Middle Ages Test Study Guide with answers...

1. Middle Ages Unit Test Study Guide
Directions: Label the map of Europe below using the provided word bank. Instead of writing the entire
word, write the letter than represents the geographic item.
A Alps Mountains E Atlantic Ocean J Thames River N Paris
B Ural Mountains F North Sea K Danube River O Iberian Peninsula(circleit)
C Pyrenees Mountains G Mediterranean Sea L Rome P Northern European Plain
D Apennines Mountains H Seine River M London Q North Atlantic Drift(show flow)
Name the Date
Fill in the blank with the date of the event in history
1. The Middle Ages occurred from 400 until 1400
2. The Battle of Hastings occurred in 1066
3. The first crusade happened in 1096

2. Middle Ages Vocabulary:
Use the word bank to complete questions 1-20
Monasteries Magna Carta Heresy Normans
Parliament Monks Black Death Natural Law
Hundred’ Years War Clergy Excommunicate Friars
Holy Land Vassal Manors Crusades
Feudalism Serfs Chivalry Asia
4. Communities of monks are monasteries
5. Religious men that dedicated their lives to work, meditation, and prayer are monks
6. Being cast out from the church is called excommunicate
7. A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia are the Crusades
8. A place called Palestine where Jesus lived, preached, and died is called Holy Land
9. Another name for church officials is clergy
10. Religious people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked amongst the general public
are called friars
11. Governed how people operated and taught them how to live the way God wanted is natural law
12. Document listing the rights that the king could not ignore is called Magna Carta
13. The law making body of England is called Parliament
14. The long conflict between England and France is known as Hundred Years War
15. A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347-1352 is known as Black Death
16. Religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings is called heresy
17. The Black Death originated on this continent Asia
18. French speaking Viking descendants became known as Normans
19. A knight who promised to support a Lord in exchange for land is called a vassal
20. The social system in the Middle Ages that governed the people is known as feudalism
21. The large estates owned by knights were known as manors
22. Workers who were tied to the land and made up 90% of people during the Middle Ages were known
as serfs
23. The European code of honorable behaviorbetween knights is known as chivalry

3. Middle Ages Questions
Write the correct answer to the questions below
24. Write a description of the Middle Ages. Topic to consider: trade, religion, social order.
Lack of central government, rise of the Roman Catholic Church, decrease in trade, decrease in learning
25. What was the main goal for the Crusades?
To reclaim the Holy Land
26. Who fought in the Battle of Hastings?
William of Normandy and Harold of England
27. Why do some people consider the Magna Carta the beginnings of democracy?
It made the king subject to the law just like everyone else and took power away from the king and gave it
to the people
28. Which 2 countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
England and France
29. How did the Black Death contribute to the decline of the manor system?
With the population depleted, it allowed for peasants to demand and receive higher wages and working
conditions, thus eliminating the manor system.
30. How did Thomas Aquinas think that reason and faith could work together?
He believed that he could use both to argue the existence of God
31. Why was there a struggle between kings and popes?
The church (pope) owned 1/3 of the land in all of Europe
Kings wanted to have the authority to choose bishops
32. What effect did the Bubonic Plague have on European life during the Middle Ages?
Peasantsdemandedandreceivedhigherwages,theywere able tobuytheirownland,they were able toopentheirown
businesses andthe feudal systemultimatelyendsbecause1/3of the populationinEurope hasdied
33. Describe how Charlemagne came to power and his title.
As leader of the Franks he conquered old Roman Empire lands and converted many areas to Christianity.
The pope crowned him Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800.
34. Describe the life of a monk.
Devoted to God; work, meditation, and prayer
35. Who was Thomas Aquinas? Describe his teachings of natural law.
Teacher at the University of Paris; his teachings on natural law explained how the world operated and if
people live by the law they will be living how God wanted them to live
36. Which European country was hit first by the Black Death? Italy
37. Who was William the Conqueror and what did he conquer?
The Duke of Normandy; England

4. 38. Describe the Middle Ages modern economy.
Trade increased with trade fairs, towns sprang up and were more organized, more people moved to
towns to escape manor life
39. What changes occurred in technology at the end of the Middle Ages?
Improvements in agricultural technology increased farming
True of False?
Circle the letter T or F
40. T of F - Europeans call Palestine the Holy Land. TRUE
41. T or F - King Harold of England won the Battle of Hastings. FALSE – William of Normandy
42. T or F - The Normans spoke German. FALSE - French
43. T of F - The Magna Carta limited the power of the king and forced him to follow the law. TRUE
44. T or F - Church officials are known as Heresy. FALSE - clergy
45. T or F - During the Middle Ages, 90% of people were serfs. TRUE
46. T or F - A cardinal is the highest leader in the Roman Catholic Church. FALSE - pope
47. T or F - The Crusades were holy wars between Christians and Jews. FALSE - Muslims
48. T or F The Middle Ages was a time when education and trade flourished and increased. FALSE –
education and trade decreased