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Middle Ages (1)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the group who officially choose future Popes. | College of Cardinals |
| Name the founder of the Monastery of Cluny. | William of Aquitaine (910 AD) |
| The Monastery of Cluny taught that the clergy were only to answer who? | The Pope |
| Revenge taken on a family that resulted if one of their members committed an offense against another family is called a _________________. | Blood Fued |
| Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor during 1070’s, was excommunicated by which Pope during a controversy over the authority to appoint bishops? | Gregory VII |
| In 1122, Pope Calixtus II and Henry V (HRE) reach a compromise concerning the appointments of church officials (investitures) called the ____________? | Concordat of Worms |
| Clovis was the first king of which Frankish Dynasty? | Merovingian |
| . Name the saint who was responsible for many Irish being converted to Christianity? | St. Patrick |
| The head of a Monastery is called a ______________? | Abbey |
| Whose donation created the Papal states? | Pepin |
| King John of England in 1215 was forced to sign what document? | The Magna Carta |
| Which of the following Popes crowned the first “Emperor of the Romans” on Christmas Day 800 and who was crowned? | Charlemagna |
| The political and military system of the Middle Ages based on obligations of loyalty between vassals and lords is called ___________? | Feudalism |
| A Medieval land grant is called a ____________? | Fief |
| Of the following who pledges loyalty to the noble lord? | Vassal |
| A holy act of God performed by the church (the Roman Catholic church recognizes seven) is called? | Sacraments |
| The Roman Catholic teaching concerning the Eucharist is that after the words of institution are spoken by the priest, the bread is mystically transformed into the literal body of Christ—what is this called? | Transubstantiationn |
| William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson at what battle? | Battle of Hastings in 1066 |
| During the reign of Henry II what was issued that granted the king of England the authority to appoint Bishops? | Constitutions of Clarendon |
| Name the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered because he opposed Henry II's encroachment into church affairs? | Thomas a Becket |
| Which English King imposed heavy taxes on the nation to fund the third crusade and nearly bankrupted England? | Richard the Lionhearted |
| Which Pope called for the first crusade in 1095? | Pope Urban II |
| What special order of Knights vowed to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Lands? | Knights Templars |
| What peoples were the crusaders fighting? | Muslims |
| In 1208, what official department was created within the Roman Catholic church to investigate heresies? | The Inquisition |
| Members of a ______________ were all skilled workers of a particular trade whose function was to set prices? | Guild |
| During the 1300's what killed 50% or more of England's population? | Black Death/Bubonic Plague |
| The language of the Medieval Bible (The Vulgate) was what? | Latin |
| What invaders sailed from Scandinavia during Spring (700s and 800s) to attack Western Europe? | Vikings |
| The Magna Carta was the first step in reducing the authority of the English __________. | Monarchy or King |
| Alchemist were attempting to convert ordinary metals (such as lead) into ________? | Gold |
| Blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm were needed to be in balance according to medieval medicine. What were these four fluids called? | Humors |
| Which type of architecture utilized flying buttresses, making walls stronger and thinner, allowing larger windows? | Gothic |
| ____________ was the Muslim leader during the time of Richard the lionhearted. In terms agreed to by he and Richard, Christian pilgrims would be allowed to visit Christian shrines in Jerusalem and the Crusaders would withdraw? | Saladin |
| . Which French King ultimately had the Knights Templar destroyed because of the debt he owed them? | Phillip IV of France |
| Who was the author of the Canterbury tales and whose shrine were the pilgrims visiting ? | Geoffrey Chaucer and Thomas Becket |