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A quiz to help you study for Unit 8
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1
When bishops sold their positions in the church, it was called ______ .
Petery
Treason
Lay Investiture
Simony
2
In the Feudal System, people bound themselves to higher ranked people by ______ .
none of the above
signing contracts
marriage
swearing fealty
3
The first crusade was called by ___________ .
Pope Leo III
Pope Gregory I
Pope Pius XII
Pope Urban II
4
The map above represents the movement of ______________ between 800 and 1100 CE.
the Russians
the Vikings
the Huns
the Roman Church
5
The monk known for writing a practical guide for monasteries was ________ .
St. Benedict
Bede
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Bernard
6
Which groups of people invaded and contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
Germanic tribes
Mongols
Semitic tribes
Huns
7
In Feudalism, people who received land in exchange for loyalty were also called _________ .
lucky
chivalric
serfs
vassals
8
Feudalism is ___________ .
both
An economic system
A system of social hierarchy
neither
9
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Vikings stopped raiding?
Vikings became Christian
Vikings were hit with the plague
global warming
Europeans learned how to stop their raids
10
Serfs were worse off than other peasants because _______________ .
they were non-Christian
they were slaves
they were trained to fight
they were tied to the land and had few rights
11
Germanic Law, as it was when Germanic peoples came to Western Europe, was based primarily on
custom
written code
war
blood feuds
12
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the crusades?
Increased trade and produce
Introduction of Muslim scholarship to Europe
Increased persecution of Jews and Muslims.
A stronger feudal system
13
Which of the following is NOT a reason Gregory I was important to the Middle Ages?
He claimed the right to name the emperor
He gave the papacy more political power
He negotiated peace treaties
He made the Pope's palace the center of government
14
Kings provided the nobility with _________ in exchange for loyalty and military support.
weapons
land
slaves
gold
15
The Middle Ages last approximately from ______ .
500 CE to 1500 CE
200 CE to 1200 CE
500 BCE to 500 CE
700 CE to 1800 CE
16
The Concordat of Worms was _________ .
a compromise between the church and the emperor
the excommunication of Henry II
a treaty to decide the issue of lay investiture
Both answer 1 and 2
17
The main reason for the crusades was _____ .
to help conversion to judaism
to rid the world of Muslims
to reclaim Jerusalem for Christianity
to expand trade routes
18
Who solidified Catholicism as the dominant religion in Western Europe?
Charles Martel
Clovis
Mr. Luyau
Charlemagne
19
What were the crusades?
a series of holy wars
a symbol of crosses
a competition for knights
a caravan of traders
20
In Europe, Medieval Society was primarily
urban
populated by mutant bunnies
literate
rural
21
Charles Martel defeated the Moors in __________ .
The Battle of Medina
The Battle of the Bands
The Battle of Tours
The Battle of Cordoba
22
Which of these pairs often clashed during Medieval times?
people and their lords
Nobles and the Pope
knights and peasants
the king and God
23
Which of the following was NOT a reason for church reform during medieval times?
popes were corrupt
iconoclasm
priests had mistresses
lay investiture
24
Who was Charlemagne?
the first Holy Roman Emperor
a Roman Pope
leader of the Visigoths
the father of Charles Martel
25
Roman Law was based on _____.
written code
war
blood feuds
custom
26
Which of the following is TRUE about manorialism?
It included the castle and the lands surrounding it
Serfs often paid taxes to use anything on the manor
All of the above
It was a self-sustaining system
27
By the end of the 1100s, connection with the Muslim world resulted in _______ in some towns.
guilds
universities
holidays
fiefs
28
How old was a young man when he became a knight?
21
35
15
7
29
Why did people join the Crusades?
to earn riches overseas
to be forgiven for their sins
to gain freedom from serfdom
all of the above