Middle ages
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- Q1When did the Middle Ages start?1066 AD1492 AD1776 AD476 AD30s
- Q2What was the most common form of government in the Middle Ages?CommunismCapitalismFeudalismDemocracy30s
- Q3What major event in 1066 marked the beginning of the Norman Conquest of England?The War of the RosesThe Battle of HastingsThe Magna Carta signingThe Hundred Years' War30s
- Q4What was the name of the military expeditions by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule during the Middle Ages?The ReconquistaThe Hundred Years' WarThe CrusadesThe Black Death30s
- Q5What was the term for a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages?PeasantMonkKnightSquire30s
- Q6Which famous medieval English document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the monarch and is seen as a cornerstone of modern constitutional government?The Treaty of VersaillesThe Edict of MilanThe Code of HammurabiThe Magna Carta30s
- Q7What was the name of the devastating pandemic that swept through Europe in the 14th century?The Great FamineThe Spanish InquisitionThe Hundred Years' WarThe Black Death30s
- Q8What was the name of the famous battle that took place in 1066 and resulted in William the Conqueror becoming the King of England?Battle of HastingsBattle of BannockburnBattle of AgincourtBattle of Crecy30s
- Q9During the Middle Ages, who typically held the most power in a feudal society?Peasants and serfsKings and noblesPriests and monksMerchants and craftsmen30s
- Q10What was the primary role of a serf in a medieval manor?To lead military campaigns and defend the manor from invadersTo serve as a religious leader and provide spiritual guidance to the communityTo oversee the daily operations of the manor houseTo work the land and provide labor for the noble lord30s
- Q11Which Pope initiated the First Crusade in 1095?Urban IIInnocent IIIMartin VGregory VII30s
- Q12Which event sparked the beginning of the First Crusade in 1096?The assassination of a Christian pilgrim in JerusalemThe siege of Constantinople by Muslim forcesThe signing of a peace treaty between Christians and Muslims in the Holy LandThe call to arms by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont30s
- Q13Which city was the main focus of the Crusades?RomeJerusalemParisCairo30s
- Q14During the Crusades, which religious group controlled Jerusalem?MuslimsBuddhistsChristiansJews30s
- Q15Which Christian king led the Third Crusade, attempting to reclaim Jerusalem from Saladin?King Henry VIIIKing Charles VKing Richard the LionheartKing Louis XIV30s