Social Studies Study Guide

Question 1

What invention made reading more accessible to people of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

The printing press

Question 2

What is the one thing up that the Magna Carta and the US Constitution dont have in common

Accepted Answer

Rights of Barons

Question 3

Name one thing that the landowners were asking for when they wrote the Magna Carta?

Accepted Answer

Kings not taking there land

Question 4

The Reformation was a time of change in the Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What are the 4 levels of the Feudal pyramid? (Order greatest to least)

Accepted Answer

King,Noble,Knights,Peasants

Question 6

Pick the one that isn't one of the 3 causes of the Protestant Reformation.

Accepted Answer

Churches split

Question 7

Why was Martin Luther upset with the Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

He didn’t believe in the selling of indulgences

Question 8

What is the name of the document that King John was forced to sign, limiting his power?

Accepted Answer

Magna Carta

Question 9

What was a medieval manor?

Accepted Answer

Small community or village

Question 10

What is the name of the person that started the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 11

Why did King Henry VIII want to leave the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

Wanted to divorce his wife

Question 12

What event is creditedwith ending it?

Accepted Answer

Start of Renaissance

Question 13

What is the name of the list that Martin Luther nailed to the church door?

Accepted Answer

The 95 Theses

Question 14

What event is credited with starting the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The fall of Rome

Question 15

Name three things that improved during the Renaissance period.

Accepted Answer

Art, Architecture, Music

Question 16

Explain what the Renaissance period in Europe was.

Accepted Answer

A period of change and advancement in Europe

Questions 16