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The Making & Reshaping of Medieval Europe CP WH Study Guide

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where in the empire did many Holy Roman emperors meddle, thus allowing greater freedom to Germany's feudal princes?

a)

Italy

b)

Saxony

c)

England

d)

France

e)

Netherlands

2.

The selling of church offices is called . . .

a)

excommunication.

b)

lay investiture.

c)

investiture.

d)

simony.

e)

penance.

3.

The College of Cardinals attempted to fix the problem of immoral men being popes by having what group of people choose the pope?

a)

Nobles

b)

Emperors

c)

Serfs

d)

Churchmen

e)

Vassal

4.

Who was crowned Holy Roman emperor in 962?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Otto I

c)

Frederick I

d)

Frederick II

e)

Henry V

5.

What was the name of the battle fought between William of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex?

a)

Culloden

b)

Bosworth Field

c)

Hastings

d)

London

e)

Tours

6.

Which powerful pope helped one of the las Hohenstaufen rulers to secure his throne?

a)

Gregory I

b)

Gregory VII

c)

Leo I

d)

Innocent III

e)

Francis I

7.

What was the chief obstacle that kept French kings from expanding their power?

a)

land held by the English kings

b)

"power of the purse"

c)

power of the pope

d)

strength of the feudal lords

e)

land held by German kings

8.

Who was the reforming pope who outlawed lay investiture and won a victory over Henry IV at Canossa?

a)

Innocent II

b)

Gregory VII

c)

Gregory I

d)

LeoI

e)

Boniface VIII

9.

Which of the following statements is not true of Alfred the Great?

a)

He defeated the Danes and rules the southern portion of England.

b)

He founded the English navy.

c)

He surveyed the taxable resources of England.

d)

He set up districts with shire-reeves as government official.

10.

Which of the following did not govern the behavior of a knight?

a)

Peace of God

b)

Chivalry

c)

Domesday Book

d)

Truce of God

e)

Bushido

11.

Who was the first of the Hohenstaufens to rule the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

Frederick I

b)

Otto I

c)

Frederick II

d)

Henry VI

e)

Louis IX

12.

What caused lay investiture?

a)

Church officials who controlled land needed a lord's protection.

b)

Church officials wanted more land and power.

c)

Secular rulers conquered church property.

d)

Church officials were poor and needy.

13.

Which of the following was the Danish ruler of England?

a)

Alfred

b)

Henry the Fowler

c)

Otto I

d)

Canute

e)

Charles the Bald

14.

Monks began to compile the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle during what king's reign?

a)

John

b)

Edward I

c)

Alfred

d)

Henry II

e)

George III

15.

All of the following rulers received territory after the Treaty of Verdun except . . .

a)

Charles the Bald.

b)

Otto.

c)

Louis the German.

d)

Lothair.

16.

Who grew up in Sicily and later broke his promise to Innocent III?

a)

Edward I

b)

Frederick I

c)

Frederick II

d)

Philip II

e)

Edward III

17.

The Capetian kings were able to increase their power over feudal lords by . . .

a)

producing sons to keep the line of succession clear.

b)

enlarging royal possessions by conquest and through marriage alliances.

c)

developing a centralized government.

d)

all the above.

18.

Which of the following men was a medieval missionary?

a)

Boniface

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Hugh Capet

e)

Henry the Fowler

19.

The Île-de-France was land . . .

a)

held by feudal lords.

b)

held by English kings.

c)

around Paris ruled by the king.

d)

conquered outside France

e)

around Rome ruled by the king.

20.

Philip II tripled the size of his domain by taking land from which English king?

a)

Henry II

b)

Henry IV

c)

John

d)

Edward I

e)

James I

21.

All of the following are Roman Catholic teachings except . . .

a)

purgatory.

b)

feudalism.

c)

seven sacraments.

d)

mass.

e)

Holy Eucharist.

22.

Which of the following was not an economic principle brought about by the revival of trade and changes in business methods?

a)

dignity of labor

b)

freedom of exchange

c)

group responsibility

d)

legitimacy of profit

23.

What was the legal document granted by a feudal lord that outlined the privileges of townspeople?

a)

contract

b)

constitution

c)

covenant

d)

charter

e)

confederation

24.

