Middle Ages Review

Who was the first person to reunite much of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Pompey

• Charlemagne

• Pope John Paul II

• King Richard

Who held the majority of power in Europe throughout most of the Middle Ages?

• Jews

• Conquistadors

• The Roman Catholic Church

• Serfs

What region is often referred to as the Holy Land?

• Jerusalem

• Rome

• England

• Constantinople

Who maintained control of the Holy Land throughout much of the Middle Ages?

• Jews

• Christians

• Mongols

• Muslims

Who called most of Europe together for the First Crusade?

• Pope Urban II

• Emperor Augustus

• Pope Francis

• Saladin

What was the original purpose of the First Crusade?

• Reform the Catholic Church

• To free the Holy Land from Muslim control in 1095

• To help stop Charlemagne's conquest of Ukraine

• To defeat the people of Constantinople

What was the "Great Schism"?

• A split between ideas within the Church that created the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern(Greek) Orthodox Church.

• A split between the Roman Empire

• A split between King Richard and his brother King John that created the story of Robin Hood

• The split that occurred when Mufasa was killed that left Simba searching for answers and Scar was crowned king.

Even though the Crusades were ultimately unsuccessful, what were two positive impacts that came from the Crusades?

• A. Increased contact with the Muslims brought new scientific ideas to Europeans, and they also opened trade routes between Europe and Asia.

• B. Increased contact with the Muslims which brought new scientific advances to Europe along with the creation of the Spanish Armada.

• C. Trade routes opened between Europe and Asia, and slave trade increased between England and the Ivory Coast.

• D. Decreased contact with the Chinese which caused the Sea Migration from China.

Magna Carta was originally created to protect the rights of the upper class, but would later become the basis for what?

• The freedom of all slaves

• The protection of rights for all classes of people and was used to help the Founding Fathers write the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.

• The practice of religious freedom and the right to have slaves

• The middle class that participated in the Crusades

Why would life have been difficult for those in Europe during the Late Middle Ages?

• The Little Ice Age

• The Black Death

• Famine

• The 100 Years War

• The Reformation