The Middle Ages name _____________ date



The Middle Ages name _____________ date __________

Answer in complete sentences

1. Why are the early Middle Ages called the “Dark Ages?”

2. How did the destruction of Rome cause life to become more difficult throughout Europe?

3. Why do historians refer to the Dark Ages as a period when Europe “slept”?

4. What was feudalism? Why was it adopted in Europe during the Middle Ages?

5. If forced to choose, would you rather be a serf or a slave? Defend your answer.

6. What was primogeniture? Do you think it is a fair system? Defend your answer.

7. Explain at least one modern example of the use of “chivalry”.

8. What do you think might have happened if land was equally divided among all children upon the death of a parent?

9. Why do you think it was important for knights to follow a strict set of rules?

10. How would a boy learn a trade during the Middle Ages?

11. Why do you think it took so long to become a journeyman?

12. What is a dowry?

13. How were the Germanic tribes different from the Huns?

14. Which structure is in the Gothic style and which one is Romanesque? Explain why.

15. Use a dictionary to find a definition of Byzantine that does not directly refer to the Byzantine Empire. What does this new definition of Byzantine tell us about the Byzantine Empire?

16. Who were the Moors?

17. What is a caliphate? Write the name of another city that can be described as a caliphate.

18. Why did Spain enjoy a golden age under the Moors?

19. What was the Reconquista? How did Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain?

20. Who were the Franks?

21. How might the history of western civilization be very different if Charles Martel was defeated in 732?

22. Why did Charlemagne not invite the Pope when he passed his crown to his son?

23. What important skill did the Viking possess? Explain why that skill was essential to the Vikings.

24. Why do you think the Vikings abandoned their settlement in Vinland?

25. Suggest a reason why we do not know the exact location of Vinland.

26. Look carefully at the family name of Erik the Red’s son. Explain why he was probably the first person in his family to have a last name.

27. Why do we call the Vikings who settled in northwest France the Normans?

28. What Norman ruler invaded England in 1066?

29. Give one example where modern English language reflects the high status of the Normans and the low status of the English.

30. Use a dictionary to define either bubo or buboes.

31. How did poor sanitary conditions in Europe help spread the plague?

32. How did the flagellants believe they could end the plague? Based on that answer, where did most people at the time think the plague came from?

33. Why did the flagellants persecute Jews?

34. Describe a modern disease that compares to the “black death”

35. Renaissance means “Rebirth”. What is missing from Europe that is about to be “Reborn”?

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