Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | fjord | d. | concordat | b. | excommunicate | e. | Otto I | c. | Aachen |
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to exclude a person from church membership
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German king the pope declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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a steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea
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the capital of Charlemagne’s empire
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an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Flanders | d. | fief | b. | serf | e. | Venice | c. | knight |
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the center of trade in northern Europe
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a warrior in armor who fought on horseback
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land granted to a vassal, or knight
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Italian city that was a major trading center
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a person who worked the lord’s land
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | grand jury | d. | trial jury | b. | clergy | e. | Saladin | c. | Normandy |
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a region named for the Norsemen who ruled it
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people ordained as priests
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decided whether an accused person was guilty or innocent
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the Egyptian ruler who united Muslims and went to war against the
Christians
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decided whether a person could be accused of a crime
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | anti-Semitism | d. | scholasticism | b. | vernacular | e. | theology | c. | heresy |
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a way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith
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the hatred of Jews
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the local language used by people of a region
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religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings
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the study of religion and God
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | plague | d. | Joan of Arc | b. | Crécy | e. | Isabella of Castile | c. | Reconquista |
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she married Ferdinand and their joined lands became the country of
Spain
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French peasant girl who led the effort to free France from England
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first major battle of the Hundred Years’ War
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a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
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the Christian struggle to take back the Iberian Peninsula from the
Muslims
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Charlemagne was
a. | crowned the new Roman Emperor. | b. | the leader of Muslim Spain. | c. | unable to unite any
of Europe. | d. | an Anglo-Saxon ruler. |
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Mountains and rivers shaped European culture by
a. | separating cultures from one another. | c. | allowing one group to
dominate. | b. | leading to devastating weather. | d. | inspiring
artists. |
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The Concordat of Worms
a. | led to civil war in Italy. | c. | was signed in
Rome. | b. | limited the emperor’s power. | d. | led to a decline of
Catholicism. |
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What allowed trade to resume in Europe by 1100?
a. | the uniting of Western Europe | b. | a surplus of goods and safer
travel | c. | the minting of coins | d. | the discovery of the printing
press |
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Alfred the Great
a. | was a very powerful pope. | c. | drove the Vikings out of
Britain. | b. | ruled Normandy. | d. | led the Crusades. |
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The Estates-General was
a. | France’s first parliament. | c. | a law governing
inheritance. | b. | England’s first parliament. | d. | the King of
France. |
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Which Crusade succeeded in driving the Muslims out of Jerusalem?
a. | First | c. | Third | b. | Second | d. | Fourth |
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The Inquisition was
a. | a series of holy wars. | b. | a civil service
examination. | c. | a Church court that tried heretics. | d. | a wealthy group of
monks. |
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What is the vernacular?
a. | Latin | b. | everyday language | c. | a formal language of
universities | d. | Ancient Greek |
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What was the Hundred Years’ War?
a. | a series of revolts by serfs | b. | the battle against the
plague | c. | a civil war in Germany | d. | war between England and
France |
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What happened after the Romans pulled out of Britain?
a. | The Irish took over the island. | b. | Riots broke out in London. | c. | The Angles and
Saxons invaded. | d. | A famine killed thousands. |
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Where did the Franks settle?
a. | in an area that is now Britain | b. | in an area that is now
Germany | c. | in an area that is now Russia | d. | in an area that is now
France |
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Charlemagne believed in
a. | excommunication. | b. | education. | c. | civil service
examinations. | d. | Taoism. |
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Serfs were peasants who were not allowed to
a. | marry without permission. | c. | farm the land. | b. | learn to
read. | d. | go to
church. |
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Medieval cities were
a. | well planned. | b. | run democratically by all
people. | c. | clean and sanitary. | d. | dirty, smelly, and
polluted. |
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The Magna Carta
a. | gave the king unlimited power. | b. | limited the power of the
pope. | c. | freed all serfs in England. | d. | limited the power of the
king. |
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Moscow became an important city because it
a. | was a trading center. | b. | was taken over by the
Mongols. | c. | played a key role in the Crusades. | d. | was a democratic
city. |
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The Crusades were a holy war launched by
a. | Catholics against Muslim Turks. | b. | Catholics against Jews. | c. | Muslim Turks against
Jews. | d. | Muslim Turks against Catholics. |
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Which of the following was a feature of Gothic cathedrals?
