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Expert Middle Ages Quiz: Barbarossa, Jerusalem 1187, Philip Augustus
Expert Middle Ages quiz on Barbarossa's 1176 defeat, the Church council of 1215, Jerusalem's recapture in 1187, a 1214 coalition and the treaty of 1259.
Middle Ages quizzes
Feudalism, crusades, castles
The Middle Ages theme covers about a thousand years of European history, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 to the end of the 15th century: Clovis and Charlemagne, feudal society with its lords, vassals and serfs, castles, Gothic cathedrals, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc and the Black Death of 1347. You will also meet the Byzantine and Arab-Muslim worlds, which shaped the period.
Games are free of charge, go from very easy to expert across five steps, and every answer is followed by a short comment that explains the context. These quizzes help separate myths from facts about an era too often reduced to darkness: the Middle Ages also saw the rise of universities, merchant towns and Gothic architecture.
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Hard Middle Ages Quiz: Carolingians, Crusades and Marco Polo
Charlemagne's grandsons, the 732 clash in Gaul, the First Crusade, Marco Polo's China and a 15th-century English dynastic war: a hard quiz, 10 questions.
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Middle Ages Quiz: Philip Augustus and the 1054 Schism (Intermediate)
Intermediate Middle Ages quiz: French kings from 987 to 1328, Philip Augustus in 1214, the 1054 Church split and an emperor nicknamed Barbarossa.
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Middle Ages Quiz: 1066, 1215 and the Hundred Years' War (Easy)
Easy Middle Ages quiz about the Norman conquest of 1066, the 1215 charter limiting an English king, the Hundred Years' War and Benedictines. Free.
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Middle Ages Quiz: Knights, Lords and Daily Life (Very Easy)
A very easy Middle Ages quiz: where lords lived, how knights served them, the biggest building in a town and a knight's weapon. 10 free questions.
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Frequently asked questions about Middle Ages
What was feudalism in the Middle Ages?
Feudalism was a social and political system based on personal bonds: a lord granted a fief (land) to a vassal, who swore homage and owed him loyalty and military support. Peasants, often serfs, worked the lord's land in exchange for protection.
When did the First Crusade take place?
The First Crusade was launched in 1095, when Pope Urban II called at the Council of Clermont for Christians to go to the aid of the Christians of the East and recapture Jerusalem. The crusaders reached the city in 1099 and took it, founding several Latin states in the Near East.
Did the Hundred Years' War really last a hundred years?
The Hundred Years' War lasted 116 years, from 1337 to 1453, with long periods of truce. It pitted the kings of France and England against each other over the French crown, and Joan of Arc played a major role in 1429 by lifting the siege of Orléans.