WorksheetsMedieval Kings and Popes
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which pope tried to oppose the French king from taxing the clergy?
Innocent III
Boniface VIII
Gregory VII
Urban II
How did Henry II strengthen royal authority in England?
He taxed property owners
He enforced customary law
He signed the Magna Carta
He established common law in England
King John clashed with Pope Innocent III over:
who would be the next archbishop of Canterbury
what land should be given to France
How high the English taxes should be
who should appoint local priests
Which document limited the kings' power in England?
Anglo Saxon Chronicle
Domesday book
Magna Carta
Parliament
Philip II of France tripled the size of his domain by taking land from which English king?
Richard I
John
Edward I
Henry II
Which pope called the first crusade in 1095?
Gregory VII
Innocent III
Urban II
Boniface VIII
What term refers to holding of beliefs contrary to the teaching of the church?
lay investiture
heresy
interdict
excommunication
Who laid the foundation for a unified nation of England?
Alfred the Great
Otto the Great
John
Richard the Lion-hearted
King William surveyed England's taxable resources and put the findings in which document?
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Magna Carta
Tax records
Domesday Book
Henry II's uniform laws for all of England were called:
Common law
Anglo-Saxon law
Parliament
Magna Carta
What English legislative body was established by King Edward I?
the Reichstag
Parliament
Estates-General
Witan
Which French king established the Estates-General?
Philip IV
Louis IX
Otto I
Alfred the Great
Who subdued the Welsh and made his son the Prince of Wales?
King Frederick I
King Edward I
Saladin
Otto I
Which English King was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
John
Edward I
Alfred the Great
Canute
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962?
Alfred the Great
Otto the Great
Charlemagne
Frederick I
What term refers to the appointment of clergymen to positions of authority by kings and nobles?
lay investiture
excomunication
inquisition
interdict
What term is used to refer to the church court?
Interdict
Inquisition
excommunication
common law
What is the term that refers to the act of depriving an individual of the sacraments and church fellowship?
Excommunication
Interdict
lay investiture
inquisition
What is the name of the agreement that ended the controversy over who appointed church officials?
Concordant of Worms
Council of Nicea
Crusades
Council of Jerusalem
Term whose root mean "cross"
Excommunication
crusades
Cardinals
Friars
What led to conflict between the English kings and the French kings?
jealousy over a marriage
the English kings owned a lot of land in France
The French kings owned a lot of land in England
The French kings thought they were better than the English kings
Who was considered the Father of the English Navy?
Otto the Great
Alfred the Great
Edward I
King John
Which group of people attacked the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England?
Ostrogoths
Vandals
Danish Vikings
Muslims
All of the following are factors that led to a revival of trade in Europe EXCEPT:
The Crusades
The Hanseatic League
Vikings and Crusaders brought Asian goods to Western and Northern Europe
Marco Polo brought back goods along the Silk road
All of the following were factors leading to the growth of towns EXCEPT:
Population Growth
the Black Death
Increased Agricultural production
increase in craftsmen who could create goods to sell
What was the purpose of guilds?
set prices for goods
regulated business activity
protected town businessmen
all of the above
What were the three steps to becoming a Master craftsman?
Apprentice, Squire, Master
Page, squire, master
Apprentice, Journeyman, Master
Page, Journeyman, Master
What was the name of the trade organization that regulated and protected commercial interests in Sweden, Russia, and England?
Flanders League
Hanseatic League
League of two nations
Florence League
Which new class of society developed as a result of the growth of towns?
the nobility
the middle class
serfs
peasants
Which French king had a conflict with Pope Boniface VIII over taxing the clergy?
Louis XIV
Charles V
Philip IV
Gregory VII
Which of the crusades was most successful?
First crusade
2nd Crusade
3rd Crusade
4th Crusade
What term means the exchange of goods for goods?
barter
usury
guild
transfer
What killed a large portion of Europe's population during the Late Middle Ages?
War
The Black Death
famine
drought
What is the term for the practice of charging interest for the use of lent money?
barter
usury
lent
guild
Who was known as the Father of the English navy?
Edward I
Alfred the Great
William the Conqueror
Henry II
