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Unit 3 Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vocabulary: A grant of land given to a vassal

a)

Fief

b)

Feudal Contract

c)

Chivalry

d)

Vassal

2.

Vocabulary: Social and Political system of the middle ages

a)

Fief

b)

Feudalism

c)

Feudal Contract

d)

Chivalry

3.

Charlemagne’s conquest and rule over Western Europe was important because:

a)

It led to a great empire that lasted 1000 years

b)

His empire spread Judaism across Europe

c)

His empire split after his son's death causing the fall of empires

d)

His empire merged with the Ottoman Empire

4.

Which of the following were NOT invaders of Western Europe during this time period?

a)

Japanese

b)

Magyars

c)

Vikings

d)

Muslims

5.

Which Church official was the highest authority in the Church?

a)

Bishop

b)

Archbishop

c)

Pope

d)

Abbott

6.

Which group was the highest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

7.

Why were soldiers willing to fight (and die) for the Crusades?

a)

They were told all of their sins would be forgiven

b)

They were loyal to the Pope

c)

They wanted adventure

d)

They were promised to be promoted in their social status

8.
Besides fighting, What  positive activity were Muslims and Christians engaged in during the Crusades?
a)
Common Religion
b)
Trade
c)
Converting each other
d)
farming
9.
_____________ is a political/social system and _____________ is an economic system.
a)
Middle Ages…feudalism
b)
manorialism…feudalism
c)
feudalism…manorialism
d)
Roman Empire…feudalism
10.
Many people lost faith in God after the Black Death. As a result, who lost power?
a)
Kings and Queens
b)
The Church
c)
Knights
d)
Serfs
11.
What were the Christian expeditions to win back the Holy Lands called?
a)
Punic Wars
b)
Feudalisms
c)
Holy Wars
d)
Crusades
12.
What is feudalism?
a)
a political system of local government that is based around granting land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
b)
a political system of local government that is based around granting loyalty, military assistance, and other services in return for land.
c)
a political system of local government that is based around granting vassals in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
d)
none of the above
13.
Who was the Frankish king responsible for the creation of the Holy Roman Empire?
a)
Justinian
b)
Diocletian
c)
Charlamagne
d)
Constantine
14.
The Church was ------ in medieval western Europe.
a)
center of life
b)
center of trade
c)
center of combat training
d)
center of science
15.
The Church provided...
a)
education for some and helped the poor and sick.
b)
trained knights for combat.
c)
kings with loans to build castles.
d)
nothing for the common peasant.
16.

What does it mean to be excommunicated by the Pope?

a)
To be officially expelled or excluded from the Catholic Church by the authority of the Pope.
b)
To be promoted to a higher position within the Catholic Church by the Pope.
c)
To be forgiven for one's sins by the Pope.
d)
To be given a special blessing by the Pope.
17.

What are church laws called?

a)
Sacred Law
b)
Canon Law
c)
Divine Law
d)
Bible Law
18.

What were the sacred rituals called that medieval Christians believed were necessary for salvation?

a)

Pilgrimages

b)

Sacraments

c)

Crusades

d)

Festivals

19.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

20.

What was the result of the First Crusade?

a)

The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.

b)

The crusaders were defeated and returned home.

c)

The crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.

21.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Stephen Harding

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saint Benedict

22.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

23.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
24.
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
25.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
26.

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

27.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)

Death

b)
Remade
c)
Rebirth
28.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

da Vinci.

b)

Gutenberg.

c)

Mrs. Spring.

29.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Japan

c)

Florence, Italy

d)

Mongolia

30.

__________ celebrates the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

31.

Who wrote the Praise of Folly?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

32.

Who wrote the essay "The Prince?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

33.

This family was considered the first family of Florence. They were wealthy bankers and patrons of the arts

a)

Medici

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Da Vanci

d)

Donatello

34.
This Renaissance figure was known for the beautiful "Sistine Chapel" & "The David".
a)
Petrarch
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
35.

Who was 1 of the most important Renaissance scientists & artists?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

36.
Which Renaissance person is responsible for this drawing?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Alighieri
c)
Erasmus
d)
Michelangelo
37.

Which Renaissance painter completed this famous work of art?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

c)

Rafael Sanzio

d)

Donatello di Niccolo di Betto Bardi

38.

Identify the piece of art or architecture and the artist who created it.

a)

David by Michelangelo

b)

La Pieta (Mary Holding Jesus after he was crucified)

by Michelangelo

c)

David by Donatello

d)

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

39.

Identify the piece of art or architecture and the artist who created it.

a)

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

b)

School of Athens by Raphael

c)

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

d)

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

40.

secular

a)

to welcome into the church

b)

ideas that have no religious basis

c)

religious ideas

d)

to expel / exile from the church

41.

indulgences

a)

began as an attempt to reform the Catholic church, but ended in the creation of Protestant churches

b)

studying classical texts and human achievements instead of religion

c)

a way to pay for forgiveness in the Catholic church using money / goods

d)

a period of reverting back to the Middle Ages way of life

42.

Martin Luther

a)

King of England; had conflict with the pope which led to England's split from the Catholic church

b)

established the Church of England as main religion in England; one of the most successful English monarchs

c)

started the Protestant Reformation; criticized the Catholic church to start his own faith

d)

religious reformer who believed in predestination (fate) and strict sense of morals

43.

Henry VIII (Henry the 8th)

a)

King of England; had conflict with the pope which led to England's split from the Catholic church

b)

established the Church of England as main religion in England; one of the most successful English monarchs

c)

started the Protestant Reformation; criticized the Catholic church to start his own faith

d)

religious reformer who believed in predestination (fate) and strict sense of morals

44.

Queen Elizabeth I

a)

King of England; had conflict with the pope which led to England's split from the Catholic church

b)

established the Church of England as main religion in England; one of the most successful English monarchs

c)

started the Protestant Reformation; criticized the Catholic church to start his own faith

d)

religious reformer who believed in predestination (fate) and strict sense of morals

45.

John Calvin

a)

King of England; had conflict with the pope which led to England's split from the Catholic church

b)

established the Church of England as main religion in England; one of the most successful English monarchs

c)

started the Protestant Reformation; criticized the Catholic church to start his own faith

d)

religious reformer who believed in predestination (fate) and strict sense of morals

46.

95 Theses

a)

the language spoken by ordinary people in a particular region

b)

the first full-sized book printed with movable type and a printing press

c)

Martin Luther's ideas that he posted which questioned the Catholic church

d)

device made for transferring text & graphics from woodblock to paper using ink

47.

Act of Supremacy

a)

church created in England as a result of political dispute between Henry VIII and the Pope

b)

declared the king (Henry VIII) the supreme head of the Church of England in

c)

a Protestant denomination of Christianity founded by Martin Luther

d)

a member of the Western Christian churches (separate from the Roman Catholic Church); follows ideas of Reformation

48.

What was the Church's court called?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

the trials

c)

Inquisition

d)

Spanish questioning

49.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

the Reformers fighting against the Church

b)

the Church's answer to the Protestant Reformers

c)

The Church fighting back against the Jesuits

d)

The Church's Court

50.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences

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