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What was the Estates-General?
France's first parliament
England's first parliament
The location of the Magna Carta
Scandinavia's first parliament
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How did mountains and rivers shape European culture?
They provided caves and other protective features.
They cause violent storms.
They inspired culture.
They separated people groups.
3
Which area of northwest Europe was the first to accept Christianity?
Scotland
Ireland
Scandinavia
England
4
What was the Inquisition?
the invation of Germany
a civil service examination
a church court that tried heretics
a series of holy wars
5
What was Edward I known for?
setting up Parliament, a meeting of people from different parts of England
launching the First Crusade
signing the Magna Carta
establishing the jury system in England
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What did the First Crusade accomplish?
it united the Scandinavian raiders
it allowed William the Conqueror to unite European nations
it drove the Muslims from Jerusalem
it allowed the Vikings to invade England
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What effect did the Crusades have on England?
They brought in a lot of money for the church.
They increased trade and broke down feudalism.
They separated people groups.
They inspired art and culture.
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Who was Joan of Arc?
someone who limited the king's power
a young British girl who saw visions
a Catholic nun
a young French girl who led the army during the Hundred Years' War
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Who launched the Crusades?
Protestants
Catholics
Muslim Turks
Jews
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What is the English Channel?
a British mountain range
water that divides the British Isles from Europe
a plague that killed the Scots when they tried to invade England
the first British radio station
11
What was Black Death?
the first coronavirus
what happened to William the Conqueror's enemies
a plague that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia
a deadly mountain range
12
Who was Thomas Aquinas?
a troubador
the Frankish king who became Catholic
the priest who advocated for scholasticism
the founder of the first order of friars who helped the poor
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What was Henry II known for?
signing the Magna Carta
driving the Muslims from Jerusalem
separating Italy from the rest of Europe
establishing the jury system in England
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What is a feature of Romanesque cathedrals?
thick walls
flat roofs
stained glass windows
large windows
15
Who was Hildegard of Bingen?
an abbess who ran a convent
the seventeenth pope
William the Conqueror's oldest daughter
a runaway serf
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What was the Concordat of Worms?
a document that limited the pope's power
the decline of feudalism
a civil war in Italy
a document that limited the emperor's power
17
What is a vassal?
a noble who served a lord
an apprentice to a knight
a ship
something that holds water
18
Why did trade in Europe resume around 1100?
there was a surplus of goods and safe travel
Western Europe was united
the crusades ended
there were freshly minted coins
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What was the Domesday Book?
a record of people who died from bubonic plague
an April Fools joke gone wrong
a chronicle of all the wars in medieval times
a census taken by William the Conqueror
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What is anti-Semitism?
earthquakes in Scandinavia
hatred of church music
hatred of the Jewish people
a small group of territories belonging to William the Conqueror
21
Who were the Vikings?
Robin Hood's predecessors
archers and bandits
Scandinavian raiders
medieval terrorists
22
Who was Francis of Assisi?
a young French girl who led the army during the Hundred Years' War
the founder of the first order of friars who helped the poor
a knight who fought to drive the Muslims from Jerusalem
an Irish missionary
23
What was King John known for?
dividing Britain and Ireland
stealing the throne from his cousin Richard
establishing the first parliament
signing the Magna Carta
24
Who did the Crusades intend to attack?
Muslim Turks
Protestants
Jews
Catholics
25
What was the Hundred Years' War?
a series of revolts by serfs
a war between England and France
a series of holy wars
a civil war in Germany
26
Why was Charlemagne successful?
He forced everyone to convert to Islam.
He set up courts and had the support of the pope.
He united the Muslim countries.
He forced everyone to convert to Christianity.
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Why was Moscow an important city?
It was a religious capital.
It was taken over by the Mongols.
It played an important role in the crusades.
It was a trading center.
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Where did most Western European peasants work?
as slaves on plantations
in villages
fighting on horseback
as laborers on fiefs
29
Who was Clovis?
the first pope
Saint Patrick's assistant
William the Conqueror's oldest daughter
the Frankish king who became Catholic
30
What is a feature of Gothic cathedrals
thick walls
stained glass windows
tiny windows
flat roofs
31
What is the vernacular?
formal university language
language of the common people
Latin
ancient Greek
32
Who were the Celts?
heathens
the predecessors of the Irish, Welsh, and Scots
Jewish people
the predecessors of the Franks
33
What was the Kievan Rus?
the first monk in Russia
a group of territories ruled by the Vikings
a census taken by William the Conqueror
the place where the Magna Carta was signed
34
Approximately how many Europeans died from the plague?
25%
50%
75%
pretty much everyone
35
What happened when rulers divided territory among their sons?
The sons cooperated with each other.
The division weakened their rule.
The sons became strong rulers.
Invaders attacked.
36
What did Charlemagne want his subjects to have access to?
education
Islam
better jobs
excommunication
37
Why are the Alps important to Europe's geography?
they separated Italy from the rest of Europe
they prevented a Catholic invasion
they prevented a Viking invasion
they prevented a Muslim invasion
38
What was great about the Magna Carta?
it freed all the slaves in England
it limited the king's power
it gave the king unlimited power
it gave the pope unlimited power
39
Who was Gregory the Great?
a pope who sent missionaries throughout Europe to convert people
a great man
an Irish missionary
the founder of the Cistercians
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What was the code of chivalry?
a rule for Benedictine monasteries
the rule of behavior for Catholic nuns
the forerunner to the Morse code
a vow of knights to protect the poor and powerless
