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(Willis) M. Europe
Question | Answer |
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The Germanic peoples who conquered Gaul | Franks |
Nomadic warriors who settled in present-day Hungary | Magyars |
The creator of a unified Christian empire in Western Europe | Charlemagne |
Expert sailors, Warriors, & Merchants from Scandinavia | Vikings |
The leader of forces that battled the Muslims at Tours | Charles Martel |
What change signaled the beginning of the Middle Ages? | the collapse of the Roman Empire |
Which statement best describes the early Germanic kingdoms? | They had no written laws |
One long-term result of the crowning of Charlemagne was | The deepening of the split between eastern and western Christians |
The main role of powerful nobles in Charlemagne’s kingdom was to | Rule local regions |
What happened after Charlemagne’s death? | His sons fought for control; his kingdom was divided |
Medieval knights often took part in , or mock battles. | Tournaments |
A wandering musician known as a _________ sang about knights and ladies. | Troubadour |
In return for loyalty, a lord granted a lesser noble a _______. | Fief |
A lord’s estate was called a _________ . | Manor |
The knight’s code of conduct was called _______ . | Chivalry |
The feudal system was based on a network of | mutual obligations. |
Which statement best describes noblewomen in the Middle Ages? | They played active roles in medieval society. |
The feudal contract was usually between | a great lord and a less-powerful noble. |
Which statement best describes medieval serfs? | They were bound to the land but were not slaves. |
A medieval manor was | a self-sufficient unit. |
Rules to regulate monastic life, written by a monk named Benedict | Benedictine Rule |
A pope’s authority over all secular rulers. | Papal supremacy |
The body of laws of the Church | Canon law |
A penalty that barred someone from receiving the sacraments or Christian burial | Excommunication |
An order preventing an entire town, region, or kingdom from receiving sacraments and Christian burial | Interdict |
A parish priest’s duties included | Administering sacraments and helping the needy. |
Monks in monasteries worked as | Farmers, missionaries, and scholars. |
The role of the popes in the Middle Ages | They were spiritual leaders who also exercised secular power. |
St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic founded | Orders of friars. |
Why did prejudice against Jewish people increase in the late 1000s? | Western Europe had become more Christianized. |
A trainee who earned no wages | Apprentice |
Money for investment | Capital |
A document stating the rights and privileges of a town | Charter |
A salaried worker in a guild | Journeyman |
Someone who paid rent for his land | Tenant Farmer |
Agricultural production improved in Europe because of | New harnesses and plows. |
Why did medieval Europe’s richest cities emerge in northern Italy and Flanders? | Both were at the ends of the north-south trade route. |
One result of the use of insurance, credit, and partnerships was a | Commercial Revolution. |
A main goal of guilds was to | Cooperate to protect shared economic interests. |
Medieval cities were usually | Crowded, dirty, and loud. |
A ruler who required every vassal to swear first allegiance to him | William the Conqueror |
A document that asserted the rights of nobles | Magna Carta |
A legal system based on custom and court rulings | Common Law |
The principle that a person cannot be imprisoned without first being charged with a crime | Habeas Corpus |
A French king who led two Crusades | Louis IX |
In the High Middle Ages, the balance of power began to shift toward | monarchs. |
What was one of Henry II’s greatest accomplishments? | He developed a unified legal system. |
With the “power of the purse,” Parliament could | limit the power of the king. |
How did the Capetian kings establish order in France? | They built an effective bureaucracy. |
In contrast to the English Parliament, the French Estates General | did not gain control of finances. |
While was a great reformer, he also aroused much hatred. | Pope Gregory VII |
The Holy Roman emperor dreamed of building a great empire. | Frederick Barbarossa |
As head of the Church, claimed supremacy over all rulers. | Pope Innocent III |
The dispute over the issue of was resolved by the Concordat of Worms. | lay investiture |
Crowned king of Germany, later became Holy Roman emperor. | Henry IV |
The power of the Holy Roman emperors was limited by | their inability to control their vassals. |
The conflict between Henry IV and Gregory VII was caused by a disagreement over | The right to appoint and install bishops. |
In the 1100s and 1200s, Holy Roman emperors wanted to control | Italy. |
The Catholic Church in the 1200s | It reached the peak of its power. |
Unlike France and England, German states were unable to | form a nation-state. |