Assignment Two
File name: 8ss2
Marks: /40 marks
Section A: Multiple Choice - ______/10 marks
Section B: True and False - _______/10 marks
Section C: Fill in the Blank - _______/10 marks
Section D: Expository Paragraph - _______/10 marks
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL: _______/40 marks
Section A - Multiple Choice (10 marks)
Read each of the following questions below and then choose the BEST answer by
highlighting your choice. Each question is worth one mark.
1. During the Middle Ages, most people would have preferred to be ____________
because they had more power and influence in society.
 peasants
 nobles
 serfs
 slaves
2. The Hundred Years War devastated both the populations of England and France
because
 the French armies won every battle during the long war, making it last more than
a century.
 the nobles in both nations wanted to participate in the fighting but their kings did
not allow it.
 many other monarchies in Europe wanted the war to be over, but the English and
French peasants fought on.
 many lives were lost and the peasants in both nations had to work even harder to
help finance the war.
3.
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The result of the peasant revolts was
that all the rebellions were severely crushed by the authorities in power.
the peasants easily won the battle against the King’s armies.
the monarchies and peasants compromised and set up a new government.
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the kings surrendered to the victorious peasants immediately.
4. This disease caused a labor shortage during the 1300s as well as causing many
feudal estates to go bankrupt.
 Tuberculosis
 Black Death
 Cancer
 Bird Flu
5. The feudal system, because of its levels of influence and status, provided a good
example of a/an
 hierarchy.
 monarchy.
 democracy.
 anarchy.
6. Levels of society had been informally divided into three classes. From highest to
lowest levels of power, they were
 lower class, middle class, and aristocrat class.
 peasant class, serf class, and freemen class.
 aristocrat class, middle class, and lower class.
 first class, middle class, and economy class.
7. People living during the Middle Ages did not travel much. Instead, they lived in
the same areas, generation after generation. How did this influence the way these
people formed their worldviews?
 Their worldviews would be varied. They would base their attitudes and beliefs on
what they learned from people coming from outside their areas.
 The scope of their worldviews would be restricted to the local area. They would
be unfamiliar with people, cultures, beliefs, and practices beyond their homes.
 Their worldviews would be based on trivial facts. They would base their attitudes
on what their heard on the radio and saw on television.
 Their worldviews were global. They would base their attitudes on what
successful explorers had found around the world.
8. Why is travel beneficial to shaping one’s worldviews?
 Travel allows us to see new places and once we see these new locations, we can
quickly adapt our own homes, attitudes, and beliefs to match the other cultures we
experience.
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Travel allows us to focus on the things that are truly important within our own
society. It does not encourage people to compare their experiences at home to
experiences they have while travelling.
Travel allows us to compare the new places, people, cultures and beliefs that we
experience to our own situation. This comparison helps us shape our views and
opinions about the world.
Travel allows citizens to spend money on themselves and enjoy their personal
lives. This encourages people to learn only about their own country, rather than
unfamiliar people and places.
At the very top of the Church hierarchy, one would find the ___________.
commoners
bishop
priests and nuns
Pope
10. As the New Age began, Leonardo da Vinci emerged as a prolific personality who
is most famous for
 inventing the first car.
 finding a cure for the common cold.
 painting the Mona Lisa.
 sleeping for four years.
Section B - True and False (10 marks)
Read the ten statements below. If the statement is true, place a ‘T’ on the line. If it is
false, place an ‘F’ on the line and then rewrite the statement to make it true in the
space provided. Each question is worth one mark. An example has been done for you.
EXAMPLE:
___F___
_______ 1.
The Renaissance was a static time; very little change took place.
This statement is false because the Renaissance was a time
of great change.
People living during the Middle Ages paid a tax called a tithe, which went
to the King to help pay for repairs to roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals.
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_______ 2.
The Psalter Map from the Middle Ages showed what people thought the
world looked like at the time. It was designed in religious terms rather
than geographic terms.
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_______ 3.
Another name many people used for the Black Death was
Tuberculosis.
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_______ 4.
