WorksheetsT 08
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Gothic style of architecture is noted for its
a)
thick walls & towers
b)
fortress-like appearance
c)
graceful spires and tall windows.
2.
English King Edward I changed Parliament by
a)
allowing Parliament to approve all new taxes
b)
banning all lords and clergy from membership
c)
including representatives of the “common people.”
3.
What was an effect of the Hundred Years’ War?
a)
Trade and manufacturing declined throughout Europe
b)
English rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas.
c)
The war helped ensure the feudal system would continue
4.
Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death?
a)
Peasants migrated into large cities seeking medical care
b)
There were large increases in wages and prices throughout Europe.
c)
Doctors trying to stop the epidemic made rapid advances in medicine
5.
After the Reconquista was complete in 1492, Queen Isabella
a)
launched a crusade against Jews and Muslims.
b)
massacred Muslims in newly conquered Granada
c)
moved Jews and Muslims to a colony in Portugal
6.
Why did King John sign the Magna Carta in England in 1215?
a)
to avoid being excommunicated by Pope Innocent III
b)
to appease rebellious nobles angered over his abuse of power.
c)
to secure the return of English lands lost to French King Philip II
7.
Which of the following was a result of the Hundred Years’ War?
a)
French kings were able to expand their power.
b)
A schism developed in the Roman Catholic Church
c)
Monarchs sought more feudal vassals to fight their wars
8.
Science made little real progress in Europe in the Middle Ages because
a)
the study of science was banned from medieval universities
b)
science was considered related to magic and witchcraft
c)
most scholars thought that all knowledge must fit with Church teachings.
9.
During the First Crusade in 1099, Christian knights succeeded in capturing
a)
Tangier
b)
Constantinople
c)
Jerusalem.
10.
Which of the following brought on a decline in the power of the papacy in 1309?
a)
Pope Clement V moved the papal court to Avignon.
b)
Emperor Henry IV forced Pope Gregory VII into exile
c)
Christians split to form the Roman and Byzantine churches
11.
One major reason why universities began to emerge in medieval Europe was that
a)
scientists hoped to find a cure for the Black Death
b)
better-educated clergy were needed for Church positions.
c)
increasing numbers of women demanded a good education
12.
In Summa Theologica, ___ concluded there is no conflict between faith and reason?
a)
Maimonides
b)
Thomas Becket
c)
Thomas Aquinas
13.
In 1122, the treaty called the Concordat of Worms gave the Church the sole power to
a)
excommunicate the Holy Roman emperor
b)
invest bishops with fiefs.
c)
elect and invest bishops with spiritual authority
14.
Why did many rural peasants move to cities during the plague years of the late 1300s?
a)
Needing new members, guilds encouraged villagers to relocate
b)
Villagers sought out new medical treatments available in the city
c)
Due to high labor costs, landowners devoted less land to raising crops.
15.
When translations of the works of Greek thinkers reached Christian scholars in the 1100s,
a)
they began a revolution in the world of learning.
b)
the Church rejected them as heresy
c)
scholastics rejected faith in favor of reason
16.
How did William the Conqueror strengthen his power after becoming king of England in 1066?
a)
He slaughtered most of his Anglo-Saxon enemies
b)
He required every vassal to swear first allegiance to him.
c)
He discarded the oppressive tax system imposed by King Edward
17.
What work did Italian poet Dante Alighieri write that takes the reader on an imaginary journey into hell and purgatory?
a)
Divine Comedy
b)
Song of Roland
c)
Canterbury Tales
18.
At the Council of Clermont in 1095, why did Roman Pope Urban II rally Christians to help Byzantine emperor Alexius I?
a)
to drive the Muslim Turks from the Holy Land
b)
to secretly conquer the rich city of Constantinople
c)
to protect the territory of the Byzantine empire
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