Middle Ages Test- (Brainpop & Flocabulary)

In 1100 C.E., England had a population of about 2 million people. How many serfs lived in England back then?

1.8 million

Under the feudal system, most of a kingdom's land was controlled by:

A handful of Wealthy Noblemen

What was the main job of a knight?

Defending his lord's or king's territory.

Which modern country was governed by Muslim rulers during the Middle Ages?

Syria

A manor house was most similar to:

A mansion

Your mother and father are both serfs. If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:

A serf

Place the following events in sequence: A) The Roman Empire collapses; B) European crusaders capture the Holy Land C) Charlemagne rules in Western Europe

A,C,B

Place the following events in sequence: A) The feudal system dominates Western Europe; B) Augustus Caesar establishes the Roman Empire; C) The Black Plague wipes out almost half the European population

B,A,C

The famous proclamation made by Pope Urban II in 1095 asked for

Christian soldiers to fight the Turks.

Which of the following contributed most to the end of the feudal system?

Famine and disease

The Goths and Vandals were

Germanic tribes

How was Charlemagne different from other medieval kings?

He placed a large territory under a single, central authority

Which of the following people would probably know how to read and write?

Munks

Which of these general conclusions can you draw from the history of the Middle Ages?

Prosperity and culture suffer without a strong central goverment

The Vikings came from

Scandinavia

The single most powerful authority in medieval Europe was:

The pope

What can you infer about medieval lords from the information presented in the movie?

They usually had lots of leisure to

After the start of the Crusades, Europeans began coveting Eastern goods. In this sentence, the best synonym for "coveting" is:

desiring

A medieval lord also performed the duties of a modern:

judge

Land was to the feudal system as ________ is to modern society.

money

Much of what we know about ancient Greece and Rome is due to the

monks who preserved old texts

Vassals would swear oaths of fealty to their lords. What is the best synonym for "fealty?"

obedience

The bubonic plague spread quickly because the

people had poor hygiene and bad food

Feudalism originally developed because

people needed protection from invaders

The word barbarian comes from Rome and means

people who don't speak Latin.

Feudalism faded away because the

rise of economies meant that kings could hire warriors.

How was the Muslim world different than the European world during the early Middle Ages?

scholarship flourished in the Muslim world , but not the European world.

Who could not marry without first getting permission from their lord?

serfs

The Magna Carter paved the way for

the Bill of Rights