Formation of Western Europe Review

Selling positions in the Church was known as what?

• canon law

• simony

• crusade

• guild

Which city was the main goal of the First Crusade?

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Baghdad

Which of the following was a positive outcome of the Crusades?

• permanent Christian settlement of the Holy Land

• pushing back the Mongol invaders

• rejoining of the Eastern and Western Roman empires

• exposure to Muslim technology and knowledge

Which of the following advancements led to an increased population in Europe?

• guilds

• banking

• three field system

• feudalism

Guilds did all of the following EXCEPT:

• provided freedom to serfs

• kept prices of goods up

• supported trade

• set standards for quality of work

The Commercial Revolution led to the rise of what?

• towns

• manors

• wars

• the Catholic Church

As commerce and towns developed, what developed to help traders protect their money?

• banks

• groups of knights, such as the Templars

• safes

• checks

As cities grew and trade expanded, a new merchant-class, called ____ developed.

• burghers

• clergy

• serfs

• parliament

Which of the following led to increased literacy in Europe?

• texts from the Middle East being translated to Arabic

• free public education for the people

• poems and other works being written in local vernacular instead of Latin

• going to church

When Edward the Confessor died without an heir to the English throne, what happened?

• English nobles fought many battles for the crown

• William the Conqueror, of France, claimed the throne

• the Hundred Years' War began

• the nobles signed the Magna Carta, eliminating the role of king