Liam Ch 12 History

Question 1

What was the first book printed by Gutenberg?

Accepted Answer

The Bible

Question 2

Where did the gladiators fight and kill each other in ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

Colosseum

Question 3

What caused the fall of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Barbarian invasions

Question 4

What was the main purpose of a manor house in medieval times?

Accepted Answer

To serve as a shelter for peasants during attacks

Question 5

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne; Charles the Great

Question 6

Monks in the Middle Ages were allowed to marry.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

What is a serf?

Accepted Answer

Poor people, peasants, work for the lord & ladies

Question 8

Where did Martin Luther post his Theses?

Accepted Answer

Wittenberg Church

Question 9

How many crusades were attempted to retake Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 10

What were the benefits of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Greater religious freedom, government, and education

Question 11

What is a moat?

Accepted Answer

A water-filled ditch

Question 12

Which group of Germans invaded Rome and settled in Gaul?

Accepted Answer

Visigoths

Question 13

What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Fall of Rome

Question 14

What is Constantine's capital, Constantinople, called today?

Accepted Answer

Istanbul

Question 15

What did Martin Luther's action of nailing the Ninety-five Theses lead to?

Accepted Answer

The beginning of the Protestant Reformation

Question 16

Who was the emperor known as Charles the Great?

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne

Question 17

What was the name of the new emperor who established the Holy Roman Empire in A.D. 962?

Accepted Answer

Otto the Great

Question 18

What did Martin Luther write as a response to the sale of indulgences?

Accepted Answer

Ninety-five Theses

Question 19

Who was known as the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?

Accepted Answer

John Wycliffe

Question 20

What event lead to the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Turks captured Jerusalem

Question 21

What did the poor people in the Middle Ages promise to do in exchange for protection and land?

Accepted Answer

Serve the lords, landowners

Question 22

What was the land where peasants lived and worked for lords called in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Manor

Question 23

Who spread the gospel to many parts of Europe and had followers known as the Waldensians?

Accepted Answer

Peter Waldo

Question 24

Who was considered the head (ruler) of the entire Christian church during the Medieval period?

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 25

What invention changed history?

Accepted Answer

The printing press

Question 26

What did the monks do to preserve the Bible during the Dark Ages?

Accepted Answer

Handwrote many copies

Question 27

What did Constantine call his new capital?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 28

What was the purpose of a drawbridge in a castle?

Accepted Answer

To lift and prevent enemies from entering the castle

Question 29

Who were the people who refused to obey the Roman Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

Heretics

Question 30

How were some castles further protected from enemies?

Accepted Answer

By having a moat and a drawbridge

Question 31

What was one of the favorite sports of Romans involving armed men fighting in an arena?

Accepted Answer

Gladiator fights

Question 32

Who were the monks who traveled an taught?

Accepted Answer

Friars

Question 33

What impact did the Medieval church have on society in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Abolished slavery, Established Sunday as a day of rest

Question 34

What were John Wycliff's followers called?

Accepted Answer

Lollards

Question 35

Who created the moveable printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johann Gutenberg

Question 36

How long did the Middle Ages last?

Accepted Answer

one thousand years

Question 37

Who preached that only God, not priests, can forgive sin and that salvation comes through faith?

Accepted Answer

John Huss

Question 38

What is a gladiator?

Accepted Answer

Armed men trained to fight and kill other men

Question 39

When did Martin Luther nail the Ninety-five Theses to the door of his church in Wittenberg, Germany?

Accepted Answer

October 31, 1517

Question 40

What were the long trips for religious purposes called? People traveled mostly to Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

pilgrimages

Question 41

Which Roman Emperor made it a crime to be a Christian?

Accepted Answer

Nero

Question 42

What event began when Martin Luther posted his Theses?

Accepted Answer

Protestant Reformation

Question 43

Who were the trained warriors kept by the lords to defend the castle?

Accepted Answer

Knights

Question 44

Who was an elderly Christian leader who refused to blaspheme and was martyred?

Accepted Answer

Polycarp

Question 45

What did monks who lived in seclusion in caves or huts call themselves?

Accepted Answer

Hermits

Question 46

What was the special court set up to find and kill heretics?

Accepted Answer

Inquisition

Question 47

Martin Luther believed salvation was by faith alone.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

What was the name of the empire formed by Charlemagne that included the Roman church?

Accepted Answer

Holy Roman Empire

Question 49

What were certificates from the pope excusing a person from penance?

Accepted Answer

indulgences

Question 50

What is the significance of catacombs?

Accepted Answer

underground passages, burial grounds

Question 51

Who were the church men who separated themselves from the world?

Accepted Answer

Monks

Question 52

Which city did Constantine choose to rebuild to be his new capital?

Accepted Answer

Byzantium

Question 53

Who were the martyrs?

Accepted Answer

Christians who willingly gave up their lives instead of denying God

Question 54

Which tribes invaded Rome?

Accepted Answer

Vandals, Visigoths

Question 55

Where did the Roman Catholic Church have its headquarters during the Medieval period?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 56

Which group faced strong action from church leaders for spreading the gospel and making handwritten copies of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Lollards

Question 57

Who was a Christian slave girl who became a martyr in Gaul after refusing to deny her faith?

Accepted Answer

Blandina

Question 58

What did Roman Catholics believe purgatory to be?

Accepted Answer

A place of suffering

Question 59

Where did the Eastern Orthodox Church (Greek Catholic Church) have its headquarters during the Medieval period?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 60

Which individual translated the entire Bible into the English language?

Accepted Answer

John Wycliffe

Question 61

Which Christian hero had the Bible translated into the language of the people living in the Alps in the late 1100s?

Accepted Answer

Peter Waldo

Question 62

What is purgatory?

Accepted Answer

A place of suffering, waiting place for sinner souls waiting for Heaven

Question 63

Where did many Christians in Rome find refuge in vast underground passages and rooms used as cemeteries?

Accepted Answer

Catacombs

Question 64

What Latin word does 'pope' translate to in English?

Accepted Answer

Father

Liam Ch 12 History

Questions 78

Liam Ch 12 History

Questions 78