MIDDLE AGES UNIT TEST

Name: _______________________________ Class: _______ Date: ______________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for what?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Food
Military Service
Money
Housing

2. What was the primary goal of the Crusades?

A.
B.
C.
D.

To defeat the Chinese

To defeat Spain
To conquer Italy
To conquer Jerusalem

3. Which animal helped spread the Black Death disease?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Dogs
Rats
Cats
Birds

4. Which Pope called for the first Crusade?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Urban II
Leo III
Gregory VIII
Boniface VIII

5. What is the purpose of the moat of a castle?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Swimming
Defense
Beauty
Drinking Water

6. Who was the top leader of all the land within the feudal system?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lord
Knight
Pope
King

7. What was life like for the majority of people that lived during the Middle Ages?
A.
B.
C.
D.

They lived in castles

They sold goods as merchants
They were soldiers for the King
They were serfs who farmed the land

8. Who was the leader of the Catholic Church in a Middle Ages Kingdom?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Bishop
Priest
Pope
Monk

9. What did the serfs get in return for serving and working the land for their lord?
A.
B.
C.
D.

An easy life with very little work

Food and protection
The opportunity to leave the land and work for another lord.
The right to own the land they farmed.

10. If you wanted to become a knight in Medieval times, you first had to become a
A.
B.
C.
D.

A serf
A ward
A page
A squire

11. Craftsmen became members of which organization during the Middle Ages?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Guilds
Unions
Committees
Parties

12. Why is this time period called the Middle Ages?

A.
B.
C.
D.

It comes in the middle of the timeline for all civilizations up to today

It comes after the fall of Western Rome and before the Renaissance
It comes before the Byzantine Empire
It comes after the Byzantine Empire

13. According to the map below, which of the following areas was most devistated or
affected by the Black Death?

A.
B.
C.
D.

D and C
A and F
B and E
E and F

SHORT ANSWER
14. List the three different groups who fought over the Holy Land.
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

15. Why was the Holy Land so important to the different groups listed above?

16. What did the Pope promise to those who fought in the first Crusade to regain the
Holy Land?

17. Regarding women, which social class group of the Feudal System had the most
comfortable lives and why?

18. Why did serfs have better lives than free peasants?

VOCABULARY
Write the correct word on the line next to each definition. Do your best with spelling.
19. ___________________

A mounted soldier in armor who gave military

service to a lord.

20. ___________________

A noble who usually was given a fief by his lord in

exchange for loyalty.

21. ___________________

The period in Western Europe; 400- 1500 AD.

22. ___________________

Laborers who farmed, provided services, paid taxes

to nobles, and were bound to the land.

23. ___________________

A King or Queen.

24. ___________________

A political system in which nobles are granted the

use of lands which legally belong to their king, in
exchange for their loyalty, military service, and
protection of the people who live on the land.

25. ___________________

Also called the Bubonic Plague, this was a deadly

disease that spread through Europe and killed one
out of every three people.

26. ___________________

Latin words medius aevum meaning middle ages.

27. _____________________

A member of a ruling family or one of high rank.

28. ____________________ Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for

loyalty and service.
29. ___________________

A series of military expeditions launched by the

Catholic Pope to win the Holy land back from
Muslim control.

30. ___________________

Nobility who leased land or other property.

31. ___________________

The local lord's house and surrounding property.

32. ___________________

A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote

his life to prayer and service in a monastery.

TABLE
12 Points
33. In the table below, describe the important events of each time period in the
Middle Ages. Include at least 4 things in each section.

EARLY

HIGH

LATE

TRUE OR FALSE
34. A serf could leave the land he farmed to work for another lord.

35. A person could be both a lord and vassal at the same time.

36. Women could inherit land but were often married off.

37. The feudal system did not unify or protect people.

38. Feudalism is a system of relationships.

LABELING
39. In the pyramid below, label the feudal system classes during the Middle Ages.

VENN DIAGRAM
12 Points
40. In the Venn diagram below, write four things in each section to compare and
contrast The Middle Ages to today. Think about religion, housing, clothing, food,
recreation, social structure, and government.

MIDDLE AGES

TODAY

BOTH

CRITICAL THINKING
41. Why is feudalism considered a system of relationships?

42. How did the Black Death negatively impact society and affect the future?

43. What cultural blending occurred due to the Crusades?

44. What were the negative effects of the Crusades?

45. Even a thousand of years after the Crusades, there is turmoil in the Middle East
between different cultural and religious groups over land and holy sites. Why do
you think that continues to be an issue?

FINAL QUESTION
8 Points
46. Think about the perspective you presented to the class for your Middle Ages
Perspectives Project. In the space provided below, defend why your perspective
was the most influential social group of the Middle Ages. Give specific evidence
to back up your claim and show your best thinking.

EXAM GRADING
NAME _______________________

CLASS ______________

EXAM SCORE

PERCENTAGE

_______
75