The
Ultimate
Middle
Ages
Review
100
Who was the famous hun who spared Rome?
Attila the Hun
100
Who urged monks to find God in useful work?
St. Benedict
100
List in order from highest to lowest. Serf, Peasant, King, Knight
King - Knight - Peasant - Serf
100
What is a guild?
A groups of people who made rules for operating their craft in a city
100
What was the Domesday Book?
A list of who lived in England and the taxes they owed
200
When did the Western Roman Empire end?
476 A.D.
200
How were books made in the Middle Ages?
Books were copied by hand
200
Where did serfs work on a manor estate?
They worked in the lord's field and their own
200
Who was Thomas Becket?
Answers may vary
200
While King Richard was away from England, who ruled?
His mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
300
Why were the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?
People forgot things that were known by Greeks and Romans.
300
Who was the first Roman emperor since 476?
Charlemagne
300
What was The Code of Chivalry?
A set of rules for knights
300
What nun said men and women were equal in the eyes of God?
Hildegard of Bingen
300
What was the Magna Carta?
A list of laws the king had to obey.
400
The Christian Church in the Eastern and Western Roman empires split into two groups. What were they?
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
400
What is the name of the system of government where land is exchanged for loyalty and services?
Feudalism
400
Which farming technique helped soil recover each year?
Three-field system
400
What happened in 1066?
William of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings
400
All classes of people (except serfs) were represented in the first what?
Parliament
500
Who was the Hundred Years War between?
France and England
500
Who was the French woman that led her nation to victory in the Hundred Years War?
Joan of Arc
500
What was the Black Death?
A plague
500
How were kings after the Middle Ages?
Kings were more powerful
500
Henry II wanted to change the legal system to give more power to whom?
The church
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