Chapter 22 Review: Conflicts and Crusades

Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after

• Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans.

• the Vikings began raiding northern Europe.

• William the conqueror invaded Britain.

• Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II of England.

A person who has been excommunicated

• can no longer be part of his or her church.

• must leave the country.

• can not hold public office.

• loses his property.

Why did pilgrims travel?

• to fight a holy war

• to organize followers

• to pay tribute to a king

• to visit holy places

Pope Gregory VII and the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV initially disagreed about

• how the pope should be elected.

• the boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire.

• who had the right to choose bishops.

• how the emperor should be chosen.

When Henry IV tried to remove Pope Gregory from his papal office, Pope Gregory punished Henry by

• sentencing him to death.

• excommunicating him from the Church.

• forcing all bishops out of England.

• refusing to pay taxes to the state.

As trade increased throughout Europe in the 1100s,

• fewer people supported the monarchies.

• kings became wealthy and politically stronger.

• kings grew weaker as the power of the Church increased.

• kings no longer needed to collect taxes.

When Europe had few strong rulers between 900s and the 1200s, much of the political power was held by

• village priests and local bishops.

• well-organized farmers and common people.

• wealthy aristocrats whose castles helped them control their lands.

• local craftsmen, merchants, and educators.

Representative government in England began when

• kings started to seek advice from county representatives.

• the Anglo-Saxon people developed the custom of common law.

• English nobles decided they no longer needed the Magna Carta.

• English citizens demonstrated against writs of habeas corpus.

What did the Magna Carta protect?

• the powers of the king

• the rights of barons

• the authority of the Church

• the freedom of all men

An example of how the United States system of government was influenced by the Magna Carta is

• our two houses of Congress

• the establishment of the Supreme Court.

• our right to trial by jury.

• the power of the president to veto laws.