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Unit 6.
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Under the feudal system the leading lords (fill in blank) . They built large castle for their own protection, often rivaling those of the king in size. They surrounded themselves with armed knights…
a) controlled all political life
b) built libraries to preserve ancient texts
c) conducted trade in the towns
d) governed the church
What contains: castle or manor housesfields, homes, church, workshops,...
a) vassal
b) manor
c) monestary
d) fief
Which group made up the largest part of the population and was the main labor force of medieval life?
a) Lords
b) Vassals
c) knights
d) peasants
Charlemagne...
a) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor
b) was killed at the Battle of Hastings
c) was excommunicated by the Pope
d) was the victor at the Battle of Tours
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
a) Charlemagne
b) Joan of Arc
c) William the Conqueror
d) Charles Martel
The Magna Carta
a) It increased the power of the peasants and merchants.
b) It increased the power of the knights and limited the power of the nobles.
c) It limited the power of the king and gave more power to the nobles.
d) It limited power to the pope and gave more power to priests.
The ultimate purpose of (fill in the blank) is to provide a remedy in cases of illegal restraint or confinement by testing the legality of a person’s detainment.
a) common law
b) habeas corpus
c) trial by jury
d) civil action
What event caused Pope Urban to start the crusades?
a) Muslim Turks capture Byzantine lands.
b) William the Conqueror wins the Battle of Hastings
c) Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the Romans
d) King John of England is forced to sign the Magna Carta
Which one is a cause of the Crusades?
a) Turkish armies defeat The People’s Crusade before they reach Jerusalem.
b) Muslim Turks conquer Jerusalem and attack the Byzantine Empire.
c) Crusading armies attack Jewish communities.
d) New trade routes and trading goods encourage communication between Europe and Southwest Asia.
In the lands the Crusaders had taken, the local Arabs civilized the European settlers: they taught them to take baths and to accord greater rights to women. The Arabs also taught the Crusaders how to process sugar from the cane, ...
a) Arab culture was more advanced than European culture.
b) The origin of the English language began during the Crusades.
c) The Crusades introduced new ideas and products to Europe.
d) Europe became wealthy because of trade with Arab merchants.
• live in isolated communities • translated ancient texts into Latin • dedicates life to prayer and religious thought
a) monks
b) serfs
c) knights
d) peasants
The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false. This shows Thomas Aquinas belief in?
a) natural law
b) heresy
c) scholasticism
d) theology
Topic of this text: Such fear and fanciful notions took possession of the living that almost all of them adopted the same cruel policy, which was entirely to avoid the sick and everything belonging to them
a) invasions of the Vikings
b) bubonic plague
c) Reconquista
d) crusading armies of Europe
Which outcome explains a primary effect of the “Black Death” on European societies?
a) Exploration of the Americas was reduced.
b) The system of feudalism declined.
c) Trade with Africa expanded.
d) The power of the Pope was increased.
Which choice supports the ideas of: increase of trade, craft guilds, and wealthy merchants?
a) Development of Towns and Cities
b) Religious Beliefs of the Catholic Church
c) Growth of feudalism
d) Increased Wealth of the Church
at was the result of the Reconquista?
a) Spain and Portugal grew more powerful
b) The king and queen of Spain were overthrown
c) Moors conquered the Iberian Peninsula
d) Muslim religion spread throughout Europe
Which Spanish monarchs were responsible for the unification of Spain?
a) Anne and John
b) Isabella and Ferdinand
c) Mary and William
d) Elizabeth and Henry
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