What allowed Monarchs centralize power?

Lords sold off their land to fund Crusading effort or died fighting

Which did NOT contribute to Monarchs centralizing power?

New trade routes were found during the Crusades

The Magna Carta and Parliment served a similar function, which was?

A monarch cannot levy new taxes without them being approved first

The Magna Carta aided the development of Habeas Corpus, which established?

No person can be held in prison without being charged with a crime

The Common Law legal system also included?

A jury system composed of 12 neighbors of an accused person

Parliament developed out of the Council of Elders, which was?

A group of wise elders who the monarch confers with for advice

The High Middle Ages was known as a period of?

Political and legal transformation

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What allowed Monarchs centralize power?
The townspeople developed a charter
Young artisans served as apprentices
Lords sold off their land to fund Crusading effort or died fighting
England and France fought many wars against each other
2
The Holy Roman Empire existed in modern day?
Germany
Greece
Scandinavia
Spain
3
The English monarch never considered himself about the law.
True
False
4
The two houses of Parliment are?
Archbishops and Bishops
Patricians and Plebeians
Lords and Commons
Kings and Lords
5
Which did NOT contribute to Monarchs centralizing power?
Townspeople turned to Monarchs to protect the business environment
New trade routes were found during the Crusades
Set up bureaucracies to administer taxes and justice
Removed lower courts run by Lords
6
In the High Middle Ages, who began to centralize power?
Lords
Emperors
Monarchs
The Church
7
The Magna Carta and Parliment served a similar function, which was?
The people have the right to vote for their secular leaders
A monarch cannot levy new taxes without them being approved first
Monasteries can receive gov't funding since they provide social services
Charters and guilds have the right to determine the leaders of their towns
8
Parliament had the power to?
Control trade routes
Control tax funds
Control religious practice
All of the above
9
Where did the Holy Roman Empire get its name from?
The Pope, a Holy figure, proclaimed a Germanic King as emperor
All of the above
Charlemagne helped the Pope squash rebellions in Rome in 799 AD
The Germanic kings believed they were the proper heirs to the Romans
10
Monarchs in France and Nobles in the Holy Roman Empire had conflicts with the Church because?
of a failure to achieve objectives during the Crusades
of taxation of clergymen
the Church opposed reforms
they were tolerant of religions other than Christianity
11
A single government ruling over a group of people with a common culture and history is a?
Manor
Kingdom
Nation-state
Empire
12
In England, people began to become upset about the Monarch's...
Role in the Crusades
All of the above
Views on the Great Schism
Unfair taxes
13
How could Parliament serve as a check and balance over a monarch?
The right to approve official religion of the nation-state
The right to approve troop movement
The right to regulate trade
The right to approve new taxes
14
The Magna Carta aided the development of Habeas Corpus, which established?
The right to remain silent when under arrest
Townspeople can create their own charters
Special taxation for Clergy
No person can be held in prison without being charged with a crime
15
King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which established
That which belongs to the people
The king was not above the law
The right to plead the 5th
All of the above
16
The Magna Carta had two lasting impacts that shaped political and legal traditions, which is one of them?
Citizens have the right to vote
Non-secular leaders cannot be also secular leaders
Serfdom is outlawed
All men are created equal
17
The Common Law legal system also included?
The right to assemble
A jury system composed of 12 neighbors of an accused person
A separation of Church and State
A system of taxation based on a person's income
18
The American Colonists found no inspiration from the Magna Carta.
False
True
19
Out of the the Magna Carta came Common Law, which is best summarized as?
Taxes are equal
Salvation is equal
All of the above
Law same for all people
20
Parliament developed out of the Council of Elders, which was?
A group of leading townspeople
A council of monarchs who come together to discuss relevant issues
The ranking Church officials on their high court
A group of wise elders who the monarch confers with for advice
21
When was the High Middle Ages?
All of the above
550 BC-476 AD
1450-1600
1000-1300
22
Monarchs in England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire did not find themselves in conflict with the Church.
False
True
23
England established a system of government called Parliment, which had how many houses?
4
1
2
3
24
The High Middle Ages was known as a period of?
Expansion of trade and interaction with the Middle East and Asia
Non-secular control of government
Political and legal transformation
Uncertainty and chaos due to feudal wars
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Why was the monarch asked to protect the business environment?
The monarch had a standing army
All of the above
Trade ceases during war
Business can't operate under chaos

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