Middle Ages - Crusades

Question 1

The ________________ fall between ancient times and modern times.

Answer 1

Middle Ages

Question 2

One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe was _____________, who took it upon himself to teach people about Christianity.

Answer 2

Saint Patrick

Question 3

Monks live in communities called _____________.

Answer 3

monasteries

Question 4

An Italian monk by the name of ____________ created a set of rules that most European monasteries followed.

Answer 4

Saint Benedict

Question 5

_________ were religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities.

Answer 5

Monks

Question 6

Another name for the Middle Ages is the __________ period.

Answer 6

medieval

Question 7

_____________ was a brilliant warrior and a strong king who led the Franks in building a huge empire.

Answer 7

Charlemagne

Question 8

T or F - Serfs were tied to the land on which they lived and could not leave their land without permission from the lord.

Answer 8

False - Couldn’t leave without the vassals (knights) permission.

Question 9

T or F - William the Conqueror declared himself king of England after defeating the English king near the town of Hastings.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for money was called a vassal.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The large estate owned by a knight or a lord was called a manor.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals was called feudalism.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a French woman who had great political power.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The worst soldiers were knights, or warriors who fought on horseback.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The Holy Roman Empire was created out of what had been Charlemagne’s empire in the 700s.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Henry III was Holy Roman Emperor when Pope Gregory VII came to power in 1073.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Pope Leo IX was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church and formed the Eastern Orthodox Church is Rome.

Answer 17

False - It is Constantinople

Question 18

Pope Gregory VII excommunicated Emperor Henry IV, but eventually accepted his apology and allowed him back into the church.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Rulers of the Holy Roman Empire inherited their thrones from their fathers.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The center of the Eastern Orthodox Church is Rome.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The pope can choose to excommunicate or cast out from the church those deemed guilty of serious offenses.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The goal of the Crusades was to take the _________ away from the Turks.

Answer 22

Holy Land

Question 23

___________ was called “Lion Heart” for his courage.

Answer 23

King Richard the I

Question 24

____________ agreed to help the Byzantines who were attacked by Muslim Turks in the Holy Land.

Answer 24

Pope Urban II

Question 25

After Christians were defeated during the Second Crusade, ____________ of England stayed in the Holy Land to fight the Third Crusade.

Answer 25

King Richard I

Question 26

Palenstine is called the Holy Land because it was the region where Jesus had lived, preached and died.

Answer 26

Holy Land

Question 27

Following the Crusades, tension between Christians, Jews, and ________ grew.

Answer 27

Muslim’s

Question 28

The ___________ were a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia.

Answer 28

Crusades

Question 29

The leader of the Muslim forces who was respected for his kindness toward fallen leaders was ________.

Answer 29

Saladin

Question 30

Dominican philosopher __________ believed reason and faith could work together.

Answer 30

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Question 31

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is about a group of ________ who are drawn to Canterbury, England and to the Cathedral there.

Answer 31

Clergy

Question 32

____________, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, is created by God and governs how the world operates.

Answer 32

Natural Law

Question 33

A group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules is a __________.

Answer 33

Religious order

Question 34

______ were people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public.

Answer 34

Friars

Question 35

Journeys to religious locations are also referred to as ___________.

Answer 35

pilgrimages

Question 36

As a young man, __________ gave all of his money and possessions away and began living a simple life, preaching and tending to people who were poor or ill.

Answer 36

Saint Francis of Assisi

Question 37

The ______, or church officials, and their teachings were very influential in European culture and politics.

Answer 37

clergy