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MIddle Ages 2 2012
Middle Ages 2 212
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Modern Day Turkey was the former center of what empire? | Byzantine Empire |
| The territory along the Mediterranean Sea known as Palestine was the location of this major holy city | Jerusalem |
| What led to the downfall of the Western Roman Empire, while the Eastern remained unaffected for over 1000 years? | Germanic Invasions and economic decline |
| What group originated on the Arabian Peninsula and created a large empire that included Southwest Asia, North Africa and even Spain? | Muslims |
| What Byzantine Emperor codified Roman law into a legal code that influenced western (American and European) governments? | Justinian |
| What was a court sponsored by the Dominican monks tried and punished heretics using torure? | The Inquisition |
| What event refers tot he divison of Christianity into Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy? | The Schism of 1054 |
| What event caused a shortage of workers, therefore an increase in wages and an end of serfdom | The Plague from 1347-1351 |
| What order of monks did Dominic de Guzman found that led the Inquisition? | The Dominicans |
| What Seljuk TUrk emperor (Muslim) gained control of the Holy Land and retain its control in the 3rd Crusade? | Saladin |
| After the 3rd Crusade, what European King negotiated free passage fro Christians into the Muslim controlled city of Jerusalem? | Richard the Lioneart (son of Henry II, older brother of King J0hn) |
| Who had the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas A Becket, killed after conflicting over who would try clergy: the church or the royal courts? | King Henry II |
| What king of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta after his forces were defeated by the forces of his nobles? | KIng John |
| Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church? | The Patriarch |
| Who is the head of the Catholic Church? | The Pope |
| What religious group suffered persectuion as a result of the Crusades and the Plague? | The Jews |
| What is a unified people with territory and a strong ruler called? | a nation-state |
| What were the four strongest nations that emerged from the Middle Ages in Europe? | Eng;and, France, Spain and Portugal |
| What event helped lead to an end of the Middle Ages by causing a breakdown in serfdom, feudalism and a decline in population? | The Plague |
| What event helped lead to an end of the Middle Ages with the emergence of strong nation states and the centralization of power (leading to a decline in feudalism)? | The Hundred Years War |
| What event led to a decline of the Middle Ages as nobles sold thier lands to finance thier trip east? It also caused an increase in trade. | The Crusades |
| Which religion was centered around Constantinople, had services in Greek and allowed the clergy to marry? | Eastern Orthodox |
| What role did the Council of NIcea play in the spread and unifying effect of Christianity? | It set the basic tenets of the faith |
| What event caused the power of the Catholic Church to decline because people were not saved from the devastating effects | The Plague |
| Who did the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I ask for help to fight off the invading Muslims? | Pope Urban II |
| In Pope Urban II's call to arms, what reasons did he give to convince men to fight in the Crusades? | 1. protecting the faith 2. immediate forgiveness of sins and entry into heaven |
| What event increased the demand for trade between the East (Asia) and the West (Europe)? | The Crusades |
| Under English King Edward I, was government body developed that was elected and limited the power of the king? | Parliament |
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