Chapter 19 Medieval Europe

Charlemagne was

• Crowned the new Roman Emperor

• the leader of Muslim Spain

• a pope who favored church refoms

• an Anglo-Saxon ruler

The Estates-General was

• France’s first parliament.

• England’s first parliament.

• a law governing inheritance.

• the palace of the king of France.

During which Crusade did the Muslims recapture Jerusalem?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Geographic factors, such as mountains and rivers, shaped European culture by

• both separating and protecting groups from one another and connecting them through trade.

• leading to devastating weather, including flooding and storms.

• separating and protecting groups from one another.

• connecting groups to one another through trade.

According to the Magna Carta, what right did a woman have after her husband died?

• to live in his home until her death

• to automatically inherit all of his possessions without condition

• to make all her own decisions

• to live in his house for 40 days

Serfs were feudal peasants who

• were enslaved and forced to work on large estates.

• owned land and could hire laborers to work for them.

• could not leave the manor, own property, or marry without approval.

• worked part of the year on farms and part of the year in towns.

The Russian word czar means

• emperor

• father

• grace

• power

The medieval state of Kievan Rus gained wealth through river trade with

• England and Ireland

• Moscow and China

• Poland and Hungary

• Scandanavia and the Byzantine Empire

Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe?

• Feudalism became a stronger institution

• Christians and Muslims united

• Wealthy Europeans began to demand eastern goods

• The economy suffered because trade between western and eastern peoples was no longer possible. 

Which of the following about King John is not true

• He signed the Magna Carta in 1215

• Raised taxes and punished his enemies without trial

• Defeated Harold Godwinson to get the throne

• Was a ruler of England