World History

Chapter 12 – Rise of Medieval Europe

Sections 1, 2 & 3
Spring 2010 – Hasquin
Chapter Test
I. Matching: Match the correct term with its description.
A – Section 1
1. Defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours a. Clovis
2. Defeated the Lombards to protect the Pope b. Charles Martel
3. First German ruler to adopt Catholicism c. Pepin the Short
4. Raiders from Scandinavia d. Charlemagne
5. Charles the Great e. The Vikings

B – Section 2

6. Norway, Sweden & Denmark a. Medieval

7. City of the Pope b. Catholicism
8. Empire of Charlemagne c. Rome
9. Latin term for “Middle Ages” d. Frankish Empire
10.Dominant Christian religion of Western Europe e. Scandinavia

C – Section 3

11.Noble that held land from a higher ranking lord

a. Serf
12.An estate granted to a noble based on his loyalty b.
Vassal
13.Ceremony creating ties between a lord and vassal c.
Chivalry
14.Code of conduct for knights based on honor d.
Homage
15.A farmer connected to a fief that could not leave without permission
e. Fief

D – Section 4

16.Home for nuns a.

Excommunication
17.Punishment for the crime of heresy b. Heresy
18.Group of men that select the Pope c. Friars
19.A ‘crime’ within the church d. Cardinals
20.Monks or priests that wander the countryside e. Convent

E – Section 5

21.Monks that copied important books by hand a.

Albigenisians
22.Community of Monks that have strict religious vows b. Poland
23.Heretics killed by the knights of Pope Innocent III c. Scribes
 24.Sacred rituals of the Catholic Church d.
Sacraments
25.European country where exiled Jews were welcomed e.
Monastery

F – Section 6

26.Founder of Franciscan Friars a. Lay Investiture

27.Founder of Dominican Order b. Anti-Semitism
28.Nobility appointing church officials c. Abbot
29.Hatred of Jews d. Dominic
30.Leader of a Monastery e. Francis of Assisi

G – Section 7

31.Established Monastery at Monte Cassino a. Leo III

32.Sent missionaries to England & Western Europe b. Gregory I
33.Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor c. Gregory VII
34.Pope that attacked heresy and the Albigenisians d. Innocent
III
35.Pope that attacked Lay Investiture e. Benedict

I. Best Answer – Read each question carefully and select the answer that
best completes the statement.
1. A fief was controlled by a
a. king b. lord c. homage d. knight
2. The strongest Germanic tribe to emerge during the A.D. 400s was the
a. Carolingians b. Franks c. Vikings d. Lombards
3. The wandering preachers who encouraged Catholic loyalty during the
Middle Ages were called
a. Friars b. Cardinals c. Benedictines d. Abbots
4. Charlemagne did all of the following EXCEPT
a. Expand the Frankish Empire to include northern Spain and most
of Italy
b. Set up a palace school at Aachen
c. Defend Pope Leo III against Roman nobles
d. Divide Carolingian lands by the Treaty of Verdun
5. The goal of the Inquisition was to
a. Eliminate excommunication
b. Remove heretics
c. Encourage monks to lead lives of poverty, chastity and
obedience
 d. Prevent secular rulers from using the symbols of the Church
6. Charles “the Hammer” Martel” defeated Muslim forces in France at
a. Cluny b. Monte Cassino c. Tours d. Normandy
7. The North Atlantic island of Greenland was settled by
a. Franks b. Carolingians c. Vikings d.
Lombards
8. All of the following were Frankish kings EXCEPT
a. Pepin the Short b. Charlemagne c. Clovis
d. Alfred the Great
9. The farmers that could not leave the manor without permission were
called
a. Vassals b. squires c. peasants d. serfs
10.The behavior of knights was governed by a code of honor called
a. Homage b. chivalry c. manorialism d. vassalage
11.The large open-air courtyard within the walls of a castle is called a
a. Keep b. Mote c. Bailey d. Palisade
12.Viking raids on Europe will give rise to a new style of government and
a new social system. What is the name of this new innovation?
a. Manorialism b. theocracy c. Feudalism d. totalitarianism

13.Which level of the Feudalism Pyramid represents the level of the

peasants or serfs?
14.Which level of the Feudalism Pyramid represents the level of lords or
nobles?
15.Which level of the Feudalism Pyramid represents the level of the
knights?