Chpt 9 Test

Question 1

Common law

Answer 1

Law that is the same for all people

Question 2

Pope Urban II

Answer 2

Was the pope that urged the Christians to start hit crusades by taking the holy land back from the Muslims

Question 3

Concordat of Worms

Answer 3

Treaty that solved the investiture struggle between church and holy roman empires

Question 4

Crusades

Answer 4

A holy war by the Catholic Church to take back the holy land

Question 5

Isabella

Answer 5

Ruler who used inquisition to help unify Spain

Question 6

Vernacular

Answer 6

Everyday language of ordinary people

Question 7

Chaucer

Answer 7

Writer who penned the CANTERBURY TALES that gave a colorful picture of medieval life

Question 8

Black Death

Answer 8

Plague that spread through Europe killing 1/3 of the population

Question 9

Joan of Arc

Answer 9

Peasant women who led French troops to victory against the English is the Hundred Years’ War.

Question 10

Why was the manga Carta important?

Answer 10

It asserted that the monarch must obey law, & it gave rights to the people

Question 11

Under whose reign did the development of an early jury system take place?

Answer 11

Henry II

Question 12

What was the chief goal of the crusades

Answer 12

to free the holy land from the Turks

Question 13

What does the Reconquista refer to

Answer 13

Campaign to drive Muslims out of Spain

Question 14

What were the key features for gothic architecture

Answer 14

• arches
• high ceilings
• flying buttresses

Question 15

Which two countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War

Answer 15

England and France

Question 16

Why is Joan of arc remembered and revered

Answer 16

she helped unite France which eventually led France to a victory over England in the Hundred Years’ War

Question 17

William the Comqueror

Answer 17

Norman king who took over the crown of England in 1066 and is responsible for the domesday book