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WorksheetsWestern Europe: The Middle Ages
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Joan of Arc's courage effected the Hundred Years War in that
the English rallied to their king
she was burned at the stake
the French rallied to their king
she became a saint
Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire had a conflict with Pope Gregory VII because...
He and Gregory both wanted to sell indulgences
He and Gregory both wanted to select bishops for the churches of the HRE
He was afraid Gregory was becoming too powerful
Gregory was afraid that Henry would overthrow him
When Charlemagne was crowned king he was concerned that
his kingdom was not large enough
the pope did not know what he was doing
he would be excommunicated
the pope had more power than he did
The Magna Carta was an important document because...
It gave more rights to the common people
It gave more rights to the king
It helped the king collect more taxes
Allowed the king to punish without a trial
The agreement reached between the church and monarchs so that only the church can select a bishop and kings could give them government positions
The Church Accord
The Catholic Concord
The Holy Roman Agreement
The Concordant of Worms
Edward I was instrumental in forming
courts
the church
Parliament
laws
He unified the Anglo-Saxons and stopped the Viking raids.
William I
Philip II
Alfred the Great
Henry II
He recaptured Jerusalem in 1174.
William I
Alfred the Great
Saladin
Pope Urban II
When Muslim Turks conquered Constantinople the Byzantine emperor asked ____ for military help.
The Catholic Church
European Kings
Italian City-States
Trading Empires
He excommunicated Henry IV for selecting his own bishops.
Pope Gregory VII
Charlemagne
Pope Urban II
Pope John Paul
The removal of Jews and Muslims from Spain.
Great Schism
Battle of Hastings
Reconquista
Concordant of Worms
The most stabilizing force in the Middle Ages.
Feudalism
Universities
Monarchy
The Roman Catholic Church
The church court that questioned and dealt with those suspected of heresy.
Great Schism
Reconquista
Spanish Inquisition
Christian Accord
What event is the possible cause of the Bubonic Plague.
Trade on the Silk Road
Battle of Hastings
Organization of the Church
Hundred Years War
He won the Battle of Hastings and began the Norman conquest of England.
Henry II
King John
Philip II
William I
The English king who appointed judges and juries to preside over cases and lawyers to argue the cases.
Alfred the Great
Gregory VII
Henry II
Henry VIII
The difference between serfs and freemen were...
serfs had rights and freemen did not
freemen were loyal to the king and serfs were not
freemen were religious and serfs were not
freemen had rights and serfs did not
Who stopped the Muslims from advancing into Europe and when did it happen?
Charlemagne in Rome in AD 800
Pope Urban II in Germany in AD 770
Charles Martel at The Battle of Tours in AD 732
William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
How did the spread of Christianity in Ireland lead to the spread of Christianity in Europe?
Saint Patrick's work in converting the Irish led the pope to send missionaries throughout Europe to spread Christianity.
The pope sent missionaries to Ireland first then throughout Europe
Patrick asked the pope for help to spread Christianity throughout Europe
Benedictine monks, who were Irish, spread Christianity throughout Europe
What mountain range separates Spain from the rest of Europe?
The Po
The Alps
The Carpathian
The Pyrenees
Which two rivers flow north/south and east/west throughout Germany?
the Po and the Siene
the Rhine and the Danube
the Po and the Danube
the Seine and the Rhine
What is scholasticism?
The belief that God does not exist
The belief that science and faith cannot agree
The belief that reason does not exist
The belief that science and faith do not contradict
How did Thomas Aquinas prove that Christianity and Aristotle could agree?
truth about the physical world requires reason and truth about the spiritual world needs faith
truth needs faith to prove reason
truth needs reason to prove faith
spiritual truths require reason instead of faith
Define Thomas Aquinas' natural law.
Everyone has a right to the truth
Everyone should work to know God
Everyone has the right to life, property and a family
Everyone should be ruled by a king
What was a result of trading gold and silver?
the barter system
banks were formed
goods became too expensive
trade fairs
How were friars different from monks?
Monks traveled from place to place spreading Christianity
Friars lived in monasteries
Friars traveled from place to place as missionaries
Friars outnumbered monks in towns and cities
How many people died in Europe from the Black Death from 1347 to 1351?
almost 1 out of 2 people
10 million
19-38 million people
1/3 of the European population
Some economic effects of the plague on Europe were...
high wages
decreased trade
food shortages
lower food prices
weakened feudalism
Some effects of the Crusades were....
Europeans learned eastern architecture
discovered ancient maps
trade along the Silk Road increased
spread of Islam in Europe
Europeans began desiring Eastern goods
What was the Great Schism?
Spanish expelling the Jews out of Spain
A dispute over the rightful pope between 1378 and 1417
The plague sweeping through Europe
The church's questioning and dealing with heresy
