Chapter 5

Question 1

The leading palace official, or the ______ of the ______ became the real power in the kingdom

Answer 1

Mayor of the palace

Question 2

In ______, a few noble families owned all the land and the people worked and lived on this land.

Answer 2

Feudalism

Question 3

The estate where people lived was called a ________ and had its own priest, blacksmith, and skilled laborers

Answer 3

Manor

Question 4

________ were the centers of western knowledge

Answer 4

Monasteries

Question 5

Leo I became the first to receive the title of ______.

Answer 5

Pope

Question 6

True or false: pope means papa

Answer 6

True

Question 7

________ power meant the pope was the supreme head of the church and state

Answer 7

Papal

Question 8

True or false: medieval Christianity is very different from biblical Christianity

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The _____ _________ was a legal document listing the privileges of the town people

Answer 9

Town charter

Question 10

Circuit _______ were set up by Henry II and heard cases in England

Answer 10

Courts

Question 11

In _____ the Western Roman Empire fell

Answer 11

476

Question 12

The _____ was the ruler of the Roman church

Answer 12

Pope

Question 13

The ______ is where people exchanged money and received loans

Answer 13

Bank

Question 14

True or false: the nobility belonged to the middle class

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Pope _______called for the crusade

Answer 15

Urban II

Question 16

The crusade was to liberate the ______ ________ and liberate it from the infidels

Answer 16

Holy Land

Question 17

In medieval art, ______ represented holiness.

Answer 17

Halos

Question 18

_______ was the English poet that wrote The Canterbury Tales

Answer 18

Chaucer

Question 19

______ was the language of the Roman Empire

Answer 19

Latin

Question 20

What year did Pope Urban II call for the crusade?

Answer 20

1095

Question 21

________ grew along trade routes

Answer 21

Towns

Question 21

Europe experienced a warm period that resulted in the growth of _______ crops.

Answer 21

More

Question 21

_________ developed a city state with a republican form of government

Answer 21

Venice

Question 21

Did the crusades succeed or fail in freeing the Holy Land?

Answer 21

Failed

Question 21

Was Chaucer an English or Italian poet?

Answer 21

English

Question 21

The English used __________ to defeat the French in battle

Answer 21

Longbows

Question 21

__________ architecture used flying buttresses and stained glass windows.

Answer 21

Gothic

Question 21

Bankers issued ________ of _______ to traveling merchants

Answer 21

Letters of credit

Question 22

The roman church lost credibility when it could not stop the ________ _______ (2 words)

Answer 22

Black Death

Question 23

The Knights Templar protected traveling _________.

Answer 23

Pilgrims

Question 24

William the __________ conquered England and established a new dynasty

Answer 24

Conquerer

Question 25

Henry II strengthened royal authority in England or France?

Answer 25

England

Question 26

______ architecture was described as dark and cold.

Answer 26

Romanesque

Question 27

The medieval papacy reached its peak under Pope ___________.

Answer 27

Innocent III

Question 28

The Reconquista occurred in France or Spain?

Answer 28

Spain

Question 29

Writing in the common spoken language of the people is known as _____________.

Answer 29

Vernacular

Question 30

How many groups was the English parliament divided into?

Answer 30

Two

Question 31

What is Dante’s “Divine Comedy” about?

Answer 31

A journey through hell

Question 32

Who fought for land during the Hundred Year War?

Answer 32

England, France, and Edward the III

Question 33

What is the Magna Carta?

Answer 33

An English charter saying the king’s power was limited

Question 34

Who signed the Magna Carta?

Answer 34

King John