c)

Because they were forced to go

d)

because they loved Asia

56.

What were the Crusades?

a)

colonization of the Americas

b)

a series of religious wars to take over Jerusalem

c)

a series of religious wars to take over Mecca

d)

colinization of Africa

57.

Which 3 religious groups were involved in the Crusades?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Buddhists

d)

Jews

58.

What is a Crusader?

a)

Christian volunteers who wanted to take back Mecca

b)

Christian volunteers who wanted to take back Jerusalem

c)

Muslim volunteers who wanted to take back Jerusalem

d)

Jewish volunteers who wanted to take back Jerusalem

59.

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

a)

Knights liked to fight and fighting in the Crusades was not a sin.

b)

People could keep what they plundered.

c)

They thought it would help them get into heaven.

d)

All of these answers

e)

They wanted to retake the Holy Land from Muslims.

60.

Did the Crusades reach their goal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

61.

An estate of a medieval lord

a)

Manor

b)

Fief

c)

Castle

d)

Reeve

62.

What time period is considered the Middle Ages?

a)

200-500

b)

500-1500

c)

1500BC-500BC

d)

1500- Modern Times

63.

Which Mongol leader did Marco Polo work for?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Shi Huangdi

d)

Wu Zhao

64.

What was the name of Marco Polo's book?

a)

The Travels of Marco Polo

b)

Marco's Magnificent Adventures

c)

Polo's Travels to China

d)

Marco Polo and the Philosopher's Stone

65.

True or False: Marco Polo's book inspired later explorers like Christopher Columbus.

a)

True

b)

False

66.
Where was Marco Polo from?
a)
China
b)
Venice, Italy
c)
Greenland
d)
Silk Road
67.
True or False: Marco Polo met the Emperor of China and even worked for him as a messenger and spy.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Who was Kublai Khan?
a)
Marco's Indian translator
b)
Italian Emporer
c)
Marco's uncle
d)
Chinese Emporer
69.

What is an expedition?

a)

something that is run by merchants

b)

a description in a book

c)

a map

d)

a purposeful journey

70.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
71.

(a)   was an Italian explorer from Venice.

72.

While in China, Marco Polo served emperor

a)

Wu of Han

b)

Taizong of Tang

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Qin Shi Huang

73.

Select all things that are true about Marco Polo.

a)

he was a traveler

b)

he is the reason we have maps

c)

he was a storyteller

d)

he gave Italy some of their first information about China

e)

he invented the swimming game "Marco Polo"

74.
How did Europeans of the time come to learn of Marco Polo's travels in the East?
a)
through Facebook
b)
through Kublai Kahn's stories
c)
through Marco Polo's stories
d)
through billboards
75.

Which of the following spread the plague?

a)

Snakes

b)

Rats

c)

Rabbits

d)

Fleas

e)

Ships

76.

What period followed the black death

a)

The Crusades

b)

The 100 Years War

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Founding of the New World

77.

Ture of False: The Black Death had a negative impact on the church.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

True or False: The Black Death had a negative impact on the feudal system of Europe

a)

True

b)

False

79.

True or False: The bubonic plague is the most deadliest plague.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

What is a Plague

a)

A contagious Virus which impacts the Immune System

b)

a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever, insanity, and formation of buboes, and sometimes an infection of the lungs

c)

A virial Infection of the Lungs

d)

A wound from Battle

81.

How did the black death spread over the oceans

a)

By Birds

b)

Over trade routes

c)

Missionary work

d)

Captured fighters

82.

How did the Plague spread

a)

Soldiers returning from the Crusades

b)

Rats on trading ships

c)

Airborne, meaning spread through the air

d)

Fleas who bit infected rats

83.

a widespread occurrence of a disease

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Flu

d)

Disease

84.

What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?

a)

buboes

b)

flea bites

c)

infections

d)

A sign from God

85.
What is another name for the Black Death?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Smallpox
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Chicken Pox
86.
This picture represents a person who had what job during the plague?
a)
Grave Digger
b)
Plague doctor
c)
Catholic Priest
d)
Nursery rhyme writer
87.
 This famous children's nursery rhyme was about the Black Death. CREEPY!
a)
London Bridge 
b)
Red Rover Red Rover
c)
Rain Rain Go Away
d)
Ring Around The Rosie 
88.
Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of _________________.
a)
bureaucracies
b)
militarism
c)
feudalism
d)
Catholicism
89.

How long did it take to die from the Black Death?

a)

days

b)

weeks

c)

months

d)

years

90.
What is the name of the sculpture of Mary holding Jesus in her lap?
a)
The Savior
b)
Mother and Son
c)
Salvator
d)
Pieta
91.
During Michelangelo's life, Europe was experiencing a new exciting beginning. Many discoveries and explorations were being made. What do we call the time period? 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Hellenistic Period
c)
Ancient Greece/Rome
d)
Middle Ages
92.
What is the name of this painting showing 2 hands reaching out to touch each other?
a)
Heaven Touching Earth
b)
God's Hands
c)
The Creation of Adam
d)
The Beginning of Sin
93.
What did Michealngelo consider to be the most important subject to sculpt or paint? 
a)
Heaven
b)
The Fall
c)
The Human Body
d)
Creation
94.

What was Michelangelo's occupation?

a)

Writer

b)

Sculptor, Painter, Architect

c)

Musician

d)

Politician

95.

During which period did Michelangelo create his art?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Romanticism

d)

Modernism

96.

Along with which other artwork is The Creation of Adam one of the most famous paintings in history?

a)

The Starry Night

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Mona Lisa

d)

Guernica

97.

Which of these did Leonardo NOT paint?

a)

The last Supper

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Starry Night

98.

What is Leonardo's most famous painting?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

Vitruvian Man

c)

Last Supper

d)

Some unknown painting

99.

How does Leonardo's "Last Supper" compare to the "Mona Lisa?"

a)

The Last Supper was Leonardo's first major work, while the Mona Lisa was his last

b)

The Last Supper celebrated Christianity, while the Mona Lisa was a simple portrait

c)

Both the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa are housed at the Louvre in Paris

d)

The Mona Lisa is a popular work, while the Last Supper is considered offensive

100.

Leonardo Da Vinci won the title of "artist-engineer". Why?

a)

He was a good artist and equally good engineer.

b)

He managed to combine Art and Science together.

c)

He painted things that could be useful to engineering.

101.

Who created the Gutenburg Printing Press?

a)

Johannes Gutenburg

b)

The guy in this story

c)

I did!

d)

Gutenburg

102.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Isaac Newton

103.

The printing press changed history

a)

true

b)

false

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