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World History
25 Questions Chapter 13
Question | Answer |
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Who was the strongest ruler of medieval Germany? | Otto I |
What did Otto become emperor of? | Holy Roman Empire |
Who did Henry IV become caught in a conflict with? | Pope Gregory VII |
What is lay investiture? | Rulers having the power to to name the bishops who led the Church in their lands |
What was the Church taking away that made Henry IV angry? | The Church was taking away a kings ability to choose who he wanted to run the Church in his kingdom |
What did Gregory do to Henry? | He excommunicated Henry |
Henry IV begged the pope for forgiveness. Did the Pope forgive him or not? | Yes the Pope did forgive him |
The agreement of the issue of lay investiture stated what? | It stated that only the pope could name bishops |
What was the Compromise? | The compromise was that the king/emperor had the right to turn down any appointment by the pope that he didn't like |
Who was the strong German king that came to power? | Fredrick I |
What did Fredrick lose? | He lost an important battle in 1176. |
Fredrick repeatedly invaded cities of what? | Italy |
Fredrick finally made peace with who? | The Pope |
Fredrick's empire fell apart and it was broken up into what? | Feudal States |
What is a lord? | A landowner |
What is a fief? | Land granted by a lord to a vassal |
What is a knight? | Warrior on horseback who promised to defend his lord's land in exchange for a fief |
What is a serf? | Peasant who could not lawfully leave the place where he or she was born |
What is a manor? | Lord's estate |
What is a tithe? | Church tax; usually one-tenth of a peasant family's income |
What was the job of peasants on the manor? | Maintained the lords estates by growing crops |
What is feudalism? | a system of loyalties and protections based on mutual obligations |
What was the Pope in charge of? | was in charge of spiritual matters |
What was the emperor/king in charge of? | was in charge of political affairs |
What became the most important force in unifying European society? | The church |