Struggle for Medieval Europe Review

What did Pope Gregory VII and emperor Henry IV disagree about?

• How the pope should be elected.

• Where to put the borders of the Holy Roman Empire.

• Who had the right to choose the bishops.

• How the emperor should be chosen.

What event during the middle ages influenced our U.S. Constitution?

• the Norman Conquest

• the Hundred Years' War

• the Concordat of Worms

• the Magna Carta

What was a direct result of the Norman conquest of England? Choose 2 answers.

• A strong feudal system emerged in England.

• Parliament was formed.

• Anglo-Saxon became the language of law and government.

• All those in a position of power were of Norman birth.

The descendants of Viking raiders became known as

• Anglo-Saxons

• Germans

• Byzantines

• Normans

What is an assembly of representatives who make laws?

• habeas corpus

• Parliament

• Crusades

• Peasants' Revolt

What happened after Henry II appoints Becket to be the archbishop of Canterbury?

• Henry declares himself the head of the Church of England.

• Henry calls for a new Crusade to the Holy Land.

• Henry attempts to limit the power of the Church.

• Henry demands the right to appoint bishops.

What impact did the Crusades have on Jews and Muslims in Europe?

• Jews joined with Crusaders to attack Muslims.

• Jews and Muslims joined together to resist persecution.

• The Church protected Jews and Muslims.

• Attacks of Jews and Muslims increased.

What was the result of the first Crusade that ended in 1099?

• The Turks defeated the Byzantine empire.

• The Crusaders captured Jerusalem.

• The Muslims were driven out of Spain.

• European armies looted Constantinople.

Which statements correctly describe Cordoba in the tenth century? Choose 1 of 2 correct answers.

• It was Europe's largest city.

• It joined Christian states in the Reconquista.

• It had limited trade with other parts of Europe.

• It had a great library and many mosques.

At its height, Muslim Spain attracted many

• foreign students who wanted to study philosophy, math and medicine.

• Christian crusaders who wanted to drive the Muslims out of Spain.

• Jews and Christian heretics who wanted to escape the Inquisition.

• missionaries who wanted to convert Muslims to Christianity.