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WorksheetsWorld History Mid Term
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main purpose of Feudalism?
a)
Promote democracy
b)
Encourage trade
c)
Spread Christianity
d)
Provide security and order
2.
A vassal was someone who..
a)
Owned land independently
b)
Worked for wages
c)
Owed loyalty and service to a lord
d)
Collected taxes
3.
Which group invaded and raided much of Europe during the Early Middle Ages?
a)
Vikings
b)
Moors
c)
Franks
d)
Magyars
4.
Who was crowned emperor in 800 CE?
a)
Otto I
b)
Pippin
c)
Hugh Capet
d)
Charlemagne
5.
The Domesday Book was created to..
a)
Record church laws
b)
Survey land and wealth
c)
List noble titles
d)
Teach reading
6.
Which document limited the power of the English King?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Treaty of Verdun
c)
Edict of Worms
d)
Peace of Augsburg
7.
Serfs are best described as..
a)
Slaves with no rights
b)
Free landowners
c)
Peasants tied to the land
d)
Skilled craftsmen
8.
The manorial system was mainly
a)
Political
b)
Economic
c)
Religious
d)
Educational
9.
Monasteries were important because they..
a)
Trained Knights
b)
Preserved learning
c)
Collected taxes
d)
Built castles
10.
Saladin was..
a)
A Muslim military leader
b)
A pope
c)
A Crusader King
d)
A merchant
11.
The Third Crusade ended with..
a)
Muslim defeat
b)
Christian capture of Jerusalem
c)
A compromise agreement
d)
Total failure
12.
Trade fairs helped medieval Europe by..
a)
Spreading disease
b)
Increasing isolation
c)
Ending Feudalism
d)
Expanding commerce
13.
Guilds were organizations of..
a)
Peasants
b)
Merchants and craftsmen
c)
Priests
d)
Knights
14.
An apprentice was someone who...
a)
Learned a trade
b)
Led a guild
c)
Owned a business
d)
Collected taxes
15.
Gothic churches were known for...
a)
Thick walls
b)
Height and light
c)
Small windows
d)
Simple designs
16.
Beliefs that went against church teachings were called...
a)
Heresy
b)
Humanism
c)
Secularism
d)
Nationalism
17.
Vernacular refers to..
a)
Latin
b)
Church language
c)
Local spoken language
d)
Legal writing
18.
Renaissance humanism focused on..
a)
Church authority
b)
Classical learning
c)
Military power
d)
Feudal loyalty
19.
Secular means..
a)
Religious
b)
Church-run
c)
Worldly
d)
Ancient
20.
Perspective in art helped artists...
a)
Use brighter colors
b)
Paint faster
c)
Focus on religion
d)
Show depth realistically
21.
The ideal Renaissance man was expected to..
a)
Excel in many areas
b)
Be wealthy
c)
Be artistic only
d)
Rule politically
22.
Who wrote the Prince?
a)
Dante
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Castiglione
d)
Petrarch
23.
Machiavelli believed rulers should..
a)
Do whatever works, brutal or otherwise
b)
Avoid power
c)
Always be moral
d)
Follow the Church
24.
Utopia described..
a)
A perfect society
b)
A real city
c)
A war plan
d)
A religious order
25.
The Protestant Reformation began when..
a)
Henry VII became King
b)
The Crusades ended
c)
The Renaissance began
d)
Luther criticized the Church
26.
Martin Luther objected most strongly to..
a)
Baptism
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Education
27.
The Edict of Worms declared Luther..
a)
Pope
b)
King
c)
Heretic
d)
Bishop
28.
The Jesuits were founded to..
a)
Reform the Catholic Church
b)
Spread Islam
c)
Promote Protestantism
d)
End education
29.
Ignatius of Loyola founded the...
a)
Franciscans
b)
Benedictines
c)
Dominicans
d)
Jesuits
30.
Huguenots were...
a)
English Catholics
b)
French Protestants
c)
Italian merchants
d)
Spanish Muslims
31.
The Renaissance was a period of..
a)
Rebirth
b)
Isolation
c)
Conquest
d)
Decline
32.
Which city was a major Renaissance trade center?
a)
Paris
b)
Venice
c)
London
d)
Madrid
33.
Leonardo da Vinci is best known as..
a)
A religious leader
b)
A soldier
c)
A Renaissance artist and thinker
d)
A king
34.
Renaissance artists often focused on..
a)
Nature and humanity
b)
Flat figures
c)
Abstract ideas
d)
Medieval themes
35.
Which invention helped spread Renaissance ideas?
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Telescope
d)
Printing Press
36.
The Catholic Reformation aimed to..
a)
End religion
b)
Strengthen the Church
c)
Support Luther
d)
Reduce education
37.
Chivalry required knights to..
a)
Obey kings only
b)
Farm land
c)
Be loyal and honorable
d)
Avoid battle
38.
Parliament originally represented..
a)
All citizens
b)
Peasants only
c)
Women
d)
Nobles and clergy
39.
Which was a result of increased trade?
a)
Decline of towns
b)
Growth of cities
c)
End of money use
d)
Isolation
40.
Renaissance writers often wrote in..
a)
Vernacular languages
b)
Latin only
c)
Greek only
d)
Church code
41.
Gothic architecture included..
a)
Flying buttresses
b)
Low ceilings
c)
Wooden roofs
d)
Few windows
42.
The goal of the Crusades was mainly..
a)
Trade
b)
Exploration
c)
Religious control
d)
Education
43.
Humanism emphasized..
a)
Faith alone
b)
Classical texts and humans
c)
Kingship
d)
Science only
44.
Which change weakened feudalism?
a)
Castles
b)
Trade and towns
c)
Knights
d)
Serfs
45.
The Renaissance helped pave the way for..
a)
The Dark Ages
b)
Modern Europe
c)
Feudalism
d)
Isolation
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