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Scholastica Middle Ages Test 2

Life in the Middle Ages

Question:

The invasions and cost of fighting in Europe in the 800's put political power not in the hands of the weak kings, but in the hands of

1.  the Church

2.  Roman Emperor

3.  Strong Lords


Answer:

The strong Lords



Question:

What term best desccribes the political of Europe after the break up of Charlemagne's empire

1.  monarchy

2.  feudalism

3.  knighthood

 


Answer:

feudalism



Question:

The land granted by a feudal lord to a lessor lord was called a

1.  fief

2.  manor

3.  monastery


Answer:

fief



Question:

The most important dudy of a vassal was to


Answer:

fight in battle for his lord



Question:

a serf could not leave the land of the lord.  He had to farm the lord's land for him.  He had to ask the lord if he could marry.  So what good did the serf get from this arrangement


Answer:

He could keep some of the crops, and the lord protected him from enemies



The Middle Ages began to change

Question:

One result of increased food production in medieval Europe was

1.  population growth

2.  increased wars

3.  there was less trade


Answer:

population growth



Question:

So that one merchant did not risk losing all of his money in trading with forign countries, he would do this with another merchant.

1.  Sell his goods and stay home

2.  take out an insurance policy

3.  form a partnership


Answer:

form a partnership



Question:

Bankers were originally known as

1.  moneychangers

2.  coin merchants

3.  apprentices


Answer:

moneychangers



Question:

In order to become a master in a guild, the first thing a man must do is be


Answer:

an apprentice



Question:

A man who wanted to be a master in a guild, eventually worked for a master for a few years to learn the trade, and he was paid a wage for this work.  He was called a


Answer:

Journeyman



Lets Look at England

Question:

What forces did Alfred the Great defeat

1.  Celtics

2.  Welsh Aryans

3.  Anglo-Saxons


Answer:

Celtics



Question:

The word England comes from the word that England was called first

1.  Angleland

2.  Kingsland

3.  Germanland


Answer:

Angleland



Question:

What forces did William the Conqueror defeat

1.  Vikings

2.  Anglo-Saxons

3.  Normans


Answer:

Anglo Saxons



Question:

Where was William the Conqueror from.  


Answer:

Normandy in France



Question:

The blending of the Norman French language and the Anglo-Saxon language turned into what language


Answer:

English



How About the Holy Roman Empire

Question:

The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by

1.  English Kings

2.  German Kings

3.  Great Nobles


Answer:

German KIngs



Question:

Who ruled the Papal States

1.  Holy Roman Empire

2.  The Pope

3.  The Nobles


Answer:

The Pope



Question:

Who said "Pope Gregory is not Pope, but a false monk"

1.  King Henry V

2.  King George

3.  King Pepin II

 


Answer:

King Henry V



Question:

What was one of the problems that faced the Catholic Church in the 900's.  This caused the Church to call a council to fix things


Answer:

The bishops were chosen by the emperor

The pope was chosen by these bishops

The many of the priest and religious were more interested in power and money than sould



Question:

What did the pope do to Henry V after Henry had stated that Gregory was not a real Pope


Answer:

He excommunicated him



Maps

Question:

Which letter is Germany              Which letter is France


Answer:

Germany is A                     France is B



Question:

Which letter is Constantinople,   Which letter is the Black Sea,   Which letter is Turkey


Answer:

Constantinople is G                  Black Sea is  H                 Turkey is K



Question:

Which letter is Spain,   Atlantic Ocean,  Italy,  Mediterranean Sea, England 


Answer:

Spain C            Atlantic Ocean N             England   L            Italy  F           Mediterranean Sea  M



Question:

Point our approximately where Normandy and Hastings are located


Answer:

Question:

Locate where the emperor of the Holy Roman empire ruled from


Answer:

A Germany