Religion
During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church held all the following powers except
A) removing a king from power
B) taxation
C) approving or disapproving of a business
D) creating new countries
D) creating new countries
What is the name of the sword said to be pulled from a stone by King Arthur?
A) Camelot
B) Excalibur
C) Lancelot
D) Avalon
B) Excalibur
What might people use during the Middle Ages to get rid of warts?
A) a spider's web
B) a magpie's beak
C) worms to eat
D) a fox's lung
A) a spider's web
Who led the Children's Crusade?
A) Peter the Hermit
B) Stephen of Vendome
C) Richard the Lionhearted
D) Walter Sans-Avoic
B) Stephen of Vendome
How could the Christian crusaders be recognized among all the warriors fighting in the crusades?
A) They wore heavy suits of armor.
B) They rode black horses.
C) Their tunics had a large red cross on the front.
D) They carried rifles.
C) Their tunics had a large red cross on the front.
The trebuchet, a very effective weapon used during the Middle Ages, looked most like a
A) cannon
B) log the size of a telephone pole
C) long bow
D) giant slingshot on a frame
D) giant slingshot on a frame
What was the real name of the disease called the Black Death, which killed about 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages?
A) typhoid
B) smallpox
C) bubonic plague
D) measles
C) bubonic plague
Which of the following kings did not fight in the crusades?
A) King Phillip II of France
B) Richard the Lion-hearted (King Richard I of England)
C) Emperor Frederick of the Holy Roman Empire
D) King Arthur of Britain
D) King Arthur of Britain
The pilgrimage from _______ to _______ was 3,000 miles long, and took almost 2 years to get there.
A) Italy, France
B) France, Jerusalem
C) France, England
D) Germany, France
B) France, Jerusalem
The document called the Magna Carta changed history because for the first time it limited the power of the
A) king
B) pope
C) nobles
D) knights
A) king
What was the name of a popular board game played in the Middle Ages?
A) jousting
B) Nine Men's Morris
C) Tic Tac Toe
D) Chinese Checkers
B) Nine Men's Morris
Which group of people left the manors and moved into towns to gain their independence in trade and farming?
A) nobles
B) kings
C) peasants
D) lords
C) peasants