European Middle Ages

Question 1

When the Empire fell and split into 2 empires, what were the names of the empires?

Accepted Answer

The Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire

Question 2

Why were there so many castles built during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

People needed protection from other people.

Question 3

If you were born a serf during Medieval times, which of these roles could you have in your adult life?

Accepted Answer

Serf

Question 4

Which of these years were during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

1066 CE

Question 5

In the hierarchy of the Middle Ages, which role had the greatest power and influence?

Accepted Answer

Lords

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of knights?

Accepted Answer

Knights came from wealthy and powerful families

Question 7

Who were members of the middle class that developed in towns?

Accepted Answer

craftsmen

Question 8

The idea that people have rights that cannot be denied by the government first appeared in the Magna Carta.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

For almost 200 years, the Crusades had men join the fight to get Jerusalem. They never did regain control of Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Why might someone become a religious person (monk, nun)?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 11

What are true statements about the Middle Ages (476 CE-1492 CE)?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 12

William of Normandy had his army pretend to retreat so that the English soldiers would break their shield wall and chase

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

There is some evidence that Robin Hood was a real person who actually lived in the forest.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Who were the two sides of the Battle of Hastings?

Accepted Answer

King William of Normandy and King Harold of England.

Question 15

If you wanted to become a Master Craftsman, you would have to....

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 16

The Battle of Hastings, or the Norman Conquest, happened in what year?

Accepted Answer

1066 CE

Question 17

People joined the Crusades for which of the following reasons...

Accepted Answer

To fight for Christianity and to gain blessings to get to heaven.

Question 18

Our own constitution is based on the ideas put forth in the Magna Carta.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Which statement below tells the reason the Black Plague devastated Europe repeatedly?

Accepted Answer

The filthy conditions in which they lived allowed the disease to fester.

Question 20

Why did the Church have so much power in Medieval times?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 21

What statement is true of King John and the Magna Carta?

Accepted Answer

The Magna Carta was a list of demands from the lords and nobles.

Question 22

Who was the head of the Church?

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 23

Which of these events happened while King Henry II, William the Conqueror's great grandson, reigned?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 24

People went on Crusades to rescue the city of Jerusalem from the control of the Muslim people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

The Roman Empire falling marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. What happened to the Empire?

Accepted Answer

It broke into two halves.

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