During the Middle Ages, the heavy work required to build beautiful
cathedrals was mostly done by the noble class because these people knew
how to read and interpret blueprints properly.
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_______ 5.
Only men were allowed to join religious orders during the Middle Ages
and dedicate their lives to God by living and working in monasteries.
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_______ 6.
The peasants and serfs were just as literate as the monks, priests, and nuns
in the Church.
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_______ 7.
The reason that people turned to the Church during the time of the Plague
rather than to doctors was because, at the time, the Church had much more
influence in society than science or medicine.
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_______ 8. The definition for Renaissance could be “the rebirth of classical knowledge,
thinking, and learning in Europe.”
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_______ 9.
This Workbook showed you that both the Europeans and the Inuit
traditionally believed that the natural world played a great role in their
sense of spirituality.
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_______ 10. Once the Renaissance began, people started to think about their daily lives
in different ways. As a result, societies and worldviews were changed.
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Section C - Fill in the Blank (10 marks)
Using the word list below, complete each of the statements with the appropriate words.
Be careful! Some words will be used more than once, but others may not be used at all.
An example has been given to help you begin. Each statement is worth one mark.
monks
monastery
European explorers
winners
First Nations
noble class
Middle Ages
new settlers
middle class
monarchy
beliefs
sumptuary laws
luxury
hierarchy
Black Death
Renaissance
queens
monastery
lower class
tithe
annual taxes
kings
revolts
nuns
Example:
The kings and queens represented the wishes of the < >.
The kings and queens represented the wishes of the monarchy.
1. The monarchy and nobility enjoyed the way the < > was organized because they
enjoyed and benefited from most of the privileges and power in society.
2. Collecting the < > meant that commoners were forced to give a portion (usually
ten percent) of their annual crops and income to the Church as a tax.
3. Most < > were servants of God who lived very basic lives with few personal
possessions and very few luxuries.
4. The < > (two words) were put into place to restrict what people in the various
classes were allowed to wear.
5. Within society, the peasants were part of the < > (two words), which suffered
greatly because most of the burdens of society were placed upon it.
6. After suffering for too long under the heavy burdens of the feudal system, the peasants
finally rebelled during the peasant < > .
7. Both the Inuit and the < > (two words) greatly respected nature as a part of their
own value and belief system because they believed that the natural world provided for all
their needs.
8. These various changes in society changed people’s < > , values, attitudes, and
opinions, which later led to a change in worldviews.
9. The < > were also the champions of society because they helped people become
more literate. They encouraged members of society to learn how to read and write.
10. People began to desire more < > goods like spices, fabrics, china, and furs. This
led to trade expansion outside Europe.
Section D - Expository Paragraph (10 marks)
An expository paragraph is one that explains or describes something. Please consider the
information below. Both are examples of hierarchies that existed during the Middle
Ages.
The Crown
Barons
Abbots and
Bishops
Pope
Archbishops
Bishops
Knights
Priests
Commoners (Freeholders and
Serfs)
Feudal System Hierarchy
Parishioners
Church Hierarchy
Here is the topic for your writing. In one well-organized paragraph, explain the
important similarities and differences you see between the feudal system and the
organization of the Church. Think about the comparing and contrasting skills you
learned in the previous workbook as you begin your writing.
Use the space below to write your paragraph. Ensure that your paragraph follows the
criteria below.
a. The first line of your paragraph should be indented. (1 mark)
b. The topic sentence of your paragraph should be in a blue font.
Remember, the topic sentence should introduce what the rest of the
paragraph is going to be about. (1 ½ marks)
c. The paragraph should discuss two similarities between the two
hierarchies. Anything referring to these similarities should be written
using a green font. (2 ½ marks)
d. You should also discuss two differences between the two hierarchies.
Any information related to these differences should be written using a
purple font. (2 ½ marks)
e. Finally, your paragraph will close with a bold black clincher sentence.
Remember, a clincher sentence indicates that the discussion is finished
and the paragraph has come to a close. (1 ½ marks)
f. Proofread your paragraph for any spelling or grammatical errors. Edit
by making any necessary changes. (1 marks)
The Two Hierarchies
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