Chapter 14 Flashcards
During the Middle Ages, the largest and most powerful religion in Western Europe was the
a. Roman Catholic Church
b. Eastern Orthodox Church
c. Protestant Church
d. Church of England
a. Roman Catholic Church
A lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him was to.
a. educate them
b. take care of their livestock and lands.
c. bring them to God.
d. protect them and their lands
d. protect them and their lands
As feudalism weakened, one way kings gained power was by supporting
a. the Crusades
b. new towns
c. the lords in their kingdom
d. the Roman Catholic Church
B. New towns
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between
a. Christians and Muslims
b. kings and clergy
c. France and Spain
d. France and England
D. France and England
The first Christians to fight the Muslims for the Holy Land were
a. lords and their knights
b. common people led by Peter the Hermit
c. kings led by Peter the Hermit
d. members of the clergy
b. Common people led by Peter the Hermit
Peasants were often able to improve their standard of living by
a. staying on the manor for generations
b. fighting in the Crusades
c. farming the lord’s fields
d. moving to towns
D. Moving to towns
What is one reason that the Church was so powerful during medieval times?
a. It did not allow national religions
b. It encouraged warfare among feudal lords.
c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them
d It encouraged serfs to leave the manor.
c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them.
How was life in the towns different from life on the manor?
a. In the towns, people no longer belonged to guilds
b. In the towns, the Church had no authority
c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money
d. In the towns people were self-sufficient
c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money
One thing that helped trade grow during the Middle Ages was
a. the Crusades
b. the opening of routes between France and England.
c. the growth of the peasant class
d. the feudal system
a. the Crusades
Christians fought the Muslim Turks in order to
a. force them out of Italy.
b. spread the feudal system of government
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
d. convert the Muslims to Christianity
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
What happened to serfs who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day?
a. they became free
b. they were arrested for desertion and imprisoned
c. they were sold into slavery
d. they were returned to the manor
a they became free
What was one problem medieval cities faced?
a. a lack of guilds
b. no clergy
c. invaders from other cities
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
Why is the Holy Land important?
a. It is the center of Europe
b. It is sacred to all of the world’s great religions
c. The Catholic Church is located there.
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
Christians fought the Muslim Turks in order to
a. force them out of Italy
b. spread the feudal system of government
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
d. convert the Muslims to Christianity
c. reopen the Holy Land to Christian pilgrims
What happened to serfs who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day?
a. They became free
b. They were arrested for desertion and imprisoned.
c. They were sold into slavery
d. they were returned to the manor
a. they became free
What was one problem medieval cities faced?
a. a lack of guilds
b. no clergy
c. invaders from other cities
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
Why is the Holy Land important?
a. It is the center of Europe
b. It is sacred to all of the world’s great religions
c. the Catholic Church is located there
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions
Kings and popes often disagreed over who should select
a. lords
b. a king’s vassals
c. church officials called bishops
d. city mayors
c. church officials called bishops
Most serfs needed a lord’s permission to
a. have children
b. marry or leave the manor
c. farm the lord’s fields
d. supply their own needs
b. marry or leave the manor
Pope Urban II first called for a crusade for Christians to reclaim the Holy Land at the
a. Council of Marseilles
b. Council of Paris
c. Council of Clermont
d. Council of Siena
c. Council of Clermont
In 1215, England’s King John signed the Magna Carta
a. while seated next to the Crown Jewels in the Tower or London.
b. at Runnymede, a meadow along the Thames River.
c. in order to maintain firm control over his subjects.
d. to keep Parliament from gaining more power.
b. at Runnymede, a meadow along the Thames River
Joan of Arc was allowed to lead the French forces at the Battle of Orleans because
a. she convinced the heir to the French throne that God had called her to lead the French forces
b. William the Conqueror was fighting in the Battle of Lyon and the French forces needed leadership at Orleans.
c. the Duke of Normandy was wounded in battle and the King believed in her.
d. the King believed the English forces were afraid of her witchcraft
a. she convinced the heir to the French throne that God had called her to lead the French forces
These were two of the most powerful German members of the Hanseatic League
a. Paris and Marseilles
b. Hamburg and Lubeck
c. Copenhagen and Danzig
d. Novgorod and Visby
c. Copenhagen and Danzig
Pope Leo crowned this leader “Emperor of all Romans”
a. William the Conqueror
b. Richard the Lion-Hearted
c. Theodoric of Riems
d. Charlemagne
d. Charlemagne
