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12thgrade
Absolutism: Church, Famine, Plague, 100 Years' War
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Church was the ------ in medieval western Europe.center of lifecenter of tradecenter of combat trainingcenter of science
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Church provided...education for some and helped the poor and sick.trained knights for combat.kings with loans to build castles.nothing for the common peasant.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Middle Ages the Church was a part of your daily life from...birth to death.the time you turn twenty-one.the moment you learn how to read the Bible.the time you are born to the age of twenty-one.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat word means to formally deprive a person of membership in a church?PersecuteClergyPilgrimageExcommunicate
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was the most powerful man in Medieval Europe?PopeEmperorBishopCardinal
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMonarchs belief that their right to rule came from god is called____________.HierarchyDivine RightRationalizationTheocracy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the plague impact Europe?People started to question the churchApproximately 1/3 of the population diedIt contributed to the decline of feudalismAll are correct
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the plague have on trade?Trade increased because more deaths led to lower production of food and productsTrade increased because people were more willing to travel from city to cityTrade decreased because cities & villages had surpluses of what they neededTrade decreased because of lack of production, and fear of travel/spread of the disease
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Black Death technically start?AsiaNorthern EuropeAustraliaNorthern Africa
- 10. Multiple Choice
The reason why Pope Gregory VII was upset with King Henry IV and caused the lay controversy.
He was appointing church officials.
He was taxing the church.
He was unable to rule properly.
He was a dishonest king.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Pope Gregory VII do to King Henry IV for not obeying his orders?killed him by burning at the stakelistened to him and compromisedexcommunicated him and interdicted the German Empirepraised him and made him a Saint
- 12. Multiple Choice
In 1122 C.E what document gave Popes the power to choose their own officials and bishops and the Emperor to veto the appointment?
Magna Carta
Concordat of Worms
Constitution
Bill of Rights
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSt. Patrick spread Christianity toUnited StatesIrelandEnglandGermany and Netherlands
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Christian church taught that people were naturallykind and smartsinful and weakangry and meankind and weak
- 15. Multiple ChoiceNuns performed activities such asreading, taking care of the sick and tending to the gardensewing, singing, and prayinghelping in the castles, reading to children and cookingnuns did not perform any activities
- 16. Multiple Choice
________ means to exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
monk
excommunicate
catholic
clergy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMonks live in __________universtiescastlesmonasteriesnunneries
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a religious belief that conflicts with church teachings called?blasphemyhypocrisyheresyadultery
- 19. Multiple Choice
A military expedition or Holy War to the Holy Land to take back control from the Muslims by Christians.
pilgrimage
sacrament
crusade
mendicant
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Crusades were fought over which city?MeccaJerusalemRomeYathrib
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the Crusades did the Christians win?The FirstThe SecondThe FifthThe Final Crusade
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe Crusades were started when the Byzantine Emperor asked _______________for help against invading Muslims.CharlemagneJoan of ArcPope Urban IIKing John
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?FleasFishRatsHumans
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhere do scholars believe that the Black Plague originated?RussiaEuropeAfricaChina
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho told Joan of Arc to fight for France?AngelsThe KingLahireThe Evil Englishmen
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was Joan of Arc and France fighting against?EnglandGermanyIrelandItaly
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow was Joan of Arc executed?She was shot by a firing squadShe was hung as a traitorShe was drowned as a witchShe was burned in the Inquisition
- 28. Multiple ChoiceA major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to –Unite Arab peoplesEstablish Christianity in Western EuropeCapture the Holy Land from Islamic rulersStrengthen the power of European rulers
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?They strengthened the power of the serfs in EuropeThey increased trade between Europe and AsiaThey brought European influence to AsiaThey promoted the idea of religious freedom
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWho feels they are the heir to the Eastern Byzantine Church?RussiaEnglandGermanyIreland
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho feels they are the heir to the Western Roman Church and declared themselves the "Holy Roman Empire?"RussiaEnglandGermanyIreland
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first Holy Roman Emperor and was knighted "Emperor of the Romans" by the Pope?CharlemagneOtto IInnocent IIIJohn
- 33. Multiple Choice
What method was used by Holy Roman Emperors to increase their power over the Pope?
