Why was William the Conqueror important to the Norman Conquest?

He introduced formal feudalism to England

What were the broad classifications of people during the times of feudalism in Europe?

Those who fought, Those who worked, Those who prayed

Who was Thomas Hobbes?

Introduced the social contract, Believed in an absolute monarch, He thought all humans were selfish and wicked

What happened to Oliver Cromwell's government over time?

The citizens grew tired of the strict religious laws

Who was King Edward I?

King Henry III's son who made the model parliament

The first born son to Charles I, The king after Cromwell's weak successor, A king who passes the Habeas Corpus Act

What was the main ideas that the Philosophe's focused on?

Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, Liberty

A Party of Advisors to the King

What was the Eleven years Tyranny in 1629?

Eleven years that Parliament was dissolved

What are some characteristics of America in the 1600 & 1700 hundreds?

Thrived by trading with Britian

What are some key points of the Magna Carta?

To have fair taxes, Don't imprison barons without a trial

Why was Beccaria important to Criminal Justice?

He believed laws existed to preserve social order

What are some reasons why Rome's Empire declined after the Pax Romana?

They couldn't expand into new territory, so no new resources, Sickness and disease ran throughout villages and cities, killing many, They had overused the soil, so they couldn't grow any food, Border wars and pirates which lead to a decline in trade

The son of King James I, A king in 1629 that dissolved Parliament for eleven years

Who was King James II?

His daughter and her husband overthrew him in the Glorious Revolution, A catholic king which Parliament had many conflicts with, Brother to Charles II

What were some reasons for the civil war in England the mid 1600s?

King Charles I ignored the Magna Carta, Arguments over money, taxes & power between Parliament & the King

What is the Petition of Right? An agreement which Charles I would not...

House soldiers in private homes, Imprison subjects without due cause, Levy taxes without Parliament's consent

How did the Bill of Rights of 1689 restrict the Monarch's power? They couldn't...

Suspend Parliment's laws, Give penalties to people who petitions the king about grievances, Interfere with freedom of speech in Parliament, Levy taxes without a grant from Parliament

Why did the Pax Romana end?

