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A Humanities quiz to revise items learned.
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1
Which of these is NOT a long term effect of the Black Death
Significant wealth for survivors
A reduction in wages
Beginnings of the Renaissance
Start of the slave trade in Africa
2
A document written by hand (usually by monks) is a:
Bible
Letter
Manuscript
Constitution
3
One of the Pope’s greatest powers during medieval times was?
Heresy
Moat
Crusading
Excommunication
4
What was the dominant religious belief system of medieval Europe?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
5
A term first used by ancient Romans to describe someone living outside their borders
Vikings
Strangers
Ostrogoths
Barbarians
6
Who was a ‘Reeve’ in medieval times?
The chief serf in the village
A person who baked for the village
A person who guarded crops
A peasant farmer
7
Which of these is not a long term effect of the Black Death
breakdown of feudalism
shortage of skilled workers
loss of faith in religion
Lots of elderly people in the population
8
Which of these was NOT a rule that the peasant had to follow?
Pay to use the bread oven
Ask before selling their animals
Ask permission to get married
Pay to use the toilet
9
Having a 'stew' in medieval times meant having a what?
Never having a bath and smelling like a stew.
Bath with scented oils, rose petal or herbs in the water
Getting into trouble with the law
Soup meal with bread
10
Peasant food was;
Easily bought from fast food outlets
Involved banquets
3 meals a day
Mainly from what they grew
11
What sort of Castle is this?
Motte & Bailey
A Princess's Castle
Concentric Castle
Stone Castle with Keep
12
Name the part of the castle labelled 'H'
Portcullis
Battlements
Keep
Bailey
13
A medieval peasants work was:
Mostly done by hand
Mostly to do with farming
Hard and physical
Paid very good wages
14
Term used for the spread of an infectious disease across a large region/country
Academic
Epidemic
Hibernation
Pandemic
15
When was the Medieval period?
Between AD 200 and AD 1000
A time when the magic users were kings
Between AD 500 and AD 1500
A time between the Ancient world and industrial revolution
16
How did the nature of life in European towns increased the risk of the Black Death spreading?
Crowded with lots of people
Lots of cats kept the numbers of rats down
Markets attracted travelling merchants
Lack of hygiene and sanitation
17
A methods would an attacking army use to capture a castle during a siege:
A dance would be done to bring a flood
Cut off its food supply
A ballista could be used to fire arrow-like bolts of metal
A battering ram could be used to break the gate or wall
18
Which of these is a FALSE fact about The Crusades?
There were many crusades, fought between 1096 and 1290.
They were fought between Christians and Muslims.
The main aim of the 1st Crusade was control of the Holy Land
The Pope did not support them because people got killed.
19
What was a ‘garrison’?
An advisor to the King
An architect
An area in the centre of a village
Part of a castle where soldiers lived
20
Land left without crops to rest is called?
Fallow
Field
Meadow
Common
21
What are the 2 ways people could be tried for a crime in the Middle Ages?
Trial by Jury and Trial by Ordeal
Trial by Ordeal and Trial by Eating
Trial by Combat and Trial by Ordeal
Trial by Combat and Trial by Jury
22
Name the part of the castle labelled 'A'
Bailey
Keep
Battlements
Portcullis
23
What is feudalism?
Social system of rights and obligations and land ownership
The way everyone was fighting
A time of barbarians
A way of making armour
24
The first symptom of bubonic plague was?
Buboes
Fever
Death
Convulsions
25
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of peasant farm work in the Medieval period?
It paid well.
It was difficult.
Tools were basic.
Everything had to be done by hand.
26
An infectious disease carried by fleas on rats, quickly kills. Symptom - buboes.
Bubonic Plague
Chicken Pox
Malaria
Small Pox
27
Peasant homes were:
Shared with farm animals
Big and luxurious
Small and simple
Had dirt floors
28
The Crusades were?
First aid assistants at jousts
The defeat of the Roman Empire
Christian soldiers fighting in the Holy Land
Trade in spices
29
A medieval peasant who worked on the manor of a feudal lord is called?
A Reeve
A Serf
A Knight
A Thatcher
30
When a person is bound and tossed into a river. If they sink they were innocent, describes?
Ordeal by Combat
Ordeal by Swimming
Ordeal by Water
Ordeal by Fire
31
A weapon that worked like a giant slingshot; that hurled things over the wall of a city/castle
Cat on a hot tin roof
Cataflay
Catapult
Cat O' Nine Tails
32
Which of these is NOT a characteristic a peasants life in the Middle Ages?
There was lots of leisure time.
People went to bed early and woke at dawn.
Most of the work was related to farming.
Life was hard and usually short.
33
What is true about life in European towns during the medieval period
Animals like pigs and chicken were in the streets
No sanitation/sewerage
Very crowded
Very narrow streets
34
Which of these is NOT an example of Medieval architecture?
Temples
Walled Towns
Cathedrals
Castles
35
Name the part of the castle labelled 'G'
Bailey
Battlements
Keep
Portcullis
36
A trebuchet was:
A medieval alcoholic drink
A medieval implement for torturing people
A castle made from timber and earth
An assault weapon for sieging a castle
37
Doing or saying something in serious conflict the teachings of the medieval Catholic Church
Lying
Heresy
Treason
Slander
38
Which of the following is not a short term effects of the Black Death?
rapid decline in population
persecution in some areas of people blamed for it
Mass burials
strengthening of the Church's control
39
Name the part of the castle labelled 'C'
Bailey
Keep
Battlements
Portcullis
