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Medieval Ages Test

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K&U: /11 L:
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING:
✓ Subject-specific content T&C: /9 L:
✓ Comprehension of meaning and significance
✓ Facts, terms & definitions A: /10 L:

1) True or False (6).

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Question Answer

a) CE was the time era that occured

before BCE. True False

b) Medieval England had a lot of lowlands

and plains. True False

c) In the highlands of Medieval England,

the cold weather and stony soil were good True False
for growing crops.

d) The job of the clergy was to entertain the

King and Queen. True False

e) “Kingdom” is the word used for land that True False

is owned by a King or Queen.

f) Jousting was a type of farming tool.

True False

2) Fill in the blanks (5).

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a) _______________ was used for heating homes and for cooking.

b) Second from the top in the social structure were the _________________,
they worked for the Kings and Queens.

c) _______________________ were big structures used for grinding grain.

d) The religion practised in The Medieval Ages was _____________________.

e) The invention of the _____________________________ made the

production of books much faster.
 THINKING & COMMUNICATION:
✓ The use of critical and creative thinking skills
✓ To convey meaning through various forms
✓ Uses vocabulary, of subject
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3) Name one invention from Medieval Europe. Why was this invention so important and
how did it affect society today? (3)

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4) What was metal used for and why was it so important in Medieval England? (2)

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5) What group was at the top of the social pyramid in Medieval England and what group
was at the bottom? Name some ways in which they were different. (4)

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 APPLICATION:
✓ To use knowledge and skills to make
connections within and between
contexts

6) How were the jobs in Medieval England similar or different to the jobs we have in Canada
today?
First fill out the Venn Diagram (on the last page) with AT LEAST two differences for Medieval
England, two differences for Canada, and two similarities in the middle.
Then put this information into a paragraph on the lines below using vocabulary you have
learned.

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