Medieval Europe History

Question 1

The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated by European Christians into the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

Holy Land

Question 2

Chivalry was a standard of conduct that governed how knights were to act, but knights were not always chivalrous.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

True or False: Most people during the Middle Ages could not read the Bible because it was written in Greek.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

The ceremony where a squire became a knight was called an ___________________.

Accepted Answer

investiture

Question 5

A boy could become a page at age ___________.

Accepted Answer

7

Question 6

As trade increased the trade fairs grew into towns and towns into cities. Cities were: ______, _______, ________, ______

Accepted Answer

Crowded, stinky, filthy, noisy

Question 7

The order from top to bottom in medieval feudalism: King, Lord, Vassals, Knights, ________________ and ________________.

Accepted Answer

Serfs and Peasants

Question 8

During the Medieval Ages Europeans began to use Hindu-Arabic numerals instead of _______________________.

Accepted Answer

Roman numerals

Question 9

The _________________ were direct representatives of the king who made sure laws were followed and leaders were loyal.

Accepted Answer

Missi Dominici

Question 10

After the Western part of the Roman Empire fell in 476, Europe entered a period that some called ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The Dark Ages

Question 11

Being a nun allowed some women to do things like write books and advise Popes which they would not have been able to do.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Inventions that came out of the Medieval Times included __________________, __________________, and __________________.

Accepted Answer

mechanical clock, eyeglasses, windmill

Question 13

Led by King Clovis, the ____________________ emerged as one of the most successful kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

Franks

Question 14

The _________________________ or Black Death spread throughout Europe killing 1 in 3 people.

Accepted Answer

Bubonic Plague

Question 15

The Church Hierarchy during the middle ages : Pope, Archbishops, Bishops, with Village Priests, Abbots, and Abbess

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Between 1000-1300 the population of Europe doubled because it experienced an _________________________.

Accepted Answer

agricultural revolution

Question 17

Trade and interaction with the East brought new ideas and knowledge to ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 18

As a result of the Crusades ___________ and _______________ grew more powerful.

Accepted Answer

kings, popes

Question 19

Charlemagne promoted a re-birth of _______________ by encouraging the creation of schools so children could learn Latin.

Accepted Answer

learning

Question 20

Under the leadership of _______________________, the Franks empire grew to encompass most of Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne

Question 21

As the number of people who made a living without farming grew a new class grew between __________ and ______________.

Accepted Answer

nobles and peasants

Question 22

True or False: During the Middle Ages, the Christian Church lost power.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

True or False: The main role of a noblewoman was to marry and have children.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

______________ was an economic, political, and social system where people exchanged their labor for land and protection.

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 25

Between the years 400-700, _______________ tribes like the Goths, Vandals, and Franks carved up Europe into kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

Germanic

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