Medieval Europe Test

Which of these countries did NOT participate in the crusades?

English king who fought in the third crusade

Communities of monks

A council that developed to be the law making body that governs England today

another name for the Middle Ages

organization of priests who punished anyone in Spain suspected of practicing their old religion

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

Emperor of the Holy ROman empire who challenged the aug=thority of Pope Gregory VII

A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia

founder of the Franciscan religious order

a long conflict between France and England

Church officials

French Noble woman with great political power

efforts to retake Spain from Muslim Moors

Called on Christians to go on the first Crusade to retake the Holy Land

Where does the word “Crusade” come from?

Who created the first universities in Europe?

How did feudalism spread from France to England?

In what parts of Europe was Christianity common at the beginning of the Middle Ages?

a period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500

What led to the creation of feudalism?

The life of women was EXACTLY like we hear in the tales of damsels in distress.

Which of the following was NOT a job for women in medieval society?

Which of the following rules does NOT follow the code of chivalry?

Pottage was a food made by boiling anything in a pot, then eating it.

workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

What was the role of the Knight in feudal society?

Dominican philosopher and teacher at the University of Paris

people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among general people.

English king who lead the third crusade

What is a cathedral?

the large estate owned by a knight or lord

King who finally brought an end to the Reconquista

Leader of the Muslim forces in the third crusade

Which one of the following groups did NOT invade Europe in the 700’s and 800’s?

What is habeas corpus?

Document listing rights that the king could not ignore

a group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules

Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities

Which one of the following is NOT a way that people began challenging the church?

a law that governed how the world operated

According to the Magna Carta, who had to follow English law?

Landmass that includes Europe and Asia

The code of chivalry was named for the French word for Knight, Chevalier

Peasants had to work more days and longer hours than we have to today.

How did Charlemagne create such a large empire?

In what ways were clergy members important figures?

Religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings

What are missionaries?

a system of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals

Dominican philosopher who used reason to defend Christianity

Brilliant warrior and strong king who built a huge empire

Pope who challenged Emperor Henry IV and proved that the pope was more powerful

warriors who fought on horseback

the area around Palestine where Jesus had lived, preached and died.

European code of honorable behavior

Peasants only received three recognized holidays all year

the shape and elevation of land in a region

short, three lined poem of 17 syllables

The killed off many people and made it easier for peasants to get higher wages.

a deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351

Cast out from the Church

Why did the Byzantine Emperor ask the pope for help?