Middle Ages
Towns during the Middle Ages were:
a) Clean and organized
b) Empty and quiet
c) Crowded and full of rats
d) Advanced and sanitary
What is:
c) Crowded and full of rats
The Renaissance began in which country?
a) France
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Spain
What is:
c) Italy
The Black Death was also called the:
a) Red Fever
b) Dark Pox
c) Spanish Flu
d) Bubonic Plague
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What is:
d) Bubonic Plague
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The term Renaissance means:
a) New Age
b) Rebirth
c) Revolution
d) Enlightenment
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What is:
b) Rebirth
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What was the lowest class in the feudal system?
a) Nobles
b) Knights
c) Serfs
d) Priests
What is:
c) Serfs
The Middle Ages are also known as the:
a) Modern Period
b) Dark Ages
c) Golden Age
d) Industrial Age
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What are:
b) Dark Ages
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During the Renaissance, people rediscovered ideas from:
a) The ancient Greeks and Romans
b) The Vikings and Egyptians
c) The Chinese and Mongols
d) The Persians and Arabs
Who are:
a) The ancient Greeks and Romans
The Black Death arrived in Europe through:
a) Land caravans
b) Ships carrying rats and fleas
c) Birds and livestock
d) Contaminated rivers
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What is:
b) Ships carrying rats and fleas
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A large estate owned by a noble or lord that included farmland, villages, and peasants who worked the land.
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What is:
manor
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What work did peasants do for the lords?
a) Teach religion
b) Lead armies
c) Collect taxes
d) Farm and build roads
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What is:
d) Farm and build roads
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Freemen differed from serfs because they:
a) Owned land
b) Were bishops
c) Were nobles
d) Rented land or worked for pay
What is:
d) Rented land or worked for pay
Which Renaissance thinker translated the Bible into German and challenged the Church?
a) Christine de Pisan
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Martin Luther
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Who is:
d) Martin Luther
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Why did people in medieval times believe the plague occurred?
a) From germs
b) Because of poor hygiene
c) As punishment from God
d) From magic
What is:
c) As punishment from God
Rules made to control spending and show social class by limiting what people could wear or buy based on their rank.
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What are:
Sumptuary Laws
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A hierarchy is:
a) A government system
b) A ranked social order
c) A type of trade
d) A church law
What is:
b) A ranked social order
What was the main role of peasants in medieval society?
a) Ruling towns
b) Farming the land
c) Building castles
d) Fighting wars
What is:b
b) Farming the land
Leonardo da Vinci is best known as:
a) A political leader
b) A religious reformer
c) A Renaissance genius and artist
d) A mathematician only
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What is:
c) A Renaissance genius and artist
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The plague caused major shortages of:
a) Food
b) Water
c) Labour
d) Weapons
What is:
c) Labour
A person or society’s overall way of understanding the world, shaped by beliefs, values, and experiences; during this time, changing social structures began to shift people’s worldviews.
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What is:
Worldview
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Who owned all the land in the feudal system?
a) The serfs
b) The king or crown
c) The knights
d) The Church
Who is:
b) The king or crown
The expression “time is money” began to matter when:
a) Trade and towns increased
b) Kings began taxing time
c) The Church invented clocks
d) Peasants worked less
a) Trade and towns increased
Which invention helped spread Renaissance ideas?
a) Steam engine
b) Printing press
c) Telescope
d) Compass
What is:
b) Printing press
After the plague, many serfs:
a) Were released from their lords
b) Became priests
c) Were forced to fight wars
d) Lost their land
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What is:
a) Were released from their lords
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A tax or offering paid to the Church, usually one-tenth of a person’s income or produce.
What is:
tithe
Feudalism was based on:
a) Power and wealth
b) Military conquest only
c) Trade and money
d) Land, loyalty, and duty
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What is:
d) Land, loyalty, and duty
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