The Middle Ages

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Objective: answer at least 14 questions correctly. Only answer each question once or it will be counted as a mistake. JavaScript required!

1. The "holy wars" waged by the Christians of Europe were called the ______.

Middle Ages
Crusades
scriptoriums
cathedrals

2. An Organization of people who performed the same craft was called a ______.

charter
convent
commerce
guild

3. A gift off land from a king to an important lord was called a ______.

manor
serf
fief
monastery

4. A journey to a holy place for a religious purpose is called ______.

pilgrimage
cathedral
crossroad
convent

5. Lesser nobles who fought in a lord's army were called ______.

merchants
apprentices
vassals
squires

6. In the sixth century A.D., which group of people began to establish a powerful kingdom in Europe?

the Vikings
the Franks
the Greeks
the Romans

7. The growth of trade within Europe caused ______.

farmers to become knights
monasteries to replace manors
serfs to move to the Middle East
towns to grow up around markets

8. The Ural and Caucasus mountains form the boundaries between ______.

Asia and Europe
Europe and Scandinavia
Africa and Europe
Europe and India

9. One of Charlemagne's important accomplishments was the ______.

conquest of Spain and Scandinavia
establishment of a code of laws
bringing of many Europeans under one government
growth of feudalism and monasteries

10. The Crusades helped Europe's economic growth by______.

making monasteries major centers for commerce
invading the northern areas of Europe and Scandinavia
increasing the need for grain
increasing trade

11. The Volga and the Danube are two of Europe's chief ______.

peninsulas
mountains
plains
rivers

12. Guilds were formed to ______.

control trade
house artisans
grant charters
train scribes

13. Life on a feudal manor was based on ______.

war
farming
trade
religion

14. Because of the North Atlantic Drift, the climate of the British Isles is ______.

arid
tropical
temperate
cold

15. Charlemagne brought Europe's best ______ to his court.

traders
scholars
warriors
saints

16. One of the greatest architectural achievements of the Age of Faith is ______.

the castle at Aachen
the Venetian marketplace
Scarborough Fair
Chartres Cathedral

17. The Magna Carta established the idea that the king must ______.

support his lords
organize his own army
live by the law of the land
have the most power

18. Why is Europe called "a peninsula of peninsulas"?

It is surrounded by islands.
It is one giant peninsula.
It is one of seven continents.
It is a collection of peninsulas.

19. The Middle Ages are also known as the Age of Faith because ________.

only monks were educated
people lived in monasteries
religion was important
religious structures were built

20. How were manors and monastic communities alike during the Middle Ages?

Both were able to support themselves fully.
Both were located on pilgrimage routes.
Both were major centers of learning.
Both were important areas for trade.

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