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Medieval History

Test your knowledge of the Middle Ages. Knights, feudalism, Crusades, and kingdoms.

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Question 1easy

The Middle Ages in Europe conventionally begin after the fall of which empire?

Question 2easy

What was the system of land and loyalty in medieval Europe called?

Question 3easy

Which disease killed a large portion of Europe's population in the 14th century?

Question 4easy

What were the religious wars to capture the Holy Land called?

Question 5easy

Under feudalism, what title was commonly held by the ruler of a kingdom?

Question 6easy

What document did King John of England sign in 1215, limiting royal power?

Question 7medium

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE by the Pope?

Question 8medium

In what year did the Black Death begin spreading widely in Europe?

Question 9medium

Which empire was centered in Constantinople during the Middle Ages?

Question 10medium

What was a medieval warrior who served a lord in exchange for land called?

Question 11medium

Which medieval English king led the Third Crusade?

Question 12medium

What was the Hundred Years' War fought between?

Question 13medium

Who was the French peasant girl who led French forces during the Hundred Years' War?

Question 14medium

What was the name of the survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror?

Question 15medium

Which Viking leader became the first Norman king of England?

Question 16hard

In what year did William the Conqueror invade England?

Question 17hard

Which battle in 1066 marked the Norman conquest of England?

Question 18hard

What was the medieval Islamic state in Iberia called?

Question 19hard

Which medieval empire conquered Constantinople in 1453?

Question 20hard

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Question 21hard

Which medieval scholar wrote Summa Theologica?

Question 22hard

What was the name of the English legislative body that developed in the Middle Ages?

Question 23hard

Which Mongol leader conquered much of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century?

Question 24hard

In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

Question 25hard

What was the medieval Muslim territory that included parts of Spain called?

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