The great emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius, died

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1
A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
Federal System
Bill of Rights
Parliament
Common Law
2
What was the name given to the period from 27 BE to 180 CE where there was relative peace in Rome?
Inflation
Enlightenment
Habeas Corpus
Pax Romana
3
What groups of kings ruled Western Europe from 500 CE to 900 CE?
The Russian Kings
The Germanic Kings
The French Kings
The Norse Kings
4
Thomas Hobbes' legacy: people must give up some rights for the benefit of the whole
False
True
5
Why was William the Conqueror important to the Norman Conquest?
He helped write the Declaration of Independance
He introduced formal feudalism to England
He spread Christianity
He introduced the Social Contract
6
What were the broad classifications of people during the times of feudalism in Europe?
Those who ruled
Those who fought
Those who worked
Those who prayed
7
What was the name given to the inhabitants of England during the Middle Ages?
Vikings
Anglo-Saxons
Germans
Philosophes
8
A dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from A.D. 751 to 987
Constantinpole
Parliament
Carolingian Dynasty
Charlemange
9
A decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise of goods & services.
Checks & Balances
Common Law
Habeas Corpus
Inflation
10
Who had the highest social status & held the most power & had a direct say in the issues affecting daily life in Europe?
The King
The Church
The Peasants
The Vikings
11
A philosopher, essayist, & satirist who staunchly defended reason, liberty, and freedom of speech
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Attila
John Locke
12
American political leader & primary writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Henry II
13
During the Middle Ages, what was the most common and widespread religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
14
A soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army
Lord
Attila
Knight
Mercenary
15
A philosopher in the 1600s who said that everyone was equal, with three natural birth rights: life, liberty, & property
John Locke
Attila
Voltaire
Thomas Jefferson
16
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
A strong advocate for women's rights
Introduced the social contract
Believed in an absolute monarch
He thought all humans were selfish and wicked
17
A unified body of law made by rulings of England's judges, serves as a basis for law in many English-speaking countries
Parliament
Inflation
Habeas Corpus
Common Law
18
What happened to Oliver Cromwell's government over time?
The citizens grew tired of the strict religious laws
The citizens raided the palace because of the corupt nobles
None of these options
The citizens were happy
19
Who was King Edward I?
A French Politicain who believed in tbe death penalty
He killed Darth Vader
A Germanic King
King Henry III's son who made the model parliament
20
Who is Charles II?
The first born son to Charles I
A cruel king who overtaxed people to pay for his military campagians
The king after Cromwell's weak successor
A king who passes the Habeas Corpus Act
21
What was the main ideas that the Philosophe's focused on?
Parliament, Common Law, Declaration of Independence
"Dare to know"
Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, Liberty
Habeas Corpus, Magna Carta, Bill of Right
22
Who were the Witian?
A Coven of Witches
Servants to the King
A Party of Advisors to the King
The French
23
What was the Eleven years Tyranny in 1629?
Eleven years that Parliament was dissolved
Eleven years that discriminated against Judaism
Eleven years they killed cats
Eleven years of the Carolingian Dynasty
24
What were the two original Anglo-Saxon assemblies that formed the British Parliament?
Moot
Habeas Corpus
Attila
Witian
25
What are some characteristics of America in the 1600 & 1700 hundreds?
Very Small
Thrived by trading with Britian
Loved the Trade Laws
Very British
26
What are some key points of the Magna Carta?
Any found forgieners will go to jail
To always go to church
To have fair taxes
Don't imprison barons without a trial
27
A Frankish king who came to power in 768. He expanded his territory into Western Europe, spreading Christianity.
John Locke
William the Conqueror
Henry II
Charlemagne
28
Why was Beccaria important to Criminal Justice?
He encouraged capital punishment
He believed laws existed to preserve social order
He liked to watch criminals be tortured
He believed laws existed to punish and torture criminals
29
A king in the 1300s who reformed the structure of government and the English legal system to create common law
Montesquieu
Diocletian
Charlemagne
Henry II
30
An estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe
Fief
Serf
Vassal
Lord
31
What are some reasons why Rome's Empire declined after the Pax Romana?
They couldn't expand into new territory, so no new resources
Sickness and disease ran throughout villages and cities, killing many
They had overused the soil, so they couldn't grow any food
Border wars and pirates which lead to a decline in trade
32
What was the most common form of government in Feudal Europe?
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Communism
33
Who was Charles I?
The son of King James I
A Duke who overthrew King James II in the Glorious Revolution
A knight who fought for Queen Victoria
A king in 1629 that dissolved Parliament for eleven years
34
A statement of the reasons for the American colonies break with Britian, approved by the Second Continental Congress
Constitutional Monarchy
Declaration of Independence
Parliament
Inflation
35
Who was King James II?
His daughter and her husband overthrew him in the Glorious Revolution
A catholic king which Parliament had many conflicts with
A king who destroyed the Roman Empire
Brother to Charles II
36
In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior who fought on horseback
Lord
Mercenary
Knight
Philosophe
37
In feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty & services
Knight
Serf
Vassal
Fief
38
A system of government in which power is divided between central authority & a number of individual states
Common Law
Declaration of Independence
Federal System
Checks and Balances
39
Voltaire thought humanity's worst enemies were intolerance, prejudice, and superstition
True
False
40
What were some reasons for the civil war in England the mid 1600s?
King Charles I wouldn't balance out the inflation within the kingdom
King Charles I ignored the Magna Carta
Arguments over money, taxes & power between Parliament & the King
The Nobles wouldn't go to war for the King
41
Who did King John's successors (Henry III, Edward I) continue to clash with?
The Peasants
The Barons
The Knights
The Kings and Queens
42
A medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord's estate
Fief
Serf
Vassal
Lord
43
What was the period known as after the Civil War in 1642?
Carolingian Dynasty
The Oftenrich of Britian
The Commonwealth of England
Enlightenment
44
What is the Petition of Right? An agreement which Charles I would not...
House soldiers in private homes
Imprison subjects without due cause
Kill his father, James I
Levy taxes without Parliament's consent
45
