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1
Q

What was the worst form of punishment in the Middle Ages?

Death

Excommunication

Torture

Serfdom

A

Excommunication

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2
Q

Where did Celtic monasticism develop?

France

Ireland

England

Scotland

A

Ireland

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3
Q

Trade fairs were primarily set up to sell goods to what group?

Nobles

Merchants

Clergy

Peasants

A

Merchants

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4
Q

Who was Justinian’s best general?

Belisarius

Commodus

Augustus

Patton

A

Belisarius

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5
Q

Which kng of England became frenemies with the Muslim leader in Question 3

King Henry VIII

King Charles

King Richard

King James

A

King Richard

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6
Q

Free towns were set up in a number of locations throughout Europe in order to avoid what most?

War

Poverty of the king

Taxes

Religion

A

Taxes

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7
Q

Which European city was a part of the Hanseatic League?

A

Venice

Genoa

Constantinople

Antwerp

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8
Q

Which Muslim leader succeeded in taking Jerusalem back from the Crusades?

Henry VIII

King Charles I

King Richard

King James

A

King Richard

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9
Q

By 1300 approximately how many residents did Paris and Rome have?

10,000,000

1,000

10,000

100,000

A

100,000

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10
Q

The Reconquista pitted Christian kingdoms against what power in Europe>

The Vikings

The Moors

The Vandals

The Saxons

A

The Moors

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11
Q

In cities, what group was often responsible for plays and festivals during religious holidays?

Monasteries

Serfs

Guilds

Knights

A

Guilds

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12
Q

What was not one of the main kingdoms involved in the Reconquista?

Portugal

Castile

Aragon

Wales

A

Wales

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13
Q

What is a synonym for fealty?

Loyalty

Friendship

Honor

Bravery

A

Loyalty

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14
Q

William the Conqueror conquered England in which year?

1492

1066

800

732

A

1066

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15
Q

What part of Europe was NOT involved in the trading of the Hanseatic League?

Russia

Baltic states

Germany

Greece

A

Greece

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16
Q

Which Frankish king first converted to Christianity?

Charlemagne

Clovis

Pepin

Louis

A

Clovis

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17
Q

Who did Henry II marry to gain vast territories in what is now modern France?

Joan of Arc

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Edith Piaf

Segolene Royal

A

Eleanor of Aquitaine

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18
Q

What is the correct oder of advancement in a guild?

Apprentice, Journeyman, Master

Journeyman, Apprentice, Master

Master, apprentice, journeyman

Master, journeyman, apprentice

A

Apprentice, Journeyman, Master

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19
Q

Which French royal family had consolidated most of the region of France by 1300?

Capetians

Merovingians

Carolingians

Bourbons

A

Capetians

20
Q

What is an example of a luxury good that European nobles enjoyred more of thanks to the Crusades?

Gold

Caviar

Spices

Silver

A

Spices

21
Q

What city became a maor center of the Rus civilization in the Early Middle Ages?

Moscow

St. Petersburg

Kiev

Vladivostok

A

Kiev

22
Q

What was the name for the main type of religious art that the Byzantines began destroying?

Frescos

Murals

Icons

Statues

A

Icons

23
Q

Who were the two monk brothers who created an early version of the alphabet adopted by the Rus?

Ignatius & Maximus

Abbott and Costello

Simon and Garfunkel

Cyril and Methodius

A

Cyril and Methodius

24
Q

What was a primary focus of guilds in the Middle Ages?

Increasing competition

Restricting competition

Sharing all profits equally across the guild

Maximiizing quantity over quality

A

Restricting competition

25
Q

What was not a priority of Pope Gregory the Great?

Monasticism

Asseting the authority of the papacy

Charity

Starting a crusade

A

Starting a crusade

26
Q

What were two parts of the Western Roman Empire reconquered by Justinian I?

Greece

Italy

England

North Africa

A

Italy

North Africa

27
Q

What did people in the Byzantinne Empire call themselves?

Byzantines

Greeks

Romans

New Romans

A

Romans

28
Q

The Reconquista ended with the capture of which city in 1492?

Cordoba

Granada

Toledo

Barcelona

A

Granada

29
Q

Where was Cluny, one of the most influential monasteries of the Middle Ages, locates?

England

Ireland

France

Italy

A

France

30
Q

What is the name for land given to a knight for his service?

Kingdom

Manor

Fief

Castle

A

Fief

31
Q

Which group was hired to transport the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade east by sea?

Magyars

Irish

Venetians

Swiss

A

Venetians

32
Q

What period of Byzantine history can be considered a golden age?

Egyptian period

Macedonian period

Anatolian period

Italian period

A

Macedonian period

33
Q

What is the term used for a person’s level of faith in his or her religion?

Faithfulness

Peity

Fealty

Nobility

A

Peity

34
Q

Whose ideas did Christian theologican Augustine of Hippo incorporate into his work?

Caesar

Confucius

Plato

Cicero

A

Plato

35
Q

Why did Jews find great success in banking during the Middle Ages?

CHristians did not have political control in most of Europe

Jews offered lower interest rates compared to Christian backers

Christians donated all of their extra money and charge interest to Christians

Christians could not lend money and charge interest to Christians

A

Christians could not lend money and charge interest to Christians

36
Q

Which Holy Roman Empire did Pope Gregory VII excommunicate temporarily?

Henry II

Henry IV

John II

Charlemagne III

A

Henry IV

37
Q

William the Conqueror’s victory over the Anglo-Saxons was also the ultimate victory of the descendants of what group?

Arabs

Franks

Vikings

Lombards

A

Vikings

38
Q

What is the leader of a monastery called?

Abbot

Chief

Bishop

Headmaster

A

Abbot

39
Q

The council set up in opposition to the English king after rebellion in the 1260s eventually led to which branch of government?

the judiciary

the bureaucracy

Parliament

Senate

A

Parliament

40
Q

Which Pope was central in initiating the First Crusade?

Pope Jullian III

Pope Xavier I

Pople Urban II

Pope Francis IV

A

Pople Urban II

41
Q

The Magna Carta advanced the power of whom the most?

peasants

bourgeoisie

nobles

serfs

A

nobles

42
Q

Which leader of te Rus converted to Christianity, married the sister of a Byzantine emperor and made Christianity the state religion?

Vladimir I

Yaroslav the Wise

Vladimir Putin

Oleg III

A

Vladimir I

43
Q

What is the official title of the head of the Eastern Christian (orthodox) Church?

Pope

Patriarch

King priest

Guru

A

Patriarch

44
Q

What was NOT one of the initial motivations of the Crusades?

Assisting in the defense of Byzantium

Retaking Jerusalem from the Muslims

Protecting pilgrams in the Holy Land

Preventing the Mongols from sacking Jerusalem

A

Preventing the Mongols from sacking Jerusalem

45
Q

It is thought that the Rus were one branch of what historical group?

Vandals

Vikings

Arabs

Goths

A

Vikings

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