Chapter Four Multiple Choice Flashcards

1
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Charlemagne’s empire included

A

large parts of the western Roman Empire

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2
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Long term results of the Viking invasions

A

the growth of feudalism

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3
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What was agreed upon in a feudal contract

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The lord and the vassal agreed to certain obligations

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4
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Why did feudalism become a complex system?

A

because a vassal could owe loyalty to more than one lord

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5
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Most wars in feudal ages were fought to

A

settle boundary or inheritance disputes

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6
Q

What did these two relationships have in common?

serf/lord and vassal/lord

A

Both involved mutual duties and responsibilities

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7
Q

Christian leader at the Battle of Tours

A

Charles Martel

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8
Q

What seriously disrupted European life in the 800s and 900s?

A

Viking invasions

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9
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What was a direct result of European invasions after 700?

A

the decrease of the monarch’s power (decrease of royal authority)

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10
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In a feudal contract, a vassal provided the lord with

A

military service

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11
Q

chivalry governed relations between

A

noblemen and women

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12
Q

What were 3 agricultural advances in the Middle Ages?

A

horseshoe
water mill
farm tools made out of iron

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13
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In the late Middle Ages, townspeople supported the king because

A

the kings supported trade

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14
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William the Conqueror required his subjects to

A

pledge first loyalty to him

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15
Q

Long term effect of the Magna Carta

A

It limited royal power

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16
Q

Parliament won new rights because

A

the king need their consent to raise taxes

17
Q

Because of the Viking invasions, French kings

A

lost power to the feudal lords

18
Q

Group that supported the monarchs in their struggles

A

the townspeople

19
Q

Increased trade benefitted monarchs because

A

tax revenue allowed them to raise an army

20
Q

Unlike the rest of Europe, England

A

did not develop into a feudal system

21
Q

Common Law developed out of

A

decisions of the royal courts

22
Q

Major principle contained in the Magna Carta

A

king was not above the law

23
Q

Significance of the Battle of Tours

A

The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped