SS 8 - High Middle Ages - Unit Final High Middle Ages Unit Final Part I - Multiple Choice On the scantron card provided choose the BEST response. 1. William the Conqueror originally came from; a. Great Britain b. France c. Normandy d. Hastings e. Gaul 2. William the Conqueror successful invaded and conquered England in 1066 at the battle of; a. Britain b. Hastings c. Halibut d. Vassal e. Westminster 3. William introduced ______________ to England. a. horses b. keels c. the caste system d. the feudal system e. rice 4. The feudal system was based on; a. land, loyalty and religious faith b. money c. allegiances d. mounted cavalry e. those little sprinkles you find on doughnuts 5. Which social organization preserved learning during the Middle Ages? a. b. c. d. The nobles and kings. The monks and priests of the Church. The merchants and business people. The traveling musicians and actors. 6. Which of the following best describes the feudal system? a. b. c. d. Knights fighting in tournaments. Lords making the peasants work for them. Fighting using medieval weapons. Small landowners giving service to larger landholders in exchange for protection. 7. What promise would a vassal make to his lord? a. b. c. d. To To To To help him fight in war when he was called. supply him with food. farm his land. educate the village people and children. 8. What promise would a lord make to his vassal? a. b. c. d. To To To To pay him taxes. protect him. supply him with good land. keep him supplied with paid-working peasants. 9 . How were serfs different from free people? a. b. c. d. Serfs were farmers. Serfs rented their land from the lord of the manor. Serfs were protected by the lord. Serfs could not leave the manor without the lord's permission. 10. In addition to taxes the lord profited from his land by having serfs work on his; a. castle b. horses c. demesne d. tables 11. Which of the following religions played an important role in the social and political makeup of the European middle ages? a. The Catholic Church b. The Roman Catholic Church c. Islam d. Judaism e. Doaism 12. The big three religions in the world are; a. Buddhism, Christianity, Islam b. Judaism, Christianity and Doasim c. Islam, Judaism and Shinto d. Judaism, Christianity and Islam e. Muslim, Islam and Judaism 13. Commoners made up approximately _____ % of the population during the middle ages. a. 60 b. 70 c. 80 d. 90 e. 100 14. A serf was considered to be; a. the lord’s property b. friends of the freeholders c. happy-go-lucky d. in charge of their own lives e. excellent pastry chefs 15. Another name for a church tax was; a. penance b. tithe c. tat d. surcharge 16. The worst thing a church official could do to a person was to; a. shake their finger at them b. threaten them with excommunication c. bore them with long sermons d. make them wear silly clothes 17. Church courts were often thought to be too; a. meddlesome b. holy c. bright d. lenient 18. A lord could only be charged in a; a. Royal court b. Church court c. Common court d. Medieval court 19. Pope Urban II called for a holy war against the ____________ in the holy land. a. people b. Jews c. Muslims d. Catholics e. all of the above 20. Another name for a holy war was a; a. shrine b. crusade c. saint d. jihad 21. The first group of people that went to the holy land to fight was called the; a. 1st Crusade b. 2nd Crusade c. 3rd Crusade d. People’s Crusade e. all of the above 22. In order to protect themselves against attack. Nobles often; a. prayed b. made castles c. fished d. organized peace talks 23. The term used for surrounding a castle and trying to starve the inhabitants out is; a. siege b. fortification c. moating d. trial by ordeal 24. The following weapon is called a; a. Trebuchet b. Portcullis c. Battering Ram d. Ballista 25. The following castle part is called a; a. Trebuchet b. Portcullis c. Battering Ram d. Ballista 26. She ruled over both France and England and gave birth to two future Kings of England. a. b. c. d. Joan of Arc Eleanor of Aquitaine Mary of Rose Queen Elizabeth 27. King Richard the Lion-Hearted got his name after fighting in the; a. b. c. d. Battle of Hastings Battle of Canterbury The Crusades Clash of the Titans 28. This was King Richard’s mean and evil younger brother. a. b. c. d. King Henry King John King Charles King Kong 29. The powerful Barons of England forced the evil King brother of Richard the Lion-Hearted to sign this charter which, for the first time ever, limited the power of a King. a. b. c. d. Charter of Rights and Freedoms Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen Bill of Rights Magna Carta 30. Everybody knows that Social Studies is a course that not only challenges the mind and develops intellect, but it is also interesting, fun and entertaining. a. True b. False Part II - Short Answers Name: _____________ Answer using COMPLETE SENTENCES 1. In your own words, describe how William the Conqueror conquered England. (3 marks) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2. In your own words describe what a Manor was. 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(2 marks) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Part III - Map Work On the following Map color AND label the following countries and water bodies (you will be marked out of 8 for correct labeling and out of 5 for neatness) England (Red) Spain (Yellow) France (Green) Holy Roman Empire (Grey) Atlantic Ocean (Blue) North Sea (Blue) Black Sea (Blue) Mediterranean Sea (Blue)