Magna Carta

Question 0

Estates General

Answer 0

Nobility, clergy and common people

Question 1

Habeas Corpus

Answer 1

No person can be arrested without first being charged with a crime

Question 2

Plenitude of Power

Answer 2

A doctrine, statement of belief

Question 3

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?

Answer 3

Charlemagne

Question 4

What were the two main challenges for the emperors of the Holy Rome Empire?

Answer 4

Church and Nobles

Question 5

Most of the lands held by the Holy Roman Empire were located where?

Answer 5

Germany

Question 6

Czar

Answer 6

Russian word for Caesar/king

Question 7

Genghis Khan

Answer 7

Leader of the Mongols, “World Emperor”

Question 8

The Mongols

Answer 8

People who overran China and Russia during the early 13th century

Question 9

Ivan the Great

Answer 9

Russian ruler who eventually ran the Monguls out of Russia

Question 10

Ivan the Terrible

Answer 10

Limited the privileges of the old boyar families and granted land to nobles in exchange for military or other services. Created the secret police and tortured political enemies

Question 11

Russian Orthodox Church

Answer 11

Had influence in government-state left- church grew, more powerful when Mongols took over

Question 12

Vikings

Answer 12

The Varangians, from Scandinavia, were tradesmen

Question 13

Cyril

Answer 13

A Greek man that adapted the Greek alphabet into Slavic alphabet

Question 14

Richard the Lion-Heart

Answer 14

Famous son of Henry the second

Question 15

King John 1

Answer 15

Became king when King Richard (older bro) was off fighting crusades

Question 16

Joan of Arc

Answer 16

Improbable leader of the efforts at French Unification

Question 17

What was the basis of the conflict that created the Hundred Years’ War?

Answer 17

Unification of France

Question 18

First English parliament

Answer 18

Created under King Edward 1 in 1295, consisted of Knights, town representatives, lords and clergies

Question 19

What are the two main principles put forth by the Magna Carta?

Answer 19

The King is not above the law and Habeus Corpus

Question 20

Describe the importance of Chapter 12 of the Magna Carta?

Answer 20

No taxation without representation

Question 21

Which parts of the Magna Carta are embodied in the US Constitution?

Answer 21

Habeus Corpus, due process of law (Miranda Rights), jury trial, no taxation w/o representation

Question 22

William the Conqueror

Answer 22

Laid the foundation for the English Government

Descendants: Henry I and Henry II

Question 23

Two legal concepts introduced into English law by 1170

Answer 23

Common law and jury

Question 24

What was the “bitter dispute” between King Henry and the Church?

Answer 24

Henry wanted legal power over the church

Question 25

Who was Thomas Becket?

Answer 25

The archbishop of Canterbury

Question 26

Why was England paying an annual tribute to the pope in 1212?

Answer 26

Henry had angered the pope and gotten involved in wars in France

Question 27

What events in France caused the feudal barons of England to turn against John?

Answer 27

Wars and hightakes

Question 28

Archbishop

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The highest church office, church representative of England

Question 29

Louis IX

Answer 29

King of France, 1226, was Christian and tried to convert others

Question 30

Eastern Orthodox Church

Answer 30

Byzantine Empire is eastern Greek Orthodox, more philosophical, abstract and mystical; Russian and Greek

Question 31

Roman Catholic Church

Answer 31

Held all power in Western Europe very wealthy church, relationship with church and people was based on money bc people wanted to go to heaven