How did the Bill of Rights of 1689 restrict the Monarch's power? They couldn't...
Suspend Parliment's laws
Give penalties to people who petitions the king about grievances
Interfere with freedom of speech in Parliament
Levy taxes without a grant from Parliament
46
Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson use when writing the Declaration of Independence?
Henry II
William the Conqueror
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
47
"Taxation without Representation" is an example of British-Colonial tensions
False
True
48
Why did the Pax Romana end?
The great emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius, died
William the Conqueror invaded England for the English crown in 1066
William the Orange & Mary bloodlessly overthrew English king James II
Charlemagne, A Frankish king, expanded his territory into Western Europe
49
A Roman military leader & emperor in the 200s that doubled the army size & restored order through strength & no freedom
Carolingian Dynasty
Diocletian
Attila
Charlemagne
50
A powerful cheiftain who led the Huns during their conquest of Europe in the 600s
Diocletian
Henry II
William the Conqueror
Attila
51
A European movement in the 1700s in which thinkers applied reason & scientific method to all aspects of society
Declaration of Independence
Constitutional Monarchy
Enlightenment
Philosphe
52
Who were the two groups in the English Civil War of 1642?
The Roundheads
The Witian
The Moot
The Cavaliers
53
Renamed for Constantine, who made it his capital city of the eastern half of the Roman Empire
Henry II
Charlemange
Diocletian
Constantinople
54
Montesquieu proposed government be separated into three powers: Legislative, Executive, & Judicial
True
False
55
The bloodless overthrow of the English king James II and his replacement by William & Mary
Glorious Revolution
Diocletian
Federal System
Habeas Corpus
56
Who made up a majority of society during feudalism?
Knights
Peasants
Nobles
Children
57
Who is Beccaria?
An Italian Philosophe
The leader of the American Colonists
A Medieval Peasant
A King who overtaxed his citizens
58
Americans used ancient Rome & Greece as a model for their capital in the 1800s
True
False
59
An influential French writer during the Enlightenment concerned with the study of political liberty
Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
Volitaire
Jefferson Thomas
60
In 27 BCE when Rome's republic was no more, who took power?
Octavian
Charlemagne
Habeas Corpus
Henry II
61
A Duke of Normandy who invaded England to claim the English crown after the battle of Hastings in 1066
Diocletian
William the Conqueror
Charlemagne
Attila
62
In feudal Europe, person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals
Fief
Serf
Lord
Knight
63
The agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized society or goverment
Inflation
Social Contract
Enlightenment
Bill of Rights
64
John Locke's legacy: a belief that government rules at the consent of the people
False
True
65
What is the Magna Carta?
A document signed 1215 by the king to prevent them from abusing their power
A document signed in 1199 to restrict the peoples' power
A document signed in 2020 to limit Trump's power
King John's dog
66
Who was Simon de Montfort?
A Baron that led war against Henry III
A Roman Philosopher
A Peasant who secretly assassinated King Henry III
A French Politician
67
Why was Simon de Montfort important?
He introduced the federal system
He made his own parliament which included commoners
He discussed inflation changes with neighboring countries
He and King Edward I were lovers
68
One group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
Philosophe
Vassal
Parliament
Constantinople
69
What did Octavian change his name to?
Augustus
Constantinople
Attila
Octavian
70
Why was Rousseau important to individual freedoms?
He believed all criminals deserved capital punishment
He believed all nobility should be abolished
He believed in direct democracy
Society and government is an agreement made between peopel
71
What was the result of the English Civil War in 1642?
Charles I was beheaded
John Locke became the ruler of England
Voltaire walked in with mad drip
Oliver Cromwell became the ruler of England
72
Why was "Rule by Divine Right" so important in feudalism in Europe?
Feudalism became a constant in medieval life
It showed how important the church was
No person was higher than the monarch
It convinced the nobles that the monarch was evil
73
Why was Mary Wollstonecraft important to Women's Rights?
She urged women to get involved in fields of politics & medicine
She fought the sterotype & expectation of women solely living as wives
She ran her own school for women
She believed women could be useful if men would let them
74
Who were the Moot?
Farmers
Assemblies in each district to discuss local issues & legal cases
The French
Local lords, bishops, and representatives in each village
75
What advantages did the Colonists have over the British military?
Motivating cause of freedom
French assistance
Planes and bombs
Strong religion
76
Measures directed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating the other
Social Contract
Checks and Balances
Habeas Corpus
Parliament
77
Argued that women, in order to be virtuous & useful, to get education. She urged women to enter male-dominated fields
Mary Wollstonecraft
Attila
Montesquieu
Diocletian
78
Why was Charles I important in the 1600s?
He caused a Civil War
He caused the Eleven Years Tyranny
He fought Rome with his army of Huns
He was beheaded for dissolving Parliament
79
Who lead the Roundheads in the English Civil War of 1642?
Oliver Cromwell
William the Orange
Henry II
Diocletian
80
What's the connection between Vikings & Charles the Simple & the establishment of feudalism?
He gave Rollo land in return for a loyal military
He threatened the vikings with death so they would leave him alone
He hosted a tea party with the vikings
His people and the vikings joined forces to kill Charles the Simple
81
What were the two sources of power for a monarch?
Slaves & Servants
Royal Blood
Land & Wealth
Rule by Divine Right
82
A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law
Constitutional Monarchy
Federal System
Parliament
Bill of Rights
83
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which protect citizens' basic rights and freedoms
Checks and Balances
Englightenment
Carolingian Dynasty
Bill of Rights
84
Who was King John?
A cruel king who overtaxed people to pay for his military campagians
A Roman Emperor who killed Franz Ferdinand & started World War One
The son of Henry II
A king who introduced the Declaration of Independence
85
A document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court so they can decide if their imprisonment is legal
Parliament
Habeas Corpus
Constitutional Monarchy
Social Contract
86
A defender of personal freedom & an essayist of the Enlightenment. In 1762, he explained his view on the Social Contract
Voltaire
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
John Locke
87
Why was Charlemagne important?
He restored political and social order
He contributed to feudalism by establishing strong regional governments
He raised taxes which caused people to overthrow him
He revived culture and education

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