Middle Ages year 7

Which of the following is not a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

• the empire was too small
• barbarian invasions
• the empire was too big
• the population of Rome declined

What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

• castle
• manor
• chivalry
• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

Who were the Vikings?

• people conquered by the Romans

• pirates from northern France

• warriors from Scandinavia (modern-day Norway, Sweden, Finlad, & Denmark)

• servants to the Normans

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

• The Black Death/The Plague
• The Voice
• The Spanish Flu
• The Common Cold

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The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?

• Kissing!
• By sharing a cup
• It was air born
• Fleas on rats

Who is a religious person who devotes their life to Christianity?

• Mercenary
• Monk/nun
• Mission Viejo
• Mission Impossible

A rapid spread of a disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.

• Germ
• Flu
• Fleas on rats
• Epidemic