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1
King Richard I led Christian soldiers in the Third Crusade.
False
True
2
How did the Battle of Hastings change England?
Land was distributed among King Harold supporters
Christianity was introduced to England
Feudalism ended in England
French became the language of the government
3
The question of who should inherit the throne of France after the king died without a son started the Hundred Years War
False
True
4
Between which two time periods did the Middle Ages fall?
Renaissance and the Enlightenment period
The fall of Rome and the Renaissance period
Byzantine and Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
5
Christianity spread throughout Europe causing great philosophical and social change.
True
False
6
Which of the following people would have been considered a
heretic
during the Middle Ages?
someone who preaches their beliefs that are contrary to the church
someone who punishes those who criticize the church
someone who agrees with the religious decisions of the pope
someone who joins a religious order and takes a vow of poverty
7
The Magna Carta promotes that: EVERYONE must obey the law
True
False
8
The Middle Ages are also known as:
The Black Death
Medieval period
The Dark Ages
The Enlightenment period
9
The leader Charlemagne:
defeated England
raised literacy rates so people could read the Bible
united most of Western Europe into a single empire
helped the spread of Christianity
10
Who founded the first European universities
Royal families
Medieval guilds
Wealthy merchants
Religious leaders
11
Which event caused the Great Schism of the Christian Church in 1054?
Pope Paul III excommunicated King Henry VIII for divorcing Catherine
Religious leaders elected 2 rival popes who ruled from Rome and Avignon
The pope moved his seat of power to Avignon
Pope Leo IX excommunicated the bishop of Constantinople
12
Over which issue did Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV disagree?
whether the pope or the emperor ahs the authority to choose governors
whether the pope could vote on a candidate to become the next emperor
whether the emperor could divorce his wife without consent of the pope
whether the pope or the emperor has the authority to choose bishops
13
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand led the Reconquista which...
Encouraged was against Christianity in Spain
Banned Christianity from Spain
Encouraged Judaism throughout Spain
Banned Islam from being practiced in Spain
14
Francis of Assisi was an Italian saint who encouraged people to be kind to others and animals.
False
True
15
The Middle Ages occurred after the fall of the Byzantine Empire
True
False
16
Which of the following areas did the Vikings frequently raid?
Greece
Egypt
Hungary
Ireland
17
William the Conqueror
did not
conquer England
False
True
18
European Jews were discriminated against because Christians blamed them for the death of Jesus.
True
False
19
What was the main purpose of the Crusades?
To open trade with Middle Eastern merchants
To discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptian civilization
To take control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
To convert Muslims to Christianity
20
Thomas Aquinas wrote the
Summa Theologica
, which argued that science and religion were connected.
False
True
21
What was the positive effect of the Crusades?
Improved relationships between Christians and Muslims
Strengthening of political ties between kings and the Byzantine emperor
Division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern orthodox religions
Exchange of scientific and cultural ideas between Muslims and Europeans
22
How did Charlemagne unify much of France and Germany?
He was granted large ares of land by the pope
He spent vast sums of money to keep Muslim armies from invading
He married the daughter of a powerful landowner
He created a common Christian culture among Western Europeans
23
St. Patrick converted the people of England to Christianity.
False
True
24
Monks live in monasteries; friars do not live in monasteries
False
True
25
The Vikings were from which part of Europe?
Germany
Scandinavia
Iberian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
26
Feudalism was an economic system that included lords, vassals, and peasants.
True
False
27
The Crusades were successful and were able to complete the mission of taking back the Holy Lands from Muslim control.
True
False
28
Which statement explains why the Black Death spread so quickly throughout Europe?
People tried to clean their cities but were unsuccessful
People lived in crowded cities
People tried to kill rats but were unable to control them
People limited travel from town to town
29
Why did the Muslim government in Spain fall apart by 1002?
The Muslim leadership had become week by fighting each other
The Christian forces united to force the Moors out of the country
The Muslim peasantry revolted and overthrew the Muslim leadership
The Black Death spread to Spain and caused thousands of deaths
30
Charlemagne wanted to increase literacy rates so everyone could read the...
The Bible
The Book of Kells
The Magna Carta
The Quran
