Question | Answer |
An area of land with its own sovereign government is called... | Nation state |
What were the four nations that arose during the late middle ages? | France, Russia, England, and Spain |
Who conquered and then united England? | William the conqueror |
What battled allowed William to ascend to the throne of England | Battle of Hastings |
The use of common law began under the rule of whom? | King Henry |
Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta | King John |
What is the body of government that makes laws in England | parliament |
Who started a dynasty in France | Hugh Capet |
Who fought during the 100 Years War | France and England |
Who was the French military leader who lead France during the 100 years war | Joan of Arc |
Who were the leaders of Spain who united the country under the Catholic Church | Ferdinand and Isabella |
Who (which groups) were expelled from Spain | Moors and Jews |
Who tried to expand the Spanish empire to include most of Europe and the Americas | Charles V |
Who united Russia after the Mongol defeat | Ivan the Great |
What was the unifying force in Russia during the late Middle Ages | Orthodox Christianity |
What are the crusades | holy war between Muslims and Christians |
Who started the Crusades | Pope Urban II |
What was the goal of the Crusades | Retake the Holy Land |
Which was the only successful crusade | 1st crusade |
Who was the Muslim Commander who retook Jerusalem | Saladin |
What was a positive effect of the crusade | stimulated trade |
What were the negative effects of the crusade | Weakened Byzantines, weakened the power of the Pope, and left bitterness between Muslims and Christians |
Which city fell to the Ottoman Turks | Constantinople |
The Bubonic Plague or Black death started on the continent of... | Asia |
What did Church scholars do in the Middle Ages | Laid the foundation for universities and translated works into latin |
Which institutions came about due to increase in trade after the Crusades | banks |
What is the ability to spend money that you do not currently have? | credit |
The adoption of these allowed for advanced book keeping | Arabic Numerals |
The Renaissance was centered in... | Italy |
Who painted the Sistine Chapel | Michelangelo |
Who painted the Last Supper and Mona Lisa | Leonardo Da Vinca |
What was the focus on the ability of humans | Humanism |
What is the name of the Italian philosopher who wrote the book called The Prince | Niccolo Machiavelli |
The book The Prince is about | the absolute power of ruler and government |
Who was the Renaissance poet who wrote sonnets | Petrarch |
Who wrote Praise of Folly | Erasmus |
Who wrote Utopia | Sir Thomas Moore |
Who were the band of nomadic warriors who conquered most of Europe and Asia | The Mongols |
What did the Magna Carta establish? | a limit on the power of the king and rights to common people |
Who are the clergy | Religious people |