Why did many Europeans struggle with the writings of the ancient Greeks?

The writings conflicted with their Christain faith

everyday language of ordinary people

Which of the following statements is least true about the Middle Ages?

It was a time of great advances in science and the arts

During the middle ages, the balance of power in Europe shifted

from nobles and the Church to Monarchs

A result of the Hundred Year's War was

an increase in teh power of the English Parliment

What effect did the Crusades have on the Middle East?

Separate Muslims regimes united

Who was Thomas Beckett?

He fought Henry II about trying clergy in royal courts.

An economic result of the Black Death was

and increase in the cost of labor

Why did King John sign the Magna Carta in England in 1215?

To be sure the angry Nobles didn't rebel and overthrow him.

English common law was unlike feudal laws in that

common law applied to everyone in England

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Ch. 8 - High & Late Middle Ages

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1
Who wrote the Summa Theologica and concluded that faith and reason could coexist?
Mr. McGrath
Thomas Acquinas
Pope Gregory VII
Thomas Becket
2
Whst group was not allowed to attend Medieval universities?
Guild members
Women
Nobles
Clergy
3
A rapid outbreak of disease is called a(n)
plague
inflation
epidemic
schism
4
Which writer combined Christian faith and classical Greek philosophy?
Dante
Abbot Suger
Thomas Aquinas
Geoffrey Chaucer
5
Why did many Europeans struggle with the writings of the ancient Greeks?
The writings had not been translated into the vernacular
Writings seemed out of date
It could not explain the Black Death
The writings conflicted with their Christain faith
6
What is vernacular?
Gothic style
Christian writings
everyday language of ordinary people
supports used on cathedrals
7
Which of the following statements is least true about the Middle Ages?
It was a time of religious rivalries
It was a time of great advances in science and the arts
it was a time of much warfare
It was a time of intolerance
8
Which of the following was not the vernacular in Medieval Europe?
Italian
Latin
French
German
9
Which of the following advanced knowledge in Western Europe in the 1100's?
scholasticism
The Divine Comedy
Muslim scholarship
writings of Thomas Aquinas
10
During the middle ages, the balance of power in Europe shifted
from the Church to nobles
from bobles to the Church
from nobles and the Church to Monarchs
from monarch and nobles to the Church
11
What book did Dante write?
The Divine Comedy
Harry Potter
Canterbury Tales
Poem of Cid
12
A result of the Hundred Year's War was
A stronger interest in a continental empire
an increase in teh power of the English Parliment
an increase in the power of the French Estates General
a weakened sense of national feelings in France
13
Paris, Oxford, and Bologna were the first medieval cities to
build scientific laboratories
prepare for religious pilgrimages
ban literature written in the vernacular
found universities
14
What effect did the Crusades have on the Middle East?
Muslim factions warred with each other
Separate Muslims regimes united
Muslims lost control of the region
Region broke apart, Muslims holding only a small piece
15
Where did the Black Death enter Europe in 1347?
France
Spain
England
Italy
16
Louis IX of France persecuted what group of people
Nobles
Heretics
Clergy
Scholastics
17
Who was Thomas Beckett?
An author that wrote the Divine Comedy
A philosopher who came up with the idea of habeas corpus.
A scholastic philosopher who defended faith with reason.
He fought Henry II about trying clergy in royal courts.
18
The Maagna Carta gave property rights to what group of people?
Peasants
Monarchs
Clergy
Nobles
19
What issue did the Concordat of Worms solve in 1122?
The fight over the Holy Land between Muslims and Christians.
Lay Investiture
Trying clergy in royal courts.
Who would be the Pope after the schism in the church.
20
A split in something, such as a split in the Church, can be called a(n)
indulgence
schism
scholasticism
vicar
21
What was illumination in Medieval times?
stained glass
scholasticism
Tapestries used on Castle walls
Artistic decoration of books
22
An economic result of the Black Death was
an increase in production
and increase in the cost of labor
the Hundred Year's War
a decrease in wages
23
Why did King John sign the Magna Carta in England in 1215?
The avoid being excommunicated.
Because he was a nice guy.
To be sure the angry Nobles didn't rebel and overthrow him.
To win back English lands from the French King Philip II.
24
What statement best describes medieval art?
It was mostly carved stone sculptures
It was religious in nature
It was created for middle-class people
It depicted heroic deeds of knights
25
English common law was unlike feudal laws in that
common law applied only to commoners
common law applied to everyone in England
common law did not recognize property rights
common law was not enforced
26
Which pope incited the First Crusade?
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Urban II
Pope Innocent III
Pope Clement V

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