STUDY

Question 1

___ protected the process of justice by introducing common law to England.

Answer 1

Henry II

Question 2

Which event implied that the Pope could choose political leaders?

Answer 2

declaring Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor

Question 3

The ___ detailing life in England in the High Middle Ages was the result of William the Conqueror’s census.

Answer 3

Domesday Book

Question 4

A labor shortage was created when nearly half of Europe’s population died.

Answer 4

Black Death

Question 5

Jerusalem was captured and four Crusader states created.

Answer 5

First Crusade

Question 6

William the conqueror’s victory changed the future of English law, language, and culture.

Answer 6

Battle of Hastings

Question 7

English nobility limited the power of King John and established individual rights.

Answer 7

Magna Carta

Question 8

Destruction of two Crusader armies left Jerusalem in the hands of Muslim leader Saladin.

Answer 8

Second Crusade

Question 9

Never reaching Jerusalem, the Crusaders plundered Constantinople.

Answer 9

Fourth Crusade

Question 10

Who was required to follow the code of behavior called chivalry?

Answer 10

knights

Question 11

Securing a ___ allowed cities to have independence from feudal lords.

Answer 11

charter

Question 12

The nobility included dukes, princes, knights, and ___.

Answer 12

bishops

Question 13

The Carolingian Empire included France, northern Italy, and ___.

Answer 13

Germany

Question 14

The school in ___ was one of the first to develop into a university.

Answer 14

Paris

Question 15

Named the Holy Roman Emperor, ___ formed the Carolingian Empire by expanding the Frank’s territory.

Answer 15

Charlemagne

Question 16

The use of long narrow boats allowed the ___ to sail and attack anywhere in Europe.

Answer 16

Vikings

Question 17

What led to a population boom during the High Middle Ages?

Answer 17

development of new farming tools and methods

Question 18

How did the Roman Catholic Church teach its beliefs to the common people?

Answer 18

It used art and architecture to communicate its beliefs.

Question 19

___ was a social system in which life centered around a feudal lord’s castle or house.

Answer 19

Manorialism

Question 20

The poet ___ wrote The Divine Comedy in the Italian vernacular language.

Answer 20

Dante Aligheri

Question 21

The ___ opened trade with the Middle East and helped end feudalism.

Answer 21

Crusades

Question 22

What led to the creation of banks?

Answer 22

The barter system gave way to systems where moneychangers offered financial services.

Question 23

The Summa Theologica was a book by ___ explaining Roman Catholic theology.

Answer 23

Thomas Aquinas

Question 24

The responsibility of a knight was to ___.

Answer 24

train physically and academically in order to serve his lord or king

Question 25

Educational opportunities increased when ___ began to train their employees in schools.

Answer 25

guilds