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Middle Ages Test Review
Quiz by Squires, William
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“People worked together to be self-sufficient. Trade, then towns, began to prosper. Great strides were made in the movement of people and goods…military campaigns moved from Europe to the Holy Land in Southwest Asia. Trade routes began to branch out to even more locations. These [trade] routes, which had hugged the European coastline, moved inward. Goods and ideas were traded across cultures.”
This passage from the textbook describes what point in history?
The western boundary of Europe is _________________ and the eastern boundary (which separate Europe from Asia is the ________________________.
The term _____________ was not used to describe the Norse people and warriors until 1801 CE.
In ___________ CE the Norse age began with a surprise attack on a monastery on the island of ________________, off the coast of England.
_____________ the Conqueror is the famous descendent of the Norse King Rollo, who came from the _____________ region in France.
A political, social, and economic system that began in the 800s. It provided needed protection for the people.
Manor System
People who lived on the land and farmed it.
Knights
The code of behavior that knights lived by.
Eight military expeditions were organized by Christians from 1095 to 1214 to fight against Islamic Turks in order to win back control of Palestine.
Silk Road
An epidemic spread by rodents spread across Europe from 1347 to 1350 killing many people.
Magna Carta
Choose the word that does not fit in with the others.
Choose the word that does not fit in with the others.
Choose the word that does not fit in with the others.
In battle, he was at his lord’s side always ready to assist him in his needs. _____
He learned to ride a horse, received religious training, was taught manners, hunting, dancing, and if possible, learned to read. ____
He had his own armor and weapons and had sworn to a code of chivalry. _____
The woodcut pictured below shows the connection between _________ and the spread of disease.
“…and they died by the hundreds, both day and night, and all were thrown in those ditches and covered with earth. And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug.”
The quote above which is an eyewitness account from Agnolo di Tura of Siena is referring to the:
The crown at the top of the Medieval Social pyramid represents…
The Men pictured on horseback in the Medieval Social pyramid represent…
The main reason for Heraldry was:
The title given to a woman who has been knighted is:
Within Manorialism land is given in return for goods and loyalty. Using the picture above and the arrow, who would be the one living in and owning the section indicated?
The purpose of the Code of Chivalry was to create knights who were:
In heraldry, knights were not able to be distinguished due to having armor covering most/all of their bodies. To counteract this these symbols were added to tabards, flags, and shields to allow knights to be more recognizable.
The plate armor invented in the Middle Ages was soon seen as ineffective due to the invention of weapons that use gunpowder. Even with plate armor going out of use, the idea of that style of protection inspired later generations in the areas of:
