Medieval History
25 questionsTest your knowledge of the Middle Ages. Knights, feudalism, Crusades, and kingdoms.
Approximately when did the Middle Ages begin in Europe?
The correct answer is C. Around 500 CE (fall of Rome)
What was the system of land and loyalty in medieval Europe called?
The correct answer is A. Feudalism
Which disease killed a large portion of Europe's population in the 14th century?
The correct answer is C. The Black Death (bubonic plague)
What were the religious wars to capture the Holy Land called?
The correct answer is A. The Crusades
Who was the ruler of a medieval kingdom?
The correct answer is C. King or Queen
What document did King John of England sign in 1215, limiting royal power?
The correct answer is D. Magna Carta
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE by the Pope?
The correct answer is A. Charlemagne
In what year did the Black Death reach Europe (approximately)?
The correct answer is C. 1347–1351
Which empire was centered in Constantinople during the Middle Ages?
The correct answer is A. Byzantine Empire
What was a medieval warrior who served a lord in exchange for land called?
The correct answer is A. Knight
Which medieval English king led the Third Crusade?
The correct answer is D. Richard I (Richard the Lionheart)
What was the Hundred Years' War fought between?
The correct answer is A. England and France
Who was the French peasant girl who led French forces during the Hundred Years' War?
The correct answer is C. Joan of Arc
What was the name of the survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror?
The correct answer is B. Domesday Book
Which Viking leader became the first Norman king of England?
The correct answer is D. William the Conqueror
In what year did William the Conqueror invade England?
The correct answer is B. 1066
Which battle in 1066 marked the Norman conquest of England?
The correct answer is C. Battle of Hastings
What was the medieval Islamic state in Iberia called?
The correct answer is A. Al-Andalus
Which medieval empire conquered Constantinople in 1453?
The correct answer is D. Ottoman Empire
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
The correct answer is B. Constantinople
Which medieval scholar wrote Summa Theologica?
The correct answer is D. Thomas Aquinas
What was the name of the English legislative body that developed in the Middle Ages?
The correct answer is C. Parliament
Which Mongol leader conquered much of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century?
The correct answer is A. Genghis Khan
In what year was the Magna Carta signed?
The correct answer is B. 1215
What was the medieval Muslim territory that included parts of Spain called?
The correct answer is A. Al-Andalus
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