Practice test TOP-week 4

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Practice test TOP-week 4

3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.4

3.1

Why did people live safe lives during the time of
the Roman Empire? There are two correct answers.

1. Slaves were trained and given weapons to protect Roman families.
2. The Roman Empire had a professional army to secure its protection.
3. People in Roman times travelled as little as possible.
4. The Empire did not have competing rulers, but was run centrally from Rome.

How did Clovis increase his power?
(two answers)

Read the source
Why did people fear Clovis?
First answer the question in your own words.
Then use the source. Write it down like this:
The source says.......

Why was the death of a Frankish king often followed
by a war or splitting up of the Empire?

Which event is shown on the painting?

Look at the source
How does the source tell you that Charlemagne
wanted to be seen as a Roman emperor? Give two examples

The Frankish empire was the personal property of the king and later, after his death, of his sons. Why can this be seen as a weakness for the expansion of the empire?

Kings

Lords

vassals

hall

gifts

decisions

protection

Where did the two Germanic tribes live? Drag to the right position.

Franks

Frisians

The beginning of the Middle Ages was a period of big changes for the European people. Many things from the Roman empire had ended, while others continued.

Drag the letters A - F to the correct target.

continuity

discontinuity

Christianity

International trade

Living in cities

use of money

Rome as a political capital

Rome as a religious capital

3.3

What was the main reason the Franks created the feudal system in the eighth century?

1. To give nobles lots of land to rule
2. To make the bond between the king and nobles stronger
3. To make sure everyone was treated fairly
4. To help the kingdom grow economically

There was self-sufficiency in a domain. What was the reason?

1. it was cheaper to make everything yourself
2. there was hardly any trade
3. it was usually a long way to the city
4. each domain had some very good craftsmen

Which sentence about serfs is NOT correct?

1. serfs needed to do servile duties
2. serfs were not allowed to leave the domain without the lord's permission
3. serfs owned their own farms and fields
4. serfs needed to give parts of their crops to the lord

What does this schematic
represent?

1. the 3 Estates
2. the Feudal System
3. the Manorial System
4. a social pyramid

To which of the following religions Jerusalem
is NOT a holy city

1. Islam
2. Judaism
3. Christianity
4. Hinduism

Use the source.
How did the lord of the manor profit from
this system?

Click on the hotspots (?) for the text to appear.

Drag 8 (!) from the 9 hotspots to the correct box. One hotspot does not belong anywhere.

loyalty

lower nobles / knights

military aid

highest nobles

monarch

land

vassals

protection

sub vassals

1st estate

high

2nd estate

high

3rd estate

1st estate

low

2nd estate

low

Drag these people to their proper estate

a fisherman

a monk

a soldier

the pope

a count

a knight

a serf

the king

the kingś son

a priest

a bishop

a merchant

a blacksmith

a duke

4.1

In one of the previous chapters you also learned that a surplus of food led to specialisation.
Which region did this first happen?

1. Egypt
2. Mesopotamia
3. Greece
4. Rome

Which one is the odd one out?

1. specialisation
2. serf
3. craft
4. guild

Which one is the odd one out?

1. black death
2. surplus
3. urbanisation
4. three -field system

Which one is the odd one out?

1. Bruges
2. Hanseatic League
3. Amsterdam
4. cloth

Which cause do you consider most important for
urbanisation to take place?

The growth in population caused people to move to the cities. Why did they not stay in the countryside?

In cities, most people specialised in a craft.
Did they also have to keep their own land and cattle?
Explain your answer.

How did people who used the goods and services of craftsmen also profit from the establishment of guilds?

In this exercise you will practise the skill 8: "Drawing conclusions from studying
sources".
Read the source about an agreement between Hamburg and Lübeck made in 1255.

a. Explain in your own words what was agreed between the
cities of Lübeck and Hamburg. Begin your answer with: "They agreed..."

Why were the cities near the Zuiderzee most attracted to join
the Hanseatic League?

In a test you need to be able to draw conclusions from a source (skill 8).
The graph shows estimates of the population in
Europe between 500-1450. Use the graph to answer the
following questions:

a. Why was there a population decline between 500-650?

What do you notice in the period between 1340-1450?
Can you explain this?

4.4

Mention at least three reasons for King Edward III of
England to declare war on France.

What was the direct cause for the war? Explain your answer.

In this assignment you will practise Skill 9: Taking account of the context: Empathy.

Joan was accused of heresy by an English bishop.
Her trial was paid for by the English crown.
Do you think a French bishop would have agreed to this?

Answer with "Yes" or "No" and then explain your choice.

What does this tell you about the English bishop?

The Hundred Year’s War can be divided in two phases:
the period between 1337-1418
and the period between 1419-1453.
Which of these two periods is displayed on the map?
Explain your answer.

In this assignment you are going to fill in the gaps of a ‘Wheel of Words’ with historical concepts. Your goal is to place these historical concepts in such a fashion that they can be linked together. It is more difficult to fill in the outer wheel: you must be able to connect two concepts with the concept in the inner wheel.

→ Inner ring: Political effects – France – England .....– Nationalism

→ Outer ring: Joan of Arc – Parliament –                   Language changes – Centralisation

nationalism

centralisation

parliament

Joan of Arc

France

language changes