Chapter 14 Test - The Formation of Western Europe

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 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 the above are true

What was the effect of the three-field system?

• farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat

• farmers could grow crops on one-half of their land

• farmers could let their ground lie fallow over the winter

• farmers could grow crops on one-third of their land

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 major cause of the Great Schism?

• the morality of the Crusades

• ethics and wealth within the Church

• arguments about whether Jesus or the Pope was the head of the Church

• arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope

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