world history test

Question 1

Population boom: 1000-1250: Growth of towns and cities. causes?

Answer 1

Iron plough Three field system. Clearing forests and shrubs, less war, trade.

Question 2

Commercial Revolution:

Answer 2

Growth of the middle class, guilds, and first banking houses, currency remerges.

Question 3

what are some things that happpened in the high and late middle ages

Answer 3

Monarchies become more powerful and centralized.

English legal and constitutional practices evolve.

THe crusades are launched.

The catholic church gains more political and economic power.

Church reformers such as john wycliffe and jan hus try to reform the catholic church.

Black death(1346-1353)

Question 4

who was the first king of unified england

Answer 4

Athelstan

Question 5

domesday book

Answer 5

A comprehensive survey of the lands, resources, and tax obligation in england.

Question 6

Feudal system

Answer 6

William implemented the feudal system in England redistributing land to his loyal Norman nobility in exchange for military service.
Instituted a more centralized government.

Question 6

Common law:

Answer 6

The decisions of the royal courts became the basis of common law, or a legal system based on custom and court rulings. Unlike local feudal laws, common law was the same for all people

Question 7

Early Jury system:

Answer 7

When traveling justices visited an area, local officials collected a jury or group of men sworn to speak the truth.

Question 8

Parliament:

Answer 8

England’s legislature that evolved from the Great council.

Question 9

great council

Answer 9

Parliament

Question 10

Magna carta:

Answer 10

King John, son of Henry 2 angered his nobles with oppressive taxes and abuses of taxes.
In 1215 a group of rebellious barons cornered John and forced
him to sign the Magna Carta, or “GREAT CHARTER”.

Question 11

what were the two laws the magna carta had

Answer 11

The Magna Carta contained two very important ideas: Nobles had certain rights, kings had to listen to the law.

Question 12

what did king henry the second try to do to clergys

Answer 12

Tries to try Clergys in the royal court.

Question 13

Capital:

Answer 13

Money for investment

Question 13

Partnership:

Answer 13

An agreement between merchants to pool their funds together to finance large-scale ventures.

Question 14

Bills of exchange:

Answer 14

Written notes that merchants could exchange for money- an early form of checks.

Question 15

Middle class:

Answer 15

Merchants, traedrs, and artisans that emerged in the new towns.

Question 16

Guild

Answer 16

An association of craftsmen or merchants. People who had similar skills.

Question 17

How to become a guild member: Stages

Answer 17

Responsibilities

Master

(Age 25+)

Owned their own shop, trained
apprentices, and ran the guild.

Journeyman

(Age 16-21)

Most were salaried workers who
could become Masters by
producing a “Masterpiece.”

Apprentice

(Age 7-8)

They worked for the guild master
for free but got free food and
housing.

Question 18

Hanseatic league:

Answer 18

As trade fairs declined an association of towns and merchant guilds emerges in Northerns Germany called the Hanseatic league.
Mostly covers northern europe.

Question 19

Crusades:

Answer 19

Pope urban 2 called for the first crusade.
The first crusade resulted in the conquering of Jerusalem and much of the Holy Land. It was the only Successful Crusade.
Many military orders sprang up during the crusades such as the Knights templar and teutonic order.
The crusades affect europe by connecting it more with the east and increasing demands for good from the East such as spice,cotton, and silk.

Question 20

Church law and authority:

Answer 20

Canon law is a body of laws that governed te catholic church and its courts

Question 21

Excommunication:

Answer 21

People who disobeyed church law could be cut off from the church and its sacraments.

Question 21

Interdict:

Answer 21

An order that excludes an entire town, region, or kingdom from receiving sacraments.

Question 22

Sacraments

Answer 22

Baptism, confirmation, Eucharist(communion).

Question 23

how long was the commercial q2w\revolution (years)

Answer 23

1000-1750

Question 24

what are the three things needed to start a buisness

Answer 24

consumer capital cheap labor

Question 25

who was john wycliffe

Answer 25

He translated the bible to english .Also called the mornig star, He was english and he criticize the church.

Question 26

what were wycliffes three main beliefs.

Answer 26

1. The Church should not have political power.
2. The clergy should take vows of poverty
3. The Bible–not the Church–was the source of authority for how to live a Christian life

Question 27

what were jan hus followers called

Answer 27

Hussites.

Question 28

who was jan hus

Answer 28

a Czech reformer that tried to go to the council to explain his veiws but was arested and burned on a stake.

Question 29

when did anglo saxon rule end

Answer 29

when wiliam the conqueror defeated them at the battle of hastings

Question 30

what caused major antisemetism

Answer 30

St. John , who repeatedly used the phrase ‘the Jews’ when describing Christian events, although this was not specifically in reference to the crucifixion of Jesus. and Origen writing in the fourth century ‘the Jews…nailed Christ to the cross’. the words were taken literally.

Question 31

what was wycliffe called at oxford because of his preachings

Answer 31

the gospel doctor

Question 32

church political power grows

Answer 32

The church gained wealth and even ahd its own army

Question 33

what is simony

Answer 33

simony invlolved the selling of church land spiritual offices holy relics or sacred property.The practice gave spiritual authority to people interested in monetory or spiritual gain.

Question 34

what is selling of indulgences

Answer 34

pay money to have some of your sins pardoned or reduce your time in purgatory.

Question 35

growth of church wealth

Answer 35

everyone was required to pay tithe; peasants gave food goods livestock or on work on church land without pay.