Chapter 19-Medieval Europe

Question 1

What began a new period in Europe called the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

Germanic leaders ended the Western Roman empire and divided it into Germanic kingdoms.

Question 2

How long did the middle ages last?

Answer 2

1000 years

Question 3

What played a key role in the growth and unity of Western Europe?

Answer 3

The Roman catholic church

Question 4

True or false:

The Emperor and the Catholic Church were often in conflict.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Who forged in empire that included the lands of Germany, France, northern Spain, and Italy?

Answer 5

Charlemagne

Question 6

Who did the pope crown as emperor?

Answer 6

Charlemagne

Question 7

Who joined forces with the Catholic Church to regain control of Europe and reestablish the Holy Roman Empire?

Answer 7

Successive emperors of Germany

Question 8

What is the system of service between the Lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to the Lord? It is a social order.

Answer 8

Feudalism

Question 9

What is a person called who is under the protection of a Lord to whom he has vowed loyalty?

Answer 9

Vassal

Question 10

What is a feudal estate belonging to a vassal called?

Answer 10

Fief

Question 11

What is a mounted man at arms serving as a feudal superior?

Answer 11

Knight

Question 12

What is a system, spirit, or custom of medieval knighthood called?

Answer 12

Chivalry

Question 13

What is a member of the peasant class, tied to the Lord and subject to the will of the landowner called?

Answer 13

Serf

Question 14

What is a group of merchants or craftsman during medieval times called?

Answer 14

Guild

Question 15

Who united the Anglo-Saxons creating England?

Answer 15

Alfred the great

Question 16

Which French noble conquered England in the battle of Hastings?

Answer 16

William of Normandy

Question 17

What year was the battle of Hastings?

Answer 17

1066

Question 18

English Nobles forced king John to do what?

Answer 18

Sign the Magna Carta

Question 19

What did the Magna Carta do?

Answer 19

The Magna Carta limited the powers of the king.

Question 20

What year was the Magna Carta signed by King John?

Answer 20

1215

Question 21

Who helped the king rule after the Magna Carta?

Answer 21

Parliament, a group of lords, church leaders, knights, and townspeople.

Question 22

The creation of the Magna Carta was the key step toward what?

Answer 22

Representative government

Question 23

Slavs in eastern Europe did what?

Answer 23

They adopted eastern orthodox Christianity and founded Moscow

Question 24

What did rulers of Moscow do?

Answer 24

Conquer lands that became the Russian Empire

Question 25

Who called on Europe's nobles to begin a holy war or crusade against the Muslim invaders of the holy land?

Answer 25

Pope urban II

Question 26

How many total Crusades were launched? And how many were successful?

Answer 26

A total of 10 Crusades were launched, but only the first two were successful.

Question 27

The crusades and the rise of a strong government made Medievil Europeans more confident. What happened as a result?

Answer 27

Trade, banking, and businesses thrive. A better economy meant more money to spend on building and learning.

Question 28

What were two types of church architecture styles?

Answer 28

Romanesque style and Gothic style

Question 29

By 1500 Europe had how many universities?

Answer 29

80

Question 30

Followers of scholasticism wanted to combine what three things?

Answer 30

Faith, reason and experience

Question 31

During medieval times, what was the official language of the church and the University?

Answer 31

Latin

Question 32

What was the center of medieval life?

Answer 32

The Catholic church

Question 33

The church performed many tasks that governments do today. Name three.

Answer 33

Recording births, deaths, and marriages.

Question 34

The church seriously addressed threats of what? And what did they do about it?

Answer 34

The church seriously addressed threats of heresy, putting heretics (non-believers) on trial.

Question 35

How many Europeans were killed by the Black death?

Answer 35

About half of all Europeans

Question 36

How did the black death affect Europe?

Answer 36

1. The lower population caused by so many deaths caused wages to rise and food prices to fall. 2. Workers now had more freedom to choose where and for whom they worked. 3. Weakened traditional feudal system (workers were no longer tied to a particular Lord or manner)

Question 37

Western Europe was torn apart by political conflicts. Give an example.

Answer 37

England and France entered a conflict over territory, and the war lasted more than 100 years.

Question 38

Spain's Christian population drove out the Muslims during a struggle known as what?

Answer 38

Reconquista

Question 39

Who unified Spain as a Catholic nation?

Answer 39

Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 40

What is the Spanish Inquisition and who established it?

Answer 40

Ferdinand and Isabella established the Spanish Inquisition to punish heretics, or nonbelievers

Question 41

What is the narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes called? And where are they located?

Answer 41

Fjords. And they are located in Scandinavia

Question 42

What is an agreement between the Pope and a ruler of a country called?

Answer 42

Concordat

Question 43

What is every day spoken language in an area called?

Answer 43

Vernacular