Medieval Europe

Who signed the Magna Carta?

• King John of England
• King Johann of Netherlands
• King James of England

Most educated women in Europe lived in ______________ and were _____________.

• France, rich
• castles, Muslim
• temples, Jewish
• convents, nuns

Why were Jews persecuted in the Middle Ages?

• Because they owed other cultures money
• Jews owned markets and charged too much money
• Jews mistreated Christians because they believed in Christ
• Jews refused to believe in Christ and acted as moneylenders 

Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death in Western Europe?

• Demand for workers declined and wages fell.
• Food prices increased leading to more starvation.
• Demand for workers increased so much that serfs lost more rights and became enslaved.
• Peasants began to pay rent instead of providing services.
  

In 1095 Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, against

• The Jews
• the Kievan Rus.
• the Mongols.
• the Muslim Turks

Historians believe that Black Death first spread along which trade route?

• China Road
• Flynn Road
• The Silk Road
• There was a trade route? 

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

• The Franks
• The Beans
• The Mongols
• The Vikings

Which part of Gothic cathedrals allowed the buildings to have thinner walls?

• barrel vaults
• flying buttresses
• stained glass windows
• thick pillars

What contributed to the idea that people have rights and that the power of government should be limited?

• Common Law
• Parliament
• House of Commons
• Magna Carta

The Russian word czar means

• emperor
• father
• mother
• grace