Chapter 5 Test

Question 1

A large church built in wealthy cities

Answer 1

cathedral

Question 2

Uniform laws for all of England

Answer 2

common law

Question 3

Rules and expectations for knights

Answer 3

chivalry

Question 4

A group of local citizens that accused criminals

Answer 4

jury

Question 5

Place for exchanging and borrowing money

Answer 5

bank

Question 6

A legal document listing the privileges of the townspeople

Answer 6

town charter

Question 7

A self-supporting estate during the Middle Ages

Answer 7

manor

Question 8

An accusation issued by a jury

Answer 8

indictment

Question 9

A papal decree denying people access to sacraments

Answer 9

interdict

Question 10

During the Middle Ages, Europe experienced a warm period that enabled farmers to grown more of these

Answer 10

crops

Question 11

The Crusades were motivated primarily by these

Answer 11

religious reasons

Question 12

Allowed fighting only on certain days of the week

Answer 12

Truce of God

Question 13

The Hundred Years’ War was fought between these two countries

Answer 13

France and England

Question 14

The Crusades brought back these types of writings into Europe

Answer 14

Greek and Arabic

Question 15

Royal officials who collected taxes for the king and ensured justice in carrying out laws

Answer 15

Baillis

Question 16

Rounded vaults and thick walls were features of this type of architecture

Answer 16

Romanesque

Question 17

By the fourteenth century, the English parliament was divided into

Answer 17

two groups

Question 18

The Roman Church lost much of its credibility when it could not stop this

Answer 18

the Black Death

Question 19

He wrote Divine Comedy which is an imaginary journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise

Answer 19

Dante

Question 20

This refers to Parliament’s limiting the king’s power by controlling the tax system

Answer 20

power of the purse

Question 21

The new centers of liberal arts learning that developed in the twelfth century

Answer 21

Universities

Question 22

This struck large areas of Europe in 1315

Answer 22

The Great Famine

Question 23

This is the name given to the new economic class that developed in towns and included merchants, bankers, and other skilled laborers

Answer 23

middle class

Question 24

A document carried on a journey and exchanged for money at a bank

Answer 24

letter of credit

Question 25

The leading palace official of the Merovingian house

Answer 25

mayor of the palace

Question 26

This count of Paris founded a new dynasty in France

Answer 26

Hugh Capet

Question 27

This ruler founded the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066

Answer 27

William the Conqueror

Question 28

This great-grandson of William the Conqueror strengthened English royal authority by using circuit courts

Answer 28

Henry II

Question 29

Gothic architecture can be characterized by

Answer 29

• flying buttresses
• high ceilings
• warmth and brightness

Question 30

Phillip II was a king of

Answer 30

France

Question 31

The prominent Italian city was located on the Adriatic Sea and had a large navy

Answer 31

Venice

Question 32

A commonly spoken language

Answer 32

vernacular

Question 33

He wrote The Canterbury Tales

Answer 33

Chaucer

Question 34

This people group was blamed for the Black Death and was persecuted because of it

Answer 34

Jews

Question 35

King John was forced to sign this document that set limits on royal power

Answer 35

Magna Carta

Question 36

Under this pope, the political power of the Roman Church was greatest

Answer 36

Pope Innocent III

Question 37

He was crowned Roman emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800

Answer 37

Charlemagne

Question 38

The leader of one of the Frankish kingdoms in 481

Answer 38

Clovis

Question 39

The peasant girl who rallied the French in the Hundred Years’ War

Answer 39

Joan of Arc