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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for what?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Food
Military Service
Money
Housing
Dogs
Rats
Cats
Birds
Urban II
Leo III
Gregory VIII
Boniface VIII
D. King
7. What was life like for the majority of people that lived during the Middle Ages?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
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. Guilds
B. Unions
C. Committees
D. Parties
12. Why is this time period called the Middle Ages?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
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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.
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A King or Queen.
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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.
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?
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
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75