Unit 4 Test Review

How did the Catholic Church become Western Europe’s greatest landowner during the Middle Ages?

• Church officials bought property in times of famine and distress.

• The Church inherited property from the Roman emperors.

• Nobles seeking salvation often left some of their property to the Church

• European rulers enjoyed sharing their power with the Church.

Which item belongs in the blank square?

• Common beliefs of Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism

• Unique views of Roman Catholicism

• Principles of Buddhism and Islam

• Doctrines of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism

One of the main factors contributing to the establishment of feudalism in Western Europe was the —

• need to centralize political power

• inability of kings to effectively defend their lands

• desire to maintain an educated citizenry

• will to establish religious uniformity

The illustration above shows —

• a village in Pre-Columbian central America

• a manor during the Middle Ages in Western Europe

• a city during the later part of the Industrial Revolution

• a settlement in Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate

The Crusades began in 1095 when the Pope called upon Christians to recapture the “Holy Land” (Jerusalem) from Muslim control. What was an unexpected result of the Crusades?

• It ended a long period of trade between Europe and the Middle East.

• Contact with the cultures of the Middle East brought about a decline in European art, music, and literature.

• The Pope was unseated from his position of authority over the Catholic Church

• Europeans learned of new products and ideas through their contact with Islamic culture

Which new legal idea was introduced by the signing of the Magna Carta?

• Parliament has supreme authority

• Citizens vote for their leaders

• All citizens have equal rights

• The law limits the power of the king

Which of the following groups had the most political power?

• Serfs

• Knights

• Lords

• Peasants

What was the main purpose of the Crusades?

• Spread feudalism

• Regain the Holy Lands for the Christians

• Raise money for the king

• Increase trade with Southwest Asia

Why is the year 1215 important in history?

• King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta

• England developed a code of law based on the Romans

• Europe began to break into nations under different monarchies

• Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted fought for England

What was Emperor Justinian able to accomplish with Roman law?

• What was Emperor Justinian able to accomplish with Roman law?

• Lost it during the Dark Ages

• Based it on the code of Hammurabi

• Brought it together into a comprehensive legal code