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Struggle for Medieval Europe Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Pope Gregory VII and emperor Henry IV disagree about?

a)

How the pope should be elected.

b)

Where to put the borders of the Holy Roman Empire.

c)

Who had the right to choose the bishops.

d)

How the emperor should be chosen.

2.

What event during the middle ages influenced our U.S. Constitution?

a)

the Norman Conquest

b)

the Hundred Years' War

c)

the Concordat of Worms

d)

the Magna Carta

3.

What was a direct result of the Norman conquest of England? Choose 2 answers.

a)

A strong feudal system emerged in England.

b)

Parliament was formed.

c)

Anglo-Saxon became the language of law and government.

d)

All those in a position of power were of Norman birth.

4.

The descendants of Viking raiders became known as

a)

Anglo-Saxons

b)

Germans

c)

Byzantines

d)

Normans

5.

What is an assembly of representatives who make laws?

a)

habeas corpus

b)

Parliament

c)

Crusades

d)

Peasants' Revolt

6.

What happened after Henry II appoints Becket to be the archbishop of Canterbury?

a)

Henry declares himself the head of the Church of England.

b)

Henry calls for a new Crusade to the Holy Land.

c)

Henry attempts to limit the power of the Church.

d)

Henry demands the right to appoint bishops.

7.

What impact did the Crusades have on Jews and Muslims in Europe?

a)

Jews joined with Crusaders to attack Muslims.

b)

Jews and Muslims joined together to resist persecution.

c)

The Church protected Jews and Muslims.

d)

Attacks of Jews and Muslims increased.

8.

What was the result of the first Crusade that ended in 1099?

a)

The Turks defeated the Byzantine empire.

b)

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem.

c)

The Muslims were driven out of Spain.

d)

European armies looted Constantinople.

9.

Which statements correctly describe Cordoba in the tenth century? Choose 1 of 2 correct answers.

a)

It was Europe's largest city.

b)

It joined Christian states in the Reconquista.

c)

It had limited trade with other parts of Europe.

d)

It had a great library and many mosques.

10.

At its height, Muslim Spain attracted many

a)

foreign students who wanted to study philosophy, math and medicine.

b)

Christian crusaders who wanted to drive the Muslims out of Spain.

c)

Jews and Christian heretics who wanted to escape the Inquisition.

d)

missionaries who wanted to convert Muslims to Christianity.

11.

What happened when the serfs asked for higher wages during the Bubonic Plague?

a)

The lords agreed to the increase.

b)

The lords kicked all of the serfs off of their manor.

c)

The lords released all of the serfs from their feudal bonds.

d)

The lords passed laws that limited the serfs movement and wages.

12.

How did the Hundred Years' War threaten the stability of medieval society?

a)

Powerful kings restricted the rights of all subjects.

b)

Migrating soldiers spread the Black Death.

c)

Roaming armies destroyed crops, causing starvation.

d)

Monarchs challenged the authority of the Church.

13.

What does "Magna Carta" mean in English?

a)

Great Charter

b)

Big Document

c)

Great Letter

d)

Large charter

14.

The Magna Carta made it clear that even a king

a)

is above the law.

b)

can collect taxes without the approval of the barons.

c)

must abide by the law of the land.

d)

does not have to follow the rights of trial by jury.

15.

What do we call the movement to drive Muslims from Spain?

a)

The Hundred Years' War

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Reconquista

d)

The Inquisition

16.

What does the word secular mean?

a)

Nonreligious

b)

Religious

c)

Educated

d)

Illiterate

17.

What word means to exclude a person from a church or a religious community?

a)

Baptism

b)

Pilgrimage

c)

Excommunicate

d)

Banish

18.

What is a pilgrimage?

a)

A vacation taken to learn about the world.

b)

A journey undertaken to worship at a religious place.

c)

A journey taken to destroy a religious place.

d)

A trip taken to enlighten oneself.

19.

What word means a body of law that has developed from custom and from judges' decision rather than from laws passed by a lawmaking assembly?

a)

Common law

b)

Habeas corpus

c)

Magna Carta

d)

writ

20.

What does habeas corpus mean?

a)

A court order to bring an arrested person before a judge of court.

b)

A court order.

c)

A document that promised barons certain rights.

d)

An assembly or representatives who make laws.

21.

What word means a court order?

a)

habeas corpus

b)

brief

c)

writ

d)

warrant

22.

What word means a system of law courts outside the control of other branches of government?

a)

writ

b)

Parliament

c)

Executive branch

d)

Judiciary

23.

What is a belief that is rejected by official Church doctrine?

a)

Crusades

b)

heresy

c)

region

d)

Inquisition

24.

What was another name for the Muslims in Spain?

a)

Moors

b)

Mores

c)

Mors

d)

Barons

25.

What do you call a severe shortage of food?

a)

famine

b)

plague

c)

harvest

d)

dehydration

26.

What was a deadly infection spread by the fleas that live on rats?

a)

Polio

b)

Bubonic plague

c)

Typhoid fever

d)

Influenza

27.

What was the name of the battle where William defeated Harold?

a)

Battle of Orleans

b)

Battle of Crecy

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Hastings

28.

After Thomas Becket refused to support King Henry II, what happened to him?

a)

He was removed from his role as Archbishop.

b)

He was killed by knights trying to seek favor with Henry II.

c)

He was excommunicated.

d)

He was promoted to Cardinal by the Pope.

29.

What was the name of the holy wars that were fought for control of Jerusalem?

a)

Crusades

b)

Civil War

c)

Reconquista

d)

Inquisition

30.

What was the goal of the Reconquista and Inquisition?

a)

To make Spain a completely Muslim country.

b)

To make Spain a completely Christian country.

c)

To make Spain a completely Jewish country.

d)

To rid Spain of Christians.

31.

When Edward III claimed the throne in France, what happened next?

a)

The Hundred Years' war began.

b)

France became part of England.

c)

The Hundred Years' War came to an end.

d)

Germany declared war on England and France.

32.

True/False - A peasant girl named Joan of Arc inspired the French Army to victory during the Hundred Years' War.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Who won the Hundred Years' War?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

34.

How did the Bubonic Plague spread quickly throughout Asia and Europe?

a)

Rats carrying infected fleas.

b)

Trade networks linking Asia and Europe.

c)

Milk from infected cattle.

d)

Ticks living on dogs and cats.