HS Medieval Europe:Lesson 3 Birth of Nations

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Where did the Vikings originate from?

• Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden)

• Southern Europe

• Eastern Asia

• North America

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What does the name "Viking" mean in Old Norse?

• Sea raider

• Mountain dweller

• Forest hunter

• Desert traveler

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What type of religion did the Vikings practice?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

• Animistic

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What were Viking warriors known as?

• Samurai

• Berserkers

• Knights

• Spartans

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When did the Vikings reach North America?

• c. 500 CE

• c. 1500 CE

• c. 1000 CE

• c. 2000 CE

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Which Germanic tribes settled in post-Roman Britain?

• Franks, Saxons, Jutes

• Angles, Saxons, Jutes

• Frisians, Angles, Franks

• Saxons, Franks, Frisians

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How many kingdoms were formed in Anglo-Saxon England?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

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What title did Alfred the Great hold?

• King of Mercia

• King of Wessex

• King of Northumbria

• King of Kent

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What did Alfred the Great commission that was significant for English history?

• The Magna Carta

• The Domesday Book

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

• The Bayeux Tapestry

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What significant event did the death of Edward the Confessor lead to?

• The War of the Roses

• The Norman Conquest

• The Hundred Years' War

• The English Civil War

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Who was the leader associated with the Norman Conquest?

• William of Normandy

• Edward the Confessor

• Harold Godwinson

• Richard the Lionheart

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What significant event occurred in 1066 that is related to the Norman Conquest?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The Battle of Hastings

• The War of the Roses

• The Glorious Revolution

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Who did Henry II marry?

• Anne Boleyn

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Catherine of Aragon

• Mary, Queen of Scots

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What legal system did Henry II establish?

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Canon Law

• Maritime Law

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In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

• 1215

• 1066

• 1492

• 1776

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Who signed the Magna Carta?

• King John

• King Henry VIII

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King George III

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Which dynasty was established with Hugh Capet's election?

• Capetian Dynasty

• Merovingian Dynasty

• Carolingian Dynasty

• Valois Dynasty

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Which two countries were primarily involved in the Hundred Years' War?

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Germany and Italy

• Russia and Poland

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Which of the following was a cause of the Hundred Years' War?

• Land disputes

• Religious conflicts

• Economic sanctions

• Maritime exploration

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What did Joan of Arc claim as her source of inspiration?

• Military strategy

• Divine inspiration

• Political advice

• Scientific knowledge

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What was one of Joan of Arc's military achievements?

• Defeated the Spanish Armada

• Inspired French forces

• Conquered England

• Discovered America

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What was a significant aspect of the Reconquista period?

• Decline of Christian kingdoms

• Cultural fusion

• Isolation of regions

• Economic collapse

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Who ended Mongol rule in Russia?

• Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)

• Peter the Great

• Ivan III (Ivan the Great)

• Catherine the Great

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Which religious influence was associated with Ivan III's rule?

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Eastern Orthodox

• Islamic

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Which of the following was a major achievement of Ivan the Great?

• Doubled Russian territory

• Tripled Russian territory

• Quadrupled Russian territory

• Halved Russian territory

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What significant title did Ivan the Great first use?

• Emperor

• King

• Tsar

• Duke