Chapter 14: The Formation of Western Europe, 800-1500

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

• to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa

• to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks

• to improve trade among the Europe, Asia, and Africa

• to force the Byzantines to become Catholics

What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?

• village priests married and had families contrary to Church law

• bishops sold positions in the Church for money

• Kings, rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops

• all of the above are true

Which of the following best describes the nature of a guild?

• workers who used gold leaf to decorate palaces

• merchants who sold specially woven cloth at local fairs

• traders who carried local goods to other areas

• an association of people who worked at the same occupation

What did the Magna Carta guarantee?

• the end of taxation

• a model parliament

• basic legal rights

• a House of Commons

What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?

• Inquisition

• Estates General

• parliament

• royal courts of justice

During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom?

• farms

• monasteries

• towns or cities

• the Holy Land

Which group was most responsible for the spread of bubonic plague in Europe?

• invaders

• Crusaders

• traders

• French soldiers

Which of the following was the central issue of the Hundred Years' War?

• the throne of France

• the throne of England

• the location of the pope's home

• the religion of the French people

Which of the following was the result of the Fourth Crusade?

• Muslims seized Edessa

• Christians seized Jerusalem

• Western Christians looted Constantinople

• Christians and Muslims signed a truce

What was the purpose of the Reconquista?

• to try people suspected of heresy

• to drive the Muslims out of Spain

• to recapture the Holy Land

• to solidify the Moorish influence in Spain