Module 05-Church and Society in Western Europe

Question 1

Who was the successful leader of the Turks during the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Saladin

Question 2

What document limited the power of the king in England?

Accepted Answer

Magna carta

Question 3

What punishment forbade a group from receiving the sacraments?

Accepted Answer

interdict

Question 4

A person who lived with an expert craftsmen to begin learning his trade was called ...

Accepted Answer

an apprentice

Question 5

What is an area's native language called?

Accepted Answer

Vernacular

Question 6

Who inspired the French troops during the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc

Question 7

Who was the English king that went on a Crusade?

Accepted Answer

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Question 8

Laws formed due to precedents set by the king's court's decisions were know as ...

Accepted Answer

common law

Question 9

Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

England & France

Question 10

All of the following led to a commercial revolution in Europe, EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

taxes

Question 11

The practice of secular rulers choosing church officials is called ...

Accepted Answer

Lay investure

Question 12

Which of the following had the most power in Medieval times?

Accepted Answer

church officials

Question 13

The Black Death killed approximately what percent of the population?

Accepted Answer

33%

Question 14

Why was the long bow better than the crossbow?

Accepted Answer

It could fire many arrows efficiently.

Question 15

During the 10th century, who controlled much of what is today Germany and Italy?

Accepted Answer

The Holy Roman Empire

Question 16

Which of the following ideas is NOT part of the Magna Carta?

Accepted Answer

All males have the right to vote.

Question 17

The sacred rites of the church are called?

Accepted Answer

Sacraments

Question 18

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 19

Why did people fear the authority of the church?

Accepted Answer

It determined eternal salvation.

Question 20

What is it called when the King appoints a bishop to office?

Accepted Answer

lay investiture

Question 21

Why is Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales significant?

Accepted Answer

It is one of the first works written in English.

Question 22

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the spreading of the plague?

Accepted Answer

poor diet

Question 23

Who was the Pope who launched the crusades?

Accepted Answer

Urban II

Question 24

Which style of architecture is characterized by cathedrals that appear to thrust up to heaven?

Accepted Answer

Gothic

Question 25

The legislative branch of government in England is called the _____?

Accepted Answer

parliament

Question 26

Which scholar believed that the most basic religious truth could be proven by logical argument?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Aquinas

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT one of the positive aspects of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

European control of the Holy Lands

Question 28

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

To take back the "Holy Land" from Muslim Turks

Question 29

Who was the Duke of Normandy who invaded English territory and became the king in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

Question 30

What disease killed millions of people across Europe and Asia in the mid-1400's?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a result of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

churches provided relief

Question 32

An organization of individuals with the same occupation was called a ...

Accepted Answer

guild

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