Developments in Europe

What did lords provide to knights in the feudal system?

• Land

• Money

• Protection

• Education

What was the main purpose of the manorial system?

• Trade

• Economic self-sufficiency and defense

• Exploration

• Education

What document, signed in 1215, required the king to respect certain rights, such as the right to a jury trial?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Petition of Right

• The Habeas Corpus Act

In what year was the first English Parliament formed?

• 1215

• 1265

• 1300

• 1350

What was one of the important results of the Hundred Years’ War?

• The invention of the printing press

• The spread of gunpowder weapons

• The discovery of America

• The fall of the Roman Empire

Which port did the English retain at the end of the Hundred Years’ War?

• Calais

• Dunkirk

• Bordeaux

• Marseille

What was the bourgeoisie in the Middle Ages known for?

• Nobles and clergy

• Shopkeepers and merchants

• Farmers and laborers

• Knights and soldiers

What led to the population growth in the late Middle Ages?

• The invention of the wheel

• Advances in agriculture

• The discovery of America

• The Industrial Revolution

What was a characteristic of the Northern Renaissance?

• Emphasis on religious themes

• Spread of Renaissance spirit to northern Europe

• Decline in artistic expression

• Focus on isolation

By what year had the Renaissance spirit spread to northern Europe?

• 1200

• 1300

• 1400

• 1500