World History - Middle Ages - MCQs with answers - Part 3
1. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?a) 800
b) 860
c) 871
d) 899
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 800
Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great or Charles I. He was King of the Franks who united Western Europe during the Middle Ages. He laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.
a) Beloved pet from an Indian king
b) Distinguished diplomat from the Islamic world
c) Gift from the Abbasid court
d) Muslim enemy of the king
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Gift from the Abbasid court
He was the first caliph of the Abbasid caliphate.
a) The crisis of Western Europe
b) The medieval era of European history
c) The fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
d) The time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) The medieval era of European history
It was the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
a) Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
b) Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
c) Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
d) Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
Clovis came to the throne in 481 when he was at the age of 15.
a) He was forced to convert by the bishops
b) He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni
c) He forced his army to be baptized after he was
d) At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
She was a princess of the kingdom of Burgundy.
a) Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
b) Led to disintegration of a large kingdom into smaller kingdoms
c) Gave way to colonization by the Vikings
d) Brought down Anglo-Saxon alliance
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
Their invasion of other countries was motivated by overpopulation, trade assets, and the lack of viable farmland in their homeland.
a) The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
b) The right to move from one manor to another
c) The right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism. It was a condition of bondage which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe.
a) Commercial and urban
b) Long-distance trade
c) Agriculture
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Agriculture
Monasteries spread throughout Europe and became important centers for the collection of knowledge related to agriculture and forestry.
a) Charlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity
b) Charles Martel became King of France
c) It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
d) Muslims gained control of Spain
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
This battle stopped the northward advance of Islam from the Iberian peninsula. It halted the Islamic conquests and preserved Christianity as the controlling faith in Europe.
a) Cathedrals
b) Castles
c) Homes of townspeople
d) Universities
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Cathedrals
The Latin cross plan takes the Roman basilica as its primary model with subsequent developments.