The middle class accomplished all the following except . . .

a)

contributing to the decline of the feudal system.

b)

threatening the position of the nobility in society.

c)

weakening the political authority of the nobility.

d)

weakening the authority of kings.

25.

The official language of the Roman Catholic Church was . . .

a)

English.

b)

Greek.

c)

Hebrew.

d)

Latin.

e)

French.

26.

What region in Europe was the primary place of trade since it was at the crossroads of Northern trade routes?

a)

Flanders

b)

Danzig

c)

Stockholm

d)

London

e)

Avignon

27.

Our word "bank" comes from the Italian word banca, meaning . . .

a)

"Bench"

b)

"Exchange"

c)

"Money"

d)

"Lender"

e)

"Safe"

28.

Which of the following men was not a Scholastic thinker?

a)

Abelard

b)

Anselm

c)

Aquinas

d)

Bacon

29.

The growth of towns brought about the emergence of what new social class?

a)

nobility

b)

peasants

c)

middle class

d)

serfs

30.

Which of the following influenced the growth of towns in Europe?

a)

population increase

b)

trade

c)

increased agriculture production

d)

all of the above

31.

Which of the following is the correct order, from lowest to highest, of the members of a craft guild?

a)

master, journeyman, apprentice

b)

journeyman, master, apprentice

c)

apprentice, journeyman, master

d)

apprentice, master, journeyman

32.

The new intellectual movement that had its roots in Bible study was known as . . .

a)

mysticism.

b)

classicism.

c)

Scholasticism.

d)

Romanism.

33.

The common spoken language of a country is called the . . .

a)

university.

b)

quadrivium.

c)

trivium.

d)

vernacular.

34.

What political entity involved an independent king who ruled a group of people having common interests?

a)

city-state

b)

nation-state

c)

empire

d)

kingdom

35.

What was the name for a group of merchants who banded together to protect their interests within a town?

a)

union

b)

guild

c)

league

d)

society

36.

Paris and Bologna were known for their . . .

a)

cathedrals.

b)

guilds.

c)

markets.

d)

universties.

37.

The German league that sought to control and organize trade in much of northwestern Europe was the . . .

a)

Champagne League.

b)

Hanseatic League.

c)

League of the Germanic States.

d)

League of the Baltic Sea.

38.

The author of the Divine Comedy was . . .

a)

Thomas Aquinas.

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer.

c)

Dante Alighieri.

d)

Peter Abelard.

39.

Which of the following was not a part of Henry II's reign?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

indictments

c)

common law

d)

circuit courts

40.

Art and architecture of the Middle Ages were most influenced by the . . .

a)

church.

b)

feudal lord.

c)

middle class.

d)

monarch.

41.

Which of the following was not an English victory over France during the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Agincourt

b)

Crécy

c)

Poitiers

d)

Bosworth Field

42.

Vernacular literature developed first in the form of . . .

a)

long narrative poems.

b)

short poetry.

c)

short stories.

d)

plays.

43.

Which of the following was an English scientist?

a)

Abelard

b)

Bacon

c)

Chaucer

d)

Dante

44.

The primary centers of education during the early Middle Ages were . . .

a)

cathedrals and monasteries.

b)

universities.

c)

town schools.

d)

manor schools.

45.

Who was known as "the Prince of the Schoolmen"?

a)

Peter Abelard

b)

Thomas Aquinas

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Anselm

46.

Which of the following did not lead to the Hundred Years' War between France and England?

a)

France's threat to English wool trade

b)

England's attempt to take Flanders

c)

England's possession of French lands

d)

Edward III's claim to the French throne

47.

The period in which more than one pope claimed supremacy is called the . . .

a)

Babylonian Captivity.

b)

Golden Bull.

c)

Great Schism.

d)

Wars of the Roses.

48.

Which pope was humiliated by Philip IV?

a)

Innocent III

b)

Urban II

c)

Boniface VIII

d)

Boniface VI

e)

Philip II

49.

The nation of Spain was created by the union of which two thrones?

a)

Aragon and Portugal

b)

Aragon and Castile

c)

Castile and Portugal

d)

Castile and Habsburg

50.

