Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World
Short answer quiz
This quiz is based on: the Preface; the Introduction (pages 8 & 9); Part IV, the Later
Middle Ages (pages 112-117) and The Black Death (pages 120 & 121).
Preface
1) Give the date of the publication of the atlas.
2) State the purpose of the atlas as a source of history (make 3 separate points).
3) State the usefulness of the atlas as a source of history (make 1 point).
4) State the limitations of the atlas as a source of history (make 3 points).
5) Is the atlas a primary or a secondary source of history? (Make 1 point with a short
explanation for your answer.)
Introduction (pages 8 & 9)
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How are Parts I, II and IV laid out in the atlas?
What is different about Part III in terms of lay-out?
What are the limitations of maps/cartography when studying history? (Makes 2 points.)
How are maps useful in studying history? (Make 2 points)
Part IV, the Later Middle Ages (pages 112-117)
10 ) What key points are made on page 112 about (a) European monarchies and kingship?
(b) the Church (c) the Papacy (d) the Holy Roman Empire?
New political Philosophy
11) What were the roots of the new political philosophy of later medieval Europe? (Make 2
related points.)
12) Give 3 examples of writers and artists (and the titles of their works) which reflected the
new political philosophy.
13) What aspects of politics and society enabled internationalism to emerge at this time?
(Make 3 separate points.)
14) What happened to the relationship between royal families and the nobility in the later
Middle Ages? (Make 1 point.)
France and Monarchy
15) What were the key characteristics and achievements of the French monarchy at this time?
(Read carefully pages 113, 114 & 115 and make 6 separate points).
Chivalry and the Crusades (page 115)
16) How were these two ideas connected during this period? (Make 1 point.)
Class (page 115)
17) What changes emerged between the lower and upper classes at this time? (Make 2 points.)
18) What three events in particular marked these changes?
The Black Death (page 116)
19) What changes took place in the arts and in literature following the Black Death of the
mid-14th century? (Make 4 separate points.)
20) What developments did these changes coincide with? (Make 3 points.)
Dissatisfaction with the Church (pages 116 & 117)
21) How did dissatisfaction with the church manifest itself in later medieval Europe?
(Make 5 points.)
22) Did Christianity and medieval spirituality remain important? Yes/No (choose one answer).
Culture in the later Middle Ages (pages 117 & 118).
23) How did the Renaissance evolve from medieval culture in terms of (a) the practice of fine
art/painting? (b) patronage of the arts (c) voyages of discovery (d) the Reconquista of Spain?
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World
Short answer quiz
This quiz is based on Part IV, section on the Black Death (pages 120 & 121)
Short answer quiz
1) Name the two different strains of the Black Death and the ‘carriers’ of the disease.
Briefly describe the symptoms of Bubonic plague.
Briefly describe the symptoms of Pneumonic plague.
Briefly describe how the plague first entered Europe.
Why was the disease worse in towns and cities? (Make 2 points.)
How could it affect rural villages? (Make 1 point.)
Which three regions of Europe were particularly badly affected by the disease?
What four aspects of social and cultural change were taking place when the plague
arrived in Europe?
9) What were the consequences for workers after the pandemic had abated for (a) Artisans
(b) Agricultural workers?
10) What were the consequences of the Black Death for the ruling classes?
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