Lesson Check One

File name: 8ss1

Marks: /41 marks

Section A: Multiple Choice - ______/8 marks
Section B: True and False - ______/8 marks
Section C: Fill in the Blank - ______/8 marks
Section D: Definitions - ______/8 marks
Section E: Matching - ______/9 marks
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL: ______/41 marks

Section A - Multiple Choice (8 marks)

Read each of the following questions below and then choose the BEST answer by highlighting your choice. Each question is worth one mark.

  1. The monks usually lived in the ______so they could live and work together as a group intent on keeping their vows while serving both God and the people.
  • castle
  • monastery
  • countryside
  • town
  1. The ______would serve in the army in exchange for land and title rights from the ______.
  • serfs, artisans
  • serfs, freemen
  • peasants, nobles
  • nobles, monarchs
  1. Most historians believe that the Plague came to Europe via
  • various ships that came from eastern ports.
  • many travellers venturing north from Africa.
  • several explorers who had visited the New World.
  • animals who had not been treated for illnesses.

4. In the hierarchy of the Middle Ages, the more land one owned,

  • the more clergy workers were needed to plant, work, and harvest the fields.
  • the higher the salaries of the serfs who worked most of the lands.
  • the higher status one had and that meant more power and influence.
  • the lower the tax rate was for official landowners with multiple properties.
  1. What was the main difference between the freemen and the serfs?
  • Freemen rented lands or received wages from the lords, while serfs could not own property and they were not paid for their work.
  • Freemen were never allowed to leave the manors, while the serfs travelled freely throughout the lands.
  • Serfs were mainly traders who sold goods to interested people, while freemen were farmers who focused only on agriculture.
  • There was no difference between freemen and serfs.

6. Today, as a part of their citizenship, new Canadian citizens must swear an oath of citizenship to Canada and the Queen. This is very similar to the oaths the knights swore to monarchs during the Middle Ages. Upon what values do these oaths focus?

  • greed, sloth, and envy
  • kinship, honesty, and jealousy
  • loyalty, betrayal, and beauty
  • loyalty, responsibility, and duty

7. Which one of the following would be a possible criticism of the manorial system?

  • The manorial system gave the Middle Age economies the opportunity to grow and expand.
  • The manorial system offered privilege to very few people and it did not support equality in society.
  • The manorial system allowed the nobility to get the agricultural work done by having more serfs work upon the estates.
  • The establishment of the manorial system resulted in a 300 year agricultural boom in Europe

8. Many serfs tried to escape to the city, away from their lives upon the manors. Why?

  • The serfs thought that earning ten percent of the profits from all the farm work required of them was unfair.
  • The working and living conditions were much cleaner and safer than conditions in the countryside.
  • In the cities, the serfs had the opportunity to learn new trades and work at different jobs where they could reasonably accumulate some wealth for themselves.
  • The housing prices in the cities were much more affordable than those in the countryside.

Section B - True and False (8 marks)

Read the eight statements below. If the statement is true, place a ‘T’ on the line. If it is false, place an ‘F’ on the line and then rewrite the statement to make it true in the space provided. Each question is worth one mark. An example has been done for you.

EXAMPLE:

___F___ The Renaissance was a static time; very little change took place.

This statement is false because the Renaissance was a time of great change.

______1.All Canadians share the Canadian worldview, so it will be very easy to learn about worldviews in this course.

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______2.A serf who escaped to the city was considered free if he or she was able to

live in the city for one year and a day without being caught and returned to

the lord’s manor.

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______3. Bubonic plague is the same disease as Black Death.

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______4.During the decade that the Plague ravaged Europe, over two million lives were lost, which was almost a tenth of the entire continent’s population.

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______5.Although people attended Church, religion played a very small role in their lives during the Middle Ages. < >

______6. Fleas and rats that lived in the urban areas and on board the sailing ships

were responsible for spreading the Black Death..

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______7. A hockey team is a good example of a hierarchy. The fans would be at the bottom of thehierarchy and then the players,coaches, general managers, and the teamowners would form each of the levels above. .

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______8. Most nobles had a very distant relationship with the monarchies in their

own countries because they resented being denied all

privileges by the ruling kings and queens.

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Section C - Fill in the Blank (8 marks)

Using the word list below, complete each of the eight statements with the appropriate words. Be careful! Some words will be used more than once, but others may not be used at all. An example has been given to help you begin. Each statement is worth one mark.

allegiance / land / protection
Black Death / loyalty / queens
castle walls / Middle Ages / ranks
churches / military / Renaissance
country / monarchy / tax collectors
hierarchy / monks / town
kings / official police / troublesome
knights / pests / worldview

Example:

The kings and queens represented the wishes of the < >.

The kings and queens represented the wishes of the monarchy.

1. The knightswould pledge their < > to the monarchy in exchange for certainlandrights.

2. The < > (two words) provided a sense of safety and security for both the townsfolk and country dwellers.

3. Society during the Middle Ages was based on a < > , that divided its members into ranks based on their wealth and standing in the community. Each individual was born into his or her status (ascribed status).

4. Most < > were servants of God who lived very basic lives with few personal possessions and very few luxuries.

5. The < > usually lived in monasteries, where they would adhere to vows they had taken while serving God and all His worshippers.

6. Our modern < > sometimes tends to criticize past ways of life as primitive, rather than looking at their values, knowledge, and impact on present-day society.

7. Societies in the < > (two words)certainly did not use equality as an organizing principle. Instead, a basic system of ranks was used.

8. The monarchies would seek < > from invaders by turning to their people and demanding a demonstration of their loyalties.

Section D - Definitions (8 marks)

There are eight words and phrases below that were very important in Workbook One. Using your own words, write a definition for each of them in the space provided. Each definition is worth one mark.

1. Renaissance < >

2. worldview < >

3. allegiance < >

4. freemen < >

5. serfs < >

6. monarchy < >

7. monastery < >

8. artisan< >

Section E - Matching (9 marks)

Match the definition on the right to the correct term on the left by placing the appropriate letter on the line. Careful – one term will be left over at the end. An example has been given to help you get started.

A. Feudal system / F. hierarchy
B. Black Death / G. journeyman
C. clergy / H. manorial system
D. nobility / I.Freemen
E. Middle Ages / J. knights

Cpeople ordained to perform religious services for their communities

< > A classification in Medieval Europe where vassals were granted lands by their lords in return for military service or performance of other duties

< > a worker who has completed his apprenticeship in a skilled trade

< > a class in society composed of people having hereditary title, rank, and privileges

< > contagious European plague during the1300s

< > period in history between the fall of the Roman Empire in 450 to about 1450

< > people who rented land from the lord or worked for pay

< > series of ranks; the higher a person’s position in the hierarchy, the more power and

influence he or she had

< > another name for the nobility who earned the monarch’s favor and the land rights

that went with privilege

< > the way life was organized in the manor or on the estate