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The Making & Reshaping of Medieval Europe H WH Study Guide

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Gregory I

b)

Gregory VII

c)

Leo I

d)

Innocent III

e)

Francis I

4.

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

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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

8.

All the following men were medieval popes except . . .

a)

Gregory VII

b)

Innocent III

c)

Philip IV

d)

Leo I

9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

Which of the following men was a medieval missionary?

a)

Boniface

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Hugh Capet

e)

Henry the Fowler

12.

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.

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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.

16.

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

a)

English.

b)

Greek.

c)

Hebrew.

d)

Latin.

e)

French.

17.

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

a)

"Bench"

b)

"Exchange"

c)

"Money"

d)

"Lender"

e)

"Safe"

18.

Which of the following men was not a Scholastic thinker?

a)

Abelard

b)

Anselm

c)

Aquinas

d)

Bacon

19.

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

a)

nobility

b)

peasants

c)

middle class

d)

serfs

20.

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

a)

mysticism.

b)

classicism.

c)

Scholasticism.

d)

Romanism.

21.

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

a)

university.

b)

quadrivium.

c)

trivium.

d)

vernacular.

22.

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

23.

Paris and Bologna were known for their . . .

a)

cathedrals.

b)

guilds.

c)

markets.

d)

universties.

24.

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.

25.

The author of the Divine Comedy was . . .

a)

Thomas Aquinas.

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer.

c)

Dante Alighieri.

d)

Peter Abelard.

26.

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

a)

church.

b)

feudal lord.

c)

middle class.

d)

monarch.

27.

Which of the following was an English scientist?

a)

Abelard

b)

Bacon

c)

Chaucer

d)

Dante

28.

All the following encouraged the revival of trade except . . .

a)

reopened trade routes.

b)

Unam Sanctam.

c)

markets and fairs.

d)

banking.

29.

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

30.

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.

31.

Which pope was humiliated by Philip IV?

a)

Innocent III

b)

Urban II

c)

Boniface VIII

d)

Boniface VI

e)

Philip II

32.

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/

33.

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

a)

Christians.

b)

English.

c)

Moors.

d)

Goths.

e)

Persians.

34.

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.

35.

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

36.

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.

37.

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.

38.

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

39.

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.

40.

Who laid the foundation for a unified England?

a)

John

b)

Edward I

c)

Philip IV

d)

George III

e)

Alfred the Great

41.

What medieval political system involved local rulers offering the people protection in return for their service?

a)

fiefs

b)

feudalism

c)

purgatory

d)

vassal

e)

papal states

42.

When Willam surveyed England's taxable resources, the findings were collected in what document?

a)

Peace of God

b)

The Decree of English Taxation

c)

Domesday Book

d)

Truce of God

e)

English Census and Taxation

43.

What word did early Christians use to describe the church that simply means "universal" or "encompassing all"?

a)

"Cathedrals"

b)

"Catholic"

c)

"Presbyterian"

d)

"Baptist"

e)

"Christ-like"

44.

What royal family line became known as the "do-nothing kings"?

a)

Merovingian House

b)

Capetian House

c)

Habsburg House

d)

Hohenstaufen House

e)

Hanseatic House

45.

What treaty split Charlemagne's empire into three separate kingdoms?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Verdun

c)

Treaty of God

d)

Treaty of Ghent

e)

Treaty of Paris

46.

What is the practice of kings and nobles appointing church officials?

a)

excommunication.

b)

lay investiture.

c)

harmony.

d)

simony.

e)

penance.

47.

What document recognized the right of the church to elect its own bishops and abbots and to invest them with spiritual authority?

a)

Concordat of Worms

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Truce of God

d)

Peace of God

e)

Council of Nicea

48.

Who, nicknamed Barbarossa, married his son to the heiress of Sicily?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Otto I

c)

Frederick I

d)

Frederick II

e)

Henry V

49.

Which of the following rulers was a Habsburg ruler?

a)

Louis IX

b)

Edward I

c)

Philip IV

d)

Maximilian I

e)

Hugh Capet

50.

What invaders did Europe most fear?

a)

Vikings

b)

Moors

c)

Golden Horde

d)

Mongols

e)

Samurai

51.

What were Spanish Muslims called?

a)

Vikings

b)

Moors

c)

Golden Horde

d)

Mongols

e)

Samurai

52.

Which French king defied Boniface VIII?

a)

Louis IX

b)

Edward I

c)

Philip IV

d)

Maximilian I

e)

Hugh Capet

53.

What two countries remained fragmented into regional states?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Spain

54.

What English document is viewed to have established the principle that the king's power is limited?

a)

Concordat of Worms

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Truce of God

d)

Peace of God

e)

Council of Nicea

55.

Who was the monarch that led the English at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Edward I

b)

George III

c)

John I

d)

James II

e)

Edward III

56.

The Spanish effort to drive out the Moors from Spain is known as what?

a)

Reconquista

b)

Crusades

c)

Conquistador

d)

Charge

e)

Extermination

57.

Whom did the Council of Constance elect as the official pope after the Great Schism?

a)

Martin V

b)

Gregory VII

c)

Leo I

d)

Innocent III

e)

Francis I

58.

What Spanish rulers drove the Moors out of Granada and sponsored Christopher Columbus in 1492?

a)

Ferdinand

b)

Philip V

c)

Charles III

d)

Isabella

e)

Marie Louise

59.

Who founded the Tudor dynasty at the end of the Wars of the Roses?

a)

Edward I

b)

James II

c)

George III

d)

John IV

e)

Henry VIII

60.

What was the name for the meeting of the French representatives from the church, the nobility, and the townspeople?

a)

Estates-General

b)

Town Hall

c)

Parliament

d)

Congress

e)

House of Burgesses

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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