World History Dark Age
True or False – Write a + if the statement is mostly true and a 0 if the statement is mostly false.
1. The Vikings were horrible villains who attacked Europeans violently for 1,000 years.
2. A lord/noble collects tithes.
3. The king in a feudal system gives fiefs to lords/nobles.
4. The feudal system works because of slave labor.
5. One of the crusades, initiated by Pope Innocent, was an internal conflict between Christians..
6. The Crusades were holy wars used to convert Muslims and Jews into Christians.
7. The Spanish Inquisition helped save Jews and Muslims from being persecuted, during the Crusades.
8. During the Dark Ages, people were open minded to new ideas.
9. People during the Dark Ages were polytheists. *
10. The Black Plague wiped out nearly 1/3rd of the European population.*
11. Obeying the noble is an example of cannon law.
12. Clovis lived in Rome.
13. The Great Schism created a system which two kings had power. *
14. The monastery was a religious community of monks. *
15. Kings ordered the Spanish Inquisition.
16. The city of Constantinople was in Italy.
17. The battle of Tours was fought in Turkey. *
18. Urban the II sent knights to fight a holy war against Muslims and the Jewish people.*
19.
20. Frankish leader, Charlemagne made the Holy Roman Empire to unite Christians.*
Multiple Choice – Choose the best answer.
21. What did people value the most during the dark ages?
A. the dark
B. independence
C. the church
22. What did people fear the most during the Dark Ages?
A. heavy taxes
B. hard work
C. the dark
D. science
D. not going to heaven
23. What power did the clergy have over the people in the Feudal system?
A. literacy
B. wealth
C. land
D. prestige
24. Who was considered the wealthiest, in the feudal system?
A. serfs
B. lords
C. clergy
D. knight
25. Who created cannon law, in the feudal system? *
A. the peasant
B. the noble
C. the clergy
D. the knight
26. Why would people choose to live a life of voluntary servitude and monotony?
A. money
B. fear
C. resources
D. geography
27. Woman during the Dark Ages would be able to *
A. vote
B. write books
C. inherit land
D. become a monk
28. Lay Investiture gave more power to
A. the king
B. the noble
D. the knight
C. the clergy
29. Why did King Henry I call Pope Gregory a “fake monk?”
A. to get back at the Pope for lying about Gregorian Chants.
B. the Pope banned Lay Investiture.
C. King Henry didn’t like the Pope creating cannon laws.
D. King Henry didn’t like that the Pope was charging higher tithes.
30. Which bests describes life in Turkey, while Europe entered the Dark Ages?
A. highly educated population with universities
B. Christians who opposed any infidels close to the empire
C. Narrow minded, with no technology
D. Lived in feudal systems
31. Which of the following was not a reason why people Crusaded?
A. they wanted to remain safe in the feudal system.
B. they wanted to leave the feudal system.
C. to gain power for the church
D. to convert Muslims and Jews to Christianity.
32. The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to
A. pressure non Christians to commit heresy so they could be banished
B. question church ideals.
C. question Spaniards about their travels to the Americas
D. promote the power of kings
33. The term which describes when there were two Popes. *
A. tithes
B. cannon law
C. Inquisition
D. Great Schism
34. Where did Pope Urban II send knights during the first crusade to protect the city
from the Muslims?
A. Rome
B. Sparta
C. Constantinople
D. Canossa
35. What spread the Black Plague from Asia to Europe?
A. trade and crusades
B. the Feudal System
C. fire
D. exploration
36. What is the best way to describe Dark Age art & music?
A. There is a lot happening in it with different sounds and color
B. It is monotone and flat with limited variety
C. Upbeat, lively and revolving around the people’s interests
D. Similar to art and music of the Greeks and Romans.
37. Who did the church try to blame the devastation of the Black Plague on?
A. the Christians
B. the flagellants
C. the Jews
D. the priests
38. Which of the following best describes living in the dark for a student?
A. a limited amount of times one can use the restroom.
B. Choosing your seats in class
C. A variety of lunch choices
D. Elective classes
39. How might people get out of the dark?
A. talking to people with different experiences and culture as you
B. seeing multiple perspectives/traveling
C. education
D. All of the above
40. What do you think is likely to happen next in the story?
A. a time of inventions, science and trade
B. people will challenge/ question the ideals of the church
C. people will do what they want
D. All of the Above
World History – Absolutism, Revolutions and Enlightenment Test
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Chapter 13 & 14 (Dark Age) Test Short Answer Questions
Name _________________________________________________ period _________
Directions: Completely answer each question using as many specific details as you can. Each answer
should be at least 4 sentences long for credit. You may write on this paper or on your own.
1. Explain how learning about the Dark Ages will help you in your own life?
2. Describe the feudal system. What roles are the most powerful? Why do people choose to stay there?
3. Compare Europeans living during the Dark Ages to the rest of the world (The Muslims, China). How
do they compare to the Romans? Apply “reason” to your answer.
4. Offer and defend one positive and one negative of the Dark Ages.
5. What impact did the crusades and the black plague have on the Europeans?