Chap 13 Quiz from Text

Question 1

True or False?

Charles Martel was the first king of the Carolingian dynasty.

Answer 1

False

First king was Charles’s son, Pippin III

Question 2

Charlemagne was a skilled warrior who won many victories.

true

false

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, naming him Emperor of the Roman People.

true

false

Answer 3

true

Question 4

In order to run his empire more efficiently, Charlemagne established Paris, a permanent capital in the center of his holdings.

true

false

Answer 4

false

Charlemagne established in AACHEN, Germany

Question 5

Scholars and monks in Aachen studied and copied ancient writings.

true

false

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Charlemagne developed a written legal code based on tribal laws and Christian teachings.

true

false

Answer 6

true

Question 7

The Vikings raided other countries to get food and supplies that Scandinavia did not provide.

true

false

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Europeans lived in fear of Viking raids because the Vikings attacked with very little warning, killed or captured any who opposed them, and sold their captives into slavery.

true

false

Answer 8

true

Question 9

The Vikings would not attack monasteries, and so monasteries were where people often sought shelter from attacks.

true

false

Answer 9

false

Vikings attacked monasteries because these were easy targets

Question 10

On horseback, the fierce Magyars raided eastern Europe, focusing on small settlements and outrunning any defenders.

true

false

Answer 10

true

Question 11

The Magyar raids ended when Charlemagne’s mighty army crushed the Magyar outside Aachen.

true

false

Answer 11

false

It was German king OTTO that crushed Magyar army

Question 12

The Muslim city of Cordoba was one of the wealthiest and most culturally advanced cities of the medieval period.

true

false

Answer 12

true

Question 13

In Muslim Spain, Jews and Christians were persecuted mercilessly.

true

false

Answer 13

false

Question 14

The balance of power in western Europe shifted when the popes were forced to ask the Franks to help them stop the Muslim raiders.

true

false

Answer 14

true

Question 15

________, the exchange of land for service, came about in part because nobles in Europe needed to protect their lands and people without relying on the king.

Answer 15

feudalism

Question 16

Highly skilled soldiers who fought on horseback were called _____ .

Answer 16

knights

Question 17

In order to receive a fief, a knight became a lord’s vassal and swore an oath of _____ , a promise to provide military service and remain loyal to the lord.

Answer 17

fealty

Question 18

The _______ system was an economic system, whereas the feudal system was a political and social system.

Answer 18

manorial

Question 19

_____ were workers legally tied to the manor on which they worked.

Answer 19

Serfs

Question 20

The _____ crop rotation system improved the quality of the soil, which in turn improved the size and quality of the harvest.

Answer 20

three-field

Question 21

I am a powerful French duchess who ruled all of England and half of France

Answer 21

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 22

“I am the king of Wessex who drove the Vikings into the Danelaw.”

Answer 22

Alfred the Great

Question 23

I am the Duke of Normandy who won the Battle of Hastings and became England’s king.”

Answer 23

William the Conqueror

Question 24

I not only limited the power of kings but suggested that not even kings are above the law.

Answer 24

Magna Carta

Question 25

I am a council of nobles, clergymen, members of the middle class, and commoners who work together to have a say in government.”

Answer 25

Parliament

Question 26

I am the Christian effort to remove Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula.”

Answer 26

Reconquista

Question 27

I united the German lands and became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Answer 27

Otto the Great

Question 28

“I am the first Capetian king.”

Answer 28

Hugh Capet

Question 29

Which of the following statements concerning religion in the Middle Ages is not correct?

Every European was a Christian.

Religion touched almost every part of life.

Thousands of people joined religious orders.

Members of the clergy had great influence.

Answer 29

Every European was a Christian.

Question 30

Which of the following facts about Pope Leo IX is not true?

Pope Leo IX wanted to reform Europe’s clergy.

Kings resented Leo’s interference with bishops in their areas.

Leo IX excommunicated the bishop of Constantinople, which split the church in two.

Leo IX approved of simony, the buying and selling of church offices.

Answer 30

Leo IX approved of simony, the buying and selling of church offices.

Question 31

What did Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII argue about in the late 1000s?

simony

clergy selection

the Papal States

taxes

Answer 31

clergy selection

Question 32

How did the monks of Cluny hope to prevent corruption in their monastery?

by converting to Celtic monasticism

by fasting one day a week

by electing their own abbot

by living on an island far from other communities

Answer 32

by electing their own abbot

Question 33

Which of the following orders was the most austere?

Benedictine

Franciscans

Cistercian

Cluniacs

Answer 33

Cistercian