Tri 1 CTA Review

Question 1

How many continents are there?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

What continent was Charlemagne’s Empire located on?

Answer 2

Europe

Question 3

What modern-day countries were eventually formed from the signing of the Treaty of Verdun (843CE)?

Answer 3

Italy, France, Germany

Question 4

Where was the First Crusade fought?

Answer 4

The Holy Land (Jerusalem, the Middle East)

Question 5

What was the first European country the Plague struck?

Answer 5

Italy

Question 6

Where did the Black Plague Originate? Which country? Which continent?

Answer 6

Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Asia

Question 7

Where were medieval manors mostly located?

Answer 7

England/UK

Question 8

In what country was the Battle of Tours fought, and won, by Charles Martel?

Answer 8

France

Question 9

In which European country did the Reconquista take place?

Answer 9

Spain

Question 10

What country did the venerable monk Bede live and work?

Answer 10

England

Question 11

What is the body of water that is south of the continent of Europe (and north of Africa)?

Answer 11

Mediterranean Sea

Question 12

The Middle Ages occurred between which two other periods?

Answer 12

The Roman Empire (Classical Age) and the Renaissance

Question 13

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope on Christmas Day 800CE?

Answer 13

Charles I (Charlemagne)

Question 14

Which organization provided shelter for travelers, took care of the sick, and wrote books by hand during the Middle Ages?

Answer 14

Monasteries

Question 15

What is a vassal?

Answer 15

A person who receives land in exchange for loyalty and service

Question 16

What was the role of a knight during the Middle Ages?

Answer 16

To serve the king and protect those less powerful than him

Question 17

What were the three “L’s” a knight protected?

Answer 17

His lord, the Lord, and his lady

Question 18

What did Pope Urban II call for in 1095?

Answer 18

Crusades in order to take control of the Holy Land

Question 19

Which event during the Middle Ages led to increased trade with places outside of Europe?

Answer 19

The Crusades

Question 20

Which was the only successful Crusade?

Answer 20

The First Crusade

Question 21

Which unofficial Crusades, led by Stephen of Cloyes and Nicholas of Cologne, were a disaster?

Answer 21

The Childrens’ Crusades

Question 22

Was the Reconquista a success?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

What was the goal of the Reconquista?

Answer 23

To reclaim territory in what is today Spain that had been lost to the Moors

Question 24

How did the Black Plague spread across Europe?

Answer 24

Infected fleas on rats

Question 25

How did the Black Plague impact Europe?

Answer 25

The Church lost some of its influence, the economy weakened, feudalism ended, daily life became chaotic

Question 26

Which religion was blamed and persecuted for causing the Black Plague?

Answer 26

Judaism

Question 27

When did the Black Plague strike Europe?

Answer 27

1347-1352

Question 28

Which country did the Black Plague move to after Mongolia?

Answer 28

China

Question 29

What are other names for the Black Plague?

Answer 29

Black Death, the Great Plague (the bubonic plague is NOT the same thing)

Question 30

How was artwork impacted by the Black Plague?

Answer 30

Artists included death and despair more than ever before

Question 31

How did the Black Plague affect Europe's economy?

Answer 31

Feudalism ended, peasants began to earn more money

Question 32

Why did plague doctors wear bird-like masks?

Answer 32

The masks were filled with flowers to purify the air that the doctors were breathing while they treated patients

Question 33

What is a primary source?

Answer 33

Something created by the person who witnessed or experienced what is being written about.

Question 34

What is a secondary source?

Answer 34

Something that is created by someone who did NOT witness or experience what is being written about.

Question 35

Why was the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 CE so significant?

Answer 35

Charlemagne already had secular power as King of the Franks, but now he had religious power as well.

Question 36

What was a complaint that many monks had about the Rule of Saint Benedict?

Answer 36

They believed that The Rule of Saint Benedict was too rigid.

Question 37

Increased trade with countries outside of Europe was a result of what event?

Answer 37

The Crusades

Question 38

What group was created to protect Christians who were making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem?

Answer 38

The Knights Templar

Question 39

What event led to a dramatic decrease in Europe's population?

Answer 39

The Black Plague

Question 40

Why did people turn to religion to end the Black Plague?

Answer 40

They believed the Black Plague was a punishment from God so prayer was the only way to make it stop.