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SS Benchmark 2

History Benchmark 2 ch 2,3,4,11,28, 29, 30

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Who did lords enlisht as vassals? lessor lords and knights
Who was at the bottom of the social system? peasants
Who issued a decree to allow Christians to practice their religion freely? Constantine
What was the recognized religion of the Roman Empire? Christianity
Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church? the Pope
What are the 3 rules that Pope Gregory created after he was elected in 1073? he forbade priests to marry, outlawed the sale of church positions (offices), kings couldn't appoint priests, bishops, and head of mnasteries.
Who declared Pope Gregory, "no longer pope"- excommunicated him? Henry IV
Why did Henry IV beg for the forgiveness of Pope Gregory? because Pope Gregory's influece was so powerful
What is a vassal? any person under protection of a stronger person or lord.
Reason for feudalism to help nobles defend their lords from invaders
Why did Charlemagne invade Italy? to help Pope III during a rebellion
What does excommunication mean? to formally deprive a person of membership in a church
How did the struggle between Pope Gregory and King Henry IV begin? a document which stated that the Pope had more power than kings
What is the ceremony called lay investiture? the practice of granting a high church official political power
What is papacy? The term which a Pope serves
What change was brought on by the Magna Carta? the king asked parliment for permission to tax the citizens
What did Habeas Corpus do? stopped unlawful imprisonment
The Great council clause began what? parliment
Which agreement developed the right to trial by jury clause? Magna Carta
What did the Magna Carta require kings to do? obey the law
What began the crusades? the invasion of Palestine by Muslim Turks
What caused persecution of the Jews by Crusaders? the Crusades.
What was an outcome of the religious crusades increase in trade between Europe and the Islamic territories
What was a result of the 4th Crusade? the sacking of Constatinople
Which city had the most positive impact during the crusades? Venice
How long did the religious crusades last? 200 years
How did Thomas Aquinas help resolve conflict between the Church and classical thinkers? by teaching that faith and reason are gifts from God
Which group of Monks set up schools? the Dominicans
Who controlled unversities? the Church
What style was the Cathedral of Notre Dame built? Gothic
During what period was the humanist movement? Renaissance
What motivated humanists to learn? their own enrichment, not religion
What caused an increase in learning and literacy in Europe during the Renaissance? improvements in printing
What caused reduction in cost and production time of books as well as an increase to a broad range of knowledge? the development of the technology for printing books
What caused book production to become more efficient? moveable type printing
Who invented the first moveable type of printing that allowed mass production of materials? Johann Gutenberg
Why did Leonardo DaVinci study anatomy? to become better at drawing and painting the human body.
Who painted the Sistene Chapel which included scenes from the Bible? Michelangelo
Who sculpted David, Moses, and the Pieta? Michelangelo
Which playwright was born in Stratford, England and wrote Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare
Who painted "The Last Supper" and "The Mona Lisa"? Leonardo DaVinci
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