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Chapter 7 Study Guide
Name: ____________________
Main IDEAS ---- True or False Statements (Use your notes and textbook)
Directions: Indicate if the following statements are true or false by writing ‘true’ or ‘false,’ or ‘T’
or ‘F.’
_____ 1. The period from 500 to 1500 AD in Europe was marked by invasions of Germanic tribes
and Vikings; fighting and disruption of trade were evident.
_____ 2. The period from 500-1500 AD is known in History as the ‘Middle Ages.’
_____ 3. During the Middle Ages, it was common for all people to be highly educated in colleges
and universities.
_____ 4. In the years of upheaval between 400 and 600 AD, the Roman Catholic church provided
order and security.
_____ 5. In feudal society, a lord (landowner) gave fiefs (land grants) in exchange for services.
_____ 6. Viking invaders raided Western Europe from the South during the Middle Ages.
_____ 7. Vikings built and sailed ‘long ships,’ which only allowed them to sail in very deep waters.
_____ 8. Knights were blessed to live a life of leisure and luxury, with little to no stress.
_____ 9. A knight’s horse was unimportant to him. It didn’t matter if the horse survived a battle.
_____10. Castles were built during the Middle Ages to serve as defenses against outside invaders.
Main IDEAS and Vocabulary --- Use your notes and textbook!!
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer to each question in the blank provided.
_____11. Knights wore several pieces of armor into battle. The robe-like undergarment made of
hundreds of linked chains was called
a. Windsor Chains
b. Gambeson
c. Chainmail
d. Trebuchet
_____12. Which of the following was NOT included in a medieval manor estate?
a. Lord’s House
b. Church
c. Village
d. Shopping Mall
_____13. Which of the following led to a life expectancy of only 35 years?
a. poor diet, illness, malnutrition
b. poor diet, illness, excellent nutrition
c. overabundance of food, excellent healthcare, and leisure time
d. overabundance of food, sub-par healthcare, and leisure time
_____14. Most women in the Middle Ages were treated harshly and many hoped to just survive
childbirth. Because of this, many women opted to
a. join the military
b. become a nun and join a convent
c. join the traveling gypsy circus
d. become witches
_____15. Each peasant who lived on the lord’s manor estate was expected to pay taxes as well as a
‘tithe,’ which was
a. A tax paid to the church which equaled one-tenth of a person’s income
b. A tax paid to the king which equaled one-tenth of a person’s income
c. A tax paid to the village blacksmith so their horses could have good shoes
d. A tax paid to the church which equaled one-fifth of a person’s income
_____16. Traveling singer-songwriter-poets in the Middle Ages were called
a. Sieges
b. Troubadours
c. Trebuchets
d. Mandolins
_____17. A famous epic poem/ballad about the triumphs of Charlemagne’s army was called
a. Song of Roland
b. Song of Ronald
c. Song of Richard
d. Song of Awesome
_____18. During the Middle Ages, the church’s influence spread rapidly because of
a. Political Parties
b. The king’s insistence
c. Monasteries and Missionaries
d. Missionaries and some excellent ale
_____19. Speaking of monasteries, we discussed the impact of two important people, a brother and
sister, who were a monk and a nun. These two developed rules for monks and nuns. Who were
they?
a. Benedict and Scholastica
b. Benedict and Academia
c. Benedict and Arnold
d. Benedict and Samantha
_____20. This Queen from an area in the Frankish kingdoms known as Aquitaine, was mother to
TWO future kings.
a. Isabel
b. Eleanor
c. Elizabeth
d. Moesha
_____21. Under which of the following popes did the church begin to become secular and expand
its control over various Western European kingdoms?
a. Pope Benedict
b. Pope Alexander
c. Pope Gregory
d. Pope Leo
_____22. Charles Martel (Charlemagne’s grandpa) is most famous for his defeat of the Muslims
from Spain in the Battle of _______ in 732.
a. Tours
b. Loire
c. Aachen
d. Paris
_____23. By the way, what, exactly, does “Charlemagne” mean in Old French?
a. Charles with the Mane
b. Charles the Main Man
c. Charles the Great
d. Charles in Charge
_____24. Charlemagne is famous for encouraging ___________.
a. the trend of wearing a long beard
b. daily baths
c. learning and education
d. expansion of women’s role in government
_____25. Magyars were _________ who invaded western Europe in the late 800s.
a. Muslim nomads
b. Mongolian nomads
c. Monastery monks
d. Hungarian nomads
PART THREE: Social Hierarchy – USE YOUR NOTES!!!
Directions: Fill in the missing blanks on the Feudal
Pyramid.
King
Peasants
PART FOUR:
Directions: Using the map, answer the following questions. USE YOUR BRAIN!
_____29. Which invaders traveled primarily across the Mediterranean Sea?
a. Vikings
b. Muslims
c. Magyars
d. All of the Above
_____30. From what region or country did the Vikings come?
a. Byzantine Empire
b. Russia
c. France
d. Scandinavia
_____31. Which invaders reached Constantinople during the period covered by this map?
a. Vikings
b. Muslims
c. Magyars
d. All of the Above
_____32. What region or country suffered raids from all three types of invaders?
a. Russia
b. France
c. Scandinavia
d. Byzantine Empire