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Question 1

when did germanic leaders in italy end the western roman empire?

Answer 1

400 AD

Question 2

what did western europe divide into?

Answer 2

germanic kingdoms

Question 3

how long did the middle ages last?

Answer 3

1,000 years

Question 4

what two events were the middle ages between?

Answer 4

the fall of the western roman empire and the renaissance

Question 5

what is one thing that spread throughout europe?

Answer 5

christianity

Question 6

what played a key role in the growth and unity of western europe?

Answer 6

roman catholic church

Question 7

who influenced the government?

Answer 7

christian officials

Question 8

who was often in conflict?

Answer 8

the emperor and the catholic church

Question 9

who forged an empire?

Answer 9

charlemagne

Question 10

what 4 lands were forged in charlemagne’s empire?

Answer 10

germany, france, northern spain, and italy

Question 11

who crowned charlemagne emperor?

Answer 11

the pope

Question 12

what happened after charlemagne’s death?

Answer 12

his empire collapsed and europe broke into small territories

Question 13

germany united under what?

Answer 13

an emperor

Question 14

who united the anglo-saxons?

Answer 14

alfred the great

Question 15

who conquered england in the battle of hastings?

Answer 15

william of normandy

Question 16

when did william of Normandy conquer england?

Answer 16

1066

Question 17

who forced king john to sign there magna carta in 1215?

Answer 17

english nobles

Question 18

what did the magna carta do?

Answer 18

limited the powers of the king

Question 19

what is a parliament?

Answer 19

a group of lords, church leaders, knights, and townspeople who helped the king rule

Question 20

what was a key step toward representative government?

Answer 20

parliament

Question 21

who founded moscow?

Answer 21

slavs in eastern europe

Question 22

who adopted eastern orthodox christianity?

Answer 22

slavs in eastern europe

Question 23

what became the russian empire?

Answer 23

moscow when rulers conquered lands

Question 24

what did the crusades introduce europeans to?

Answer 24

luxury goods

Question 25

what two styles were european churches built in?

Answer 25

romanesque and gothic

Question 26

when did europe have 80 universities?

Answer 26

1500

Question 27

who discovered texts by greek and roman philosophers?

Answer 27

scholars

Question 28

what did scholars use rather than faith to reach conclusions?

Answer 28

reason and logic

Question 29

what was scholasticism?

Answer 29

combining faith with learning gained through reason and experience

Question 30

what was the center of medieval life?

Answer 30

the catholic church

Question 31

what kinds of tasks did the church perform?

Answer 31

recording births, deaths, and marriages

Question 32

when was the black death?

Answer 32

early 1300s

Question 33

lower population caused what?

Answer 33

wages to rise and food prices to fall

Question 34

what did the black death do to workers?

Answer 34

gave them more freedom to choose where and for whom they worked

Question 35

when people got to choose who they worked for during the black death, what happened?

Answer 35

they were no longer tied to a lord or manor, so it weakened the feudal system

Question 36

how was western europe torn apart?

Answer 36

political conflicts

Question 37

who entered a conflict over territory, which led to a war that lasted over 100 year?

Answer 37

england and france

Question 38

who’s christian population drove out the muslims during a struggle known as reconquista?

Answer 38

spains

Question 39

who unified spain as a catholic nation?

Answer 39

ferdinand and isabella

Question 40

who established the spanish inquisition

Answer 40

ferdinand and isabella

Question 41

what was the spanish inquisition?

Answer 41

punishing heretics, or non-believers