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Year 8 History: The Middle Ages Quiz (Ms.O'Brien's class @ SFX Officer)
Year 8 History: The Middle Ages Quiz (Ms.O'Brien's class @ SFX Officer)
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1
What creepy crawly was collected for medicinal purposes?
Leeches & worms
leeches
spiders
snails
2
What caused this change in European population during the middle ages? See graph below
he Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
The Crusades
The Mongols
The Norman Conquest
3
What were some of the responsibilities of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
All of these
caring for the sick and poor
Education
Helping the elderly
4
The moat of a castle was for?
Farming
Swimming
Defence/Protection from attack
Drinking Water
5
The rights of serfs included the;-
right to marry whomever they wanted to marry.
right to work on certain land & pass on land to their heirs
right to make a profit off their land.
the right to move from one manor to another.
6
According to this map, which empire separates Europe and the Islamic Empire?
Africa
Holy Roman Empire
Asia
Byztantine
7
A Political and social system based on the ownership of land,
Communism
Feudalism
Monoralism
Mercantilism
8
Medieval castles were large, beautiful with many luxuries like indoor plumbing/ventilation.
False
True
9
Serfs were;
servants of the lord who provided military services
free peasants who could sell their land and move at will.
unfree labourers who worked the land of a landowner in return forprotection
agricultural slaves who had no rights on the lord's manor.
10
The term
feudalism refers to ;-
king's power being completely overthrown by the local lords.
a time of feuding
a political & social order that was highly centralized.
feuds between aristocratic families
11
This might seem comical, but in many towns and villagers a body collector was employed to collect the dead in carts?
True
False
12
. A __________ was a contest where knights could show their fighting skills.
tournament
chivalry
guild
estate
13
What was the penalty for committing a serious crime in the Middle Ages?
burning at the stake
Excecution usually by hanging
Goal term
torture
14
In the Middle Ages, guilt or innocence for crimes could be determined by ordeals such as;
seeing if someone would sink or float when thrown in water
All of these are correct
being burnt with a hot iron
seeing if God would help heal their wounds
15
The Middle Ages is commonly seen as beginning in the 5th century, after which event?
Renaissance
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Birth of Christ
The Black Death
16
Look at the map below: TRUE OR FALSE:
The
Islamic
religion controlled land on only 1 continent?
TRUE
FALSE
17
What form of rent did the villagers (serfs or peasants) pay to the Lord of the Manor?
Gold coins
Labour, crops and other produce
Silver coins
Cash
18
What did the peasants get in return for serving and working for their local lord?
easy life with little work
Protection from invaders
Lots of food & weekends off
The right to vote for the king
19
Who owned everything in a village, including the crops, town, and peasants?
The Serfs
The King
The Noble Class
The Lord
20
Witch Hunts were an example of medieval cruelty and barbarism. They were;-
Targeted primarily at women
resulted in the death of approx.50-200,000 women
All of these are correct!
those found guilty were tortured or burned at the stake
21
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
Peasants or Serfs
Vassels
Nobles
Knights
22
Herbal Remedy No 2:
What was wrapping the skin of an
eel
around your knee supposed to do?
Take away arthritis.
Help youhold your breath underwater.
Healcramps.
Stop ulcers
23
The barbarian group that invaded the British Isles was known as;-
Vikings
Anglos and Saxons
Celts
Franks
24
'Chivalry' and Knights of the Middle Ages referred to';-
the code Charlemagne implemented
the code by which a Christian Family lived
the code by which knights lived
code by which young men lived
25
In the Middle Ages, every monastery had its
Physick
garden. What was grown there?
potions
vegetables
Herbs used for Medicine
plants
26
Herbal Remedy 1
: What was a suggested herbal remedy for a toothache during the Middle Ages?
Making a circle of cinnamon on the floor & standinginside it
Swimmingin the ocean.
Shaving all thehair from your head & making a soup from it.
Touching a dead man’s tooth.