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Ch. 14 - Medieval Europe
Test Description: Ch. 14 - Medieval Europe
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1) Which landform separates Europe from Asia?
A
Northwest Mountains
B
Carpathian Mountains
C
Ural Mountains
D
Black Forest
2) In which two regions would you find most of Europe’s farms?
A
Central Uplands and Alpine Mountain System
B
Northwest Mountains and North European Plain
C
North European Plain and Alpine Mountain System
D
Northwest Mountains and Central Uplands
3) Which is Europe’s longest river?
A
Rhine River
B
Danube River
C
Volga River
D
Don River
4) How did Europe’s landforms influence people’s lives in the Middle Ages?
A
Rivers were not navigable and prohibited trade.
B
Deforestation led to planting crops on fertile farmlands.
C
People cut timber from the lower elevations of mountains such as the Alps.
D
The Gulf Stream limited opportunities for the economy.
5) What is the climate like across most of Europe?
A
snowy and cold
B
Mediterranean
C
temperate
D
hot and dry
6) Which of the following describes Charlemagne?
A
ruler who was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III
B
ruler who conquered and looted England and France
C
king who agreed to the articles of the Magna Carta
D
leader of the Normans in northern France
7) What was the name for fierce pirates and warriors from Scandinavia?
A
Franks
B
Christians
C
Vikings
D
Normans
8) Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
A
It was signed before the civil war in England.
B
It demanded that lords provide military service to the king.
C
It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king.
D
It gave the king more money and power.
9) Which of these events happened first?
A
Vikings invaded Europe and set up trade routes.
B
The Normans, led by William the Conqueror, invaded England.
C
The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England.
D
Charlemagne was crowned emperor.
10) In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?
A
monarchs
B
knights
C
serfs
D
lords
11) How did feudalism affect the lives of the nobility?
A
Monarchs were not allowed to build their own manor houses.
B
The monarchs established guilds to help serfs work the land.
C
Lords and knights were loyal to the monarch and provided protection.
D
The system elevated the serfs to a level equal to lords and knights.
12) What effect did the manor system have on cities and towns?
A
Because there were crop surpluses in the towns, the towns grew.
B
Many lords moved from manor houses into the cities.
C
Manor houses were built close to towns, causing overcrowding.
D
People living in cities and towns received surplus crops for free.
13) Which of the following was NOT a purpose of guilds?
A
control the marketplace of each town
B
guarantee a fair price for goods
C
identify new markets for surplus goods grown on manors
D
buy large quantities of goods cheaply
14) Which event marked the decline of Byzantine control over Asia Minor?
A
The Jews were forced by the Romans to leave Judea.
B
William the Conqueror converted to Christianity.
C
Christians in western Europe organized the first of the Crusades.
D
A group of Muslim Seljuk Turks defeated a Byzantine army.
15) Why did Emperor Alexius Comnenus ask Pope Urban II for help?
A
He needed Christian knights to help fight against the Turks.
B
He wanted to change the name of Judea to Palestine.
C
He hoped to invade England and defeat William the Conqueror.
D
He wanted to defeat the Byzantine Empire.
16) Which of the following trade goods was NOT carried along the Silk Road?
A
gold
B
precious stones
C
cotton
D
ivory
17) What is a bubonic plague?
A
a very aggressive epidemic
B
an epidemic passed from trader to trader on trade routes
C
an illness that does not last long
D
a disease carried by silkworms
18) Which is NOT a location historians believe to be a birthplace of the Plague?
A
Central Asia
B
Italy
C
China
D
India
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