a. | a flat roof | c. | small windows | b. | stained glass windows | d. | thick walls |
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How did the Black Death affect Europe?
a. | Food prices soared. | b. | The land became
overcrowded. | c. | It strengthened the feudal system. | d. | Wages rose and trade
declined. |
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The seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and
opportunities for
a. | invading other lands. | c. | combining kingdoms. | b. | trade. | d. | religious
conversion. |
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A Germanic people, the ____, settled the area known today as France.
a. | Franks | c. | Celts | b. | Angles | d. | Saxons |
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Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in ____ for all
people.
a. | religion | c. | education | b. | equality | d. | freedom |
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Between A.D. 800 and 900, Europe was invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and
a. | Saxons. | c. | Norwegians. | b. | Jews. | d. | Vikings. |
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In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing
high-ranking ____ officials.
a. | political | c. | trade | b. | Church | d. | military |
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Under ____, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for
services.
a. | feudalism | c. | manorialism | b. | vassalism | d. | protectionism |
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Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil
faster were the horse collar and
a. | the windmill. | c. | the wheeled plow. | b. | crop rotation. | d. | the village
mill. |
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Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
a. | the king. | c. | chivalry. | b. | servitude. | d. | the brave
knight. |
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In medieval towns, the townspeople paid ____ to the lord in exchange for basic
rights.
a. | taxes | c. | crops | b. | wages | d. | homage |
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Because the buildings were made of wood and closely spaced, medieval cities
could be easily destroyed by
a. | flood. | c. | earthquake. | b. | fire. | d. | disease. |
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After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, ____ was crowned king of England.
a. | William the Conqueror | c. | Philip II | b. | Alfred the Great | d. | Oleg |
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Under what king was English common law established?
a. | John | c. | Edward II | b. | William I | d. | Henry II |
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The ____ helped establish the idea that people have rights and that the power of
government should be limited.
a. | Common Law | c. | House of Commons | b. | Magna Carta | d. | House of
Parliament |
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The Grand Duke of Moscow became known as czar, a shortened form of Caesar, when
____ came to power.
a. | Oleg | c. | Ivan IV | b. | Vladimir | d. | Ivan III |
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In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, to be launched
against
a. | the Jews. | c. | the Muslim Turks. | b. | the Mongols. | d. | the Kievan Rus. |
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A famous educated medieval woman, and nun, who wrote music was
a. | Joan of Arc. | c. | Thomas Aquinas. | b. | Francis of Assisi. | d. | Hildegard of
Bingen. |
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As medieval daily life revolved around the Church, priests ran the schools
and
a. | local farms. | c. | city government. | b. | hospitals. | d. | libraries. |
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The Church court, or ____, tried people who were suspected of heresy.
a. | grand jury | c. | Inquisition | b. | trial jury | d. | Crusades |
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The most important buildings during the 1100s were large churches, called
a. | Gothic. | c. | Romanesque. | b. | cathedrals. | d. | buttresses. |
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The first European universities were created to educate and train
a. | craftspeople. | c. | scholars. | b. | priests. | d. | nuns. |
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Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by
a. | ants. | c. | cattle. | b. | spiders. | d. | fleas. |
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Historians believe that the Black Death first spread along which trade
route?
a. | China Road | c. | Silk Road | b. | Trade Road | d. | Ivory Road |
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____ was made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920.
a. | Joan of Arc | c. | Ferdinand | b. | Isabella of Castile | d. | Charles |
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France and ____ fought in the Hundred Years’ War.
a. | England | c. | Portugal | b. | China | d. | Spain |
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In Spain and Portugal, Christians struggled against ____ to take back the
Iberian Peninsula.
a. | Catholics | c. | Jews | b. | Ferdinand and Isabella | d. | Muslims |
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Essay
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Describe the lives of peasants in medieval Europe.
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How did the Crusades affect Europe?
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How did the geography of Europe help shape cultures after the fall of the Roman
Empire in A.D. 476?
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Describe feudalism in medieval Europe.
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