8.4 High and Late Middle Ages

Why did Pope Urban II call Christians to go on a Crusade?

• to win back the Roman Empire

• to win back the Holy Land

• to conquer the Byzantines

• to conquer the Muslims in Spain

Where were there many ports that traded with the East?

• Germany

• England

• Italy

• Spain

In what areas of culture and learning did Muslims make great advances?

• history and philosophy

• history and portrait painting

• mathematics and medicine

• medicine and portrait painting

What led to increased trade between Europe and Asia?

• the Black Death

• the Crusades

• the Hundred Years' War

• the Reconquista

What was the long-term effect of the Magna Carta?

• a weakening of the power of feudal lords

• the surrender of French territory to English rule

• the rise of strong trading cities

• the development of more democratic government

The Plague took the lives of _______ of the population in Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

• about 1/2

• about 1/4

• about 1/3

• none

Researchers believe that the disease came from trade ships from _______, on flea-infested _______.

• Asia, rats

• Africa, rats

• Asia, bats

• Africa, bats

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to -

• unite Arab peoples
• establish Christianity in Western Europe
• capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
• strengthen the power of European rulers

The ________________________ led to wage increases for peasants due to causing mass shortages of available workforce in feudal society.

• Black Plague
• Magna Carta
• Domesday
• Crusades

The ____________________ helped to influence the British Parliament and the American colonies by limiting the power of monarchs and giving representation to the people.

• Black Plague
• Magna Carta
• Domesday
• Crusades