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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Celts | f. | English Channel | b. | King John | g. | Black Death | c. | vassal | h. | Vikings | d. | Domesday Book | i. | anti-semitism | e. | Hildegard of
Bingen | j. | Kievan
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a census taken in England by William the Conqueror
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people from Scandinavia who raided villages in Europe
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a group of small territories in Eastern Europe ruled by Vikings
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a plague that swept across Europe and Asia and killed millions of
people
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separates Britain and Ireland from the rest of Europe
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hatred of Jewish people
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pushed into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by the Angles and Saxons
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signed the Magna Carta in 1215
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a noble who served a lord of a higher rank
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headed a convent in Germany and composed Church music
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | the First Crusade | f. | Gregory the Great | b. | Henry II | g. | Joan of Arc | c. | Edward
I | h. | code of
chivalry | d. | King Clovis | i. | Francis of Assisi | e. | Thomas Aquinas | j. | Alps |
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a guide for knights’ good behavior
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separates Italy from the rest of Europe
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founder of first order of friars who helped the poor and served as
missionaries
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a priest who combined Church teachings with the ideas of Aristotle
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Frankish king who became Catholic
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established the jury system in England
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drove Muslims from Jerusalem
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a young French peasant who led soldiers in the Hundred Years’ War
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called for a meeting of people from different parts of England, which came to
be called the Parliament
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sent missionaries throughout Europe to convert people to Catholicism
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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
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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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43.
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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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