Which of the following did not occur following the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Feudalism declined in England and France.

b)

Nationalism developed in England and France.

c)

The monarchy's power declined in France.

d)

England became involved in a civil war/

51.

What group did the people of the Iberian Peninsula seek to drive out?

a)

Christians.

b)

English.

c)

Moors.

d)

Goths.

e)

Persians.

52.

The purpose of the Council of Constance was to . . .

a)

end the Great Schism.

b)

restricted the Golden Bull.

c)

end the Hundred Years' War.

d)

execute Joan of Arc.

53.

What family came to occupy the throne of Austria and ruled it until after World War I?

a)

Hohenstaufen

b)

Maximilian

c)

Habsburg

d)

Hanoverian

54.

Which do not characterize Romanesque architecture?

a)

thick walls

b)

small doors

c)

big windows

d)

heavy columns

55.

Which of the following was not true about the Crusades?

a)

The Crusades weakened the feudal structure of Europe.

b)

The Crusades opened new horizons to the people of medieval Europe.

c)

The Crusades expanded commercial activity in Europe.

d)

The early Crusades weakened the papact.

56.

The real power in Germany, as evidenced by the control of the Diet, was in the hands of the . . .

a)

church.

b)

emperor.

c)

middle class.

d)

nobility.

57.

What was the period called in which the papacy did not reside in Rome?

a)

Great Schism

b)

Babylonian Captivity

c)

Wilderness Wandering

d)

Egyptian Captivity

58.

Moneychangers grew in importance because of their ability to . . .

a)

judge the approximate value of coins.

b)

counterfeit currency.

c)

print and coin money.

d)

perform their services without a fee.

59.

Which of the following rulers was a Habsburg ruler?

a)

Louis IX

b)

Edward I

c)

Philip IV

d)

Maximilian I

60.

The Wars of the Roses were the type of war?

a)

international

b)

civil

c)

holy

d)

crusade

61.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


a young boy placed in the care of a knight

a)

page

b)

freemen

c)

vassal

d)

laity

e)

squire

62.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


more privileged peasants who served as manorial officials or skilled laborers

a)

page

b)

freemen

c)

vassal

d)

laity

e)

squire

63.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


the recipient of an estate from a king; sergeant to the king

a)

page

b)

serfs

c)

vassal

d)

laity

e)

squire

64.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


parishioners

a)

page

b)

serfs

c)

vassal

d)

laity

e)

squire

65.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


the majority of peasants living on a manor

a)

page

b)

serfs

c)

vassal

d)

laity

e)

squire

66.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


conducted religious services, administered sacraments to the laity, and supervised the business and property of the church

a)

Secular Clergy

b)

College of Cardinals

c)

Regular Clergy

d)

Knight

e)

lords

67.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


created to ensure that churchmen rather than Roman nobles or German kings would choose the popes

a)

Secular Clergy

b)

College of Cardinals

c)

Regular Clergy

d)

Knight

e)

lords

68.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


in the business of protecting life an property

a)

page

b)

squire

c)

serfs

d)

knight

e)

lords

69.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


land-holding nobles

a)

page

b)

squire

c)

serfs

d)

knight

e)

lords

70.

Match the following with the correct answer choice


strict code of behavior

a)

chivalry

b)

squire

c)

serfs

d)

fiefs

e)

lords

71.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


D

a)

Aix-la-Chappelle

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Lombard's territory

e)

Carolingian Empire

72.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


G

a)

Aix-la-Chappelle

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Lombard's territory

e)

Carolingian Empire

73.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


F

a)

Aix-la-Chappelle

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Lombard's territory

e)

Carolingian Empire

74.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


B

a)

Aix-la-Chappelle

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Lombard's territory

e)

Carolingian Empire

75.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


A

a)

Aix-la-Chappelle

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Lombard's territory

e)

Carolingian Empire

76.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


C

a)

North Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Alps

d)

Danube River

e)

Mediterranean Sea

77.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


E

a)

North Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Alps

d)

Danube River

e)

Mediterranean Sea

78.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


H

a)

North Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Alps

d)

Danube River

e)

Mediterranean Sea

79.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


I

a)

North Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Alps

d)

Danube River

e)

Mediterranean Sea

80.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


J

a)

North Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Alps

d)

Danube River

e)

Mediterranean Sea

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