Middle Ages Exam 2024

The best example of the power struggle between the Church and European Kings was between:

• Charlemagne and Pope Leo

• William the Conqueror and Pope Urban II

• Saladin and Pope Gregory

• King Henry IV and Pope Gregory

The time in history between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance:

• Middle Ages

• Dark Ages

• Enlightenment

• Ancient Rome

Which of the following best describes Europe AFTER the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE?

• Peace between countries

• No central government or system of defense

• No common religion

• amazing architecture and infrastructure (roads, aqueducts, temples, colosseums)

How did the Church fill the void left by the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• Provided leadership after the fall of Western Rome

• Monasteries provided hospitality to refugees and travelers.

• Monks copied and preserved old texts and kept ancient learning alive.

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT something that people of the Middle Ages believed about the plague?

• God used the plague as a punishment for sins.

• The disease was caused by bad air.

• Jewish people were the cause of the disease.

• The plague arrived in a spaceship from the planet Krypton.

Leaders of the Church, including bishops, cardinals, priests and the Pope:

• clergy

• laity

• congregation

• diocese

Who was the largest landowner in Medieval Europe?

• The Catholic Church

• The Holy Roman Empire

• The Kings of England

• The Knights Templar

An apprentice, a journeyman and a master are steps to becoming a member of what?

• a guild

• a manor

• a crusade

• a castle

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Crusades: Muslim Turks stopped Christians from visiting the Holy Land., Christian Pilgrims were attacked., The Byzantine Empire feared attack on Constantinople

• Charlemagne gave word to take back the lands of the Western Roman Empire

• The Pope wanted to expand his influence in Europe

• European nobles sought to gain wealth and land

• Muslim forces were weakened by internal conflicts

A deadly plague that swept through Europe from 1347-1351:

• Crazy Cholera

• Mean Measles

• Dark Death

• Black Death