Challenged the appointment of bishops with lay investiture
Exiled the Pope
Competed for power and authority with the Church
All were methods
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWho argues over the issue of lay investiture?Henry IV & Innocent IIIJohn & Pope Gregory VIIHenry IV & Gregory VIIFerdinand & Isabella
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWho begged the Pope for forgiveness after the German Empire was placed under interdiction over appointing bishops?Otto IGregoryFrederick the GreatHenry IV
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat legacies were left by the Crusades?Europe's economies expandedthey increased the power of monarchs in EuropeEuropeans broadened their view of the world and started exploringall were legacies
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWho rallied knights to recapture the Holy Land from Muslims with a rallying cry of "God Wills It?"Pope Gregory VIIPope Innocent IIIPope Urban IIPope Francis
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWho called for a Crusade against heretics in France?Pope Gregory VIIPope Innocent IIIPope Urban IIPope Francis
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich Crusade was Christian versus Christian when knights plundered the city of Constantinople?1st2nd3rd4th
- 40. Multiple ChoiceIn the Middle Ages, what was
considered heresy?the wish to leave a religious orderthe desire to join a religious orderdisagreements with religious teachingsstrict faithfulness to religious teachings - 41. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Reconquista, Christians
tried toconquer Constantinople.expel Muslims and Jews from Spain.expel Muslims from Constantinopletake back the Holy Lands. - 42. Multiple ChoiceWho were the Moors?Non-Muslims of North AfricaChristians of SpainMuslims of TurkeyMuslims of Spain
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho was the monarch of the Kingdom of Aragón?TorquemadaFerdinand IIIsabel ICarlos V
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWho was the monarch of the Kingdom of Castilla?TorquemadaFerdinand IIIsabel ICarlos V
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat two kingdoms were united through marriage to form Spain?Aragón & CastillaSevilla & AndalucíaCórdoba & SevillaGrenada & Madrid
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the Spanish Inquisition begin?1470'searly 1400'searly 1500's1420's
- 47. Multiple ChoiceAbout how long did the Spanish Inquisition last?300 years350 years400 years450 years
- 48. Multiple ChoiceSpanish Inquisition was created by the Catholic Monarchs because......they were intolerant towards other religions...they liked only Muslim people...they were tolerant only with Christians and Jewish...they wanted a police to control Christian people
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWho were considered heretics by the Spanish Inquisition?MuslimsBaptistsAnyone not SpanishAny non-Catholic
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Joan of Arc do that led to charges of heresy and led to her execution?TreasonCross-dressingMurderLying about seeing angels
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWho fought in the Hundred Years' War?England and ChinaJapan and FranceEngland and FranceEngland and Italy
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWho won the Hundred Years' War?EnglandFranceItalyChina
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the weapon that helped the English army win many important battles early on in the Hundred Years' War?GunCannonBow and ArrowLongbow
- 54. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Church view women?Head of the householdDisrespected as mothersTreated equal to menSinners and respected
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the agreement between Pope Gregory VII and Henry V so that Henry IV's excommunication would be revoked?ConcordatConcordat of WormsAgreement of WormsContract of Concordat
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThe Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope settled their differences in what treaty?the Concordat of Wittenbergthe Treaty of Lorentthe Concordat of Wormsthey didn't- trick question
- 57. Multiple ChoiceHitler's Operation Barbarossa was a plan to attack ____ in WWII.EnglandFranceRussiaGermany
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThe German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 was calledOperation OverlordBattle of MoscowRed WaveOperation Barbarossa
- 59. Multiple Choice
Holy Roman (German) Emperor drowned in the third Crusade?
Otto I
Phillip II
Henry IV
Barbarossa
- 60. Multiple Choice
Division in the Catholic Church from 1378 - 1417, caused by establishing opposing Popes in France and Rome was the
Crusade.
Reconquista.
Inquisition.
Great Schism.
- 61. Multiple Choice
French King who turned around and went back to France in the third Crusade?
Otto I
Phillip II
Henry IV
Barbarossa
- 62. Multiple Choice
English King who signed a treaty with Saladin allowing Christian pilgrims to enter Jerusalem during the third Crusade?
William the Conqueror
Phillip II
Henry IV
Barbarossa
- 63. Multiple Choice
Which faction did NOT compete for absolute power during the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
Nobles, Peasants, and Slaves
English & French Monarchs
Holy Roman Emperor
- 64. Multiple Choice
Which faction became the democratic representatives of powerless people during the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
Nobles
English & French Monarchs
Holy Roman Emperor
- 65. Multiple Choice
Which faction emerged as the political leader, most of the time with absolute authority, towards the end of the Middle Ages?
The Pope
Nobles
Monarchs
Slaves & Peasants
- 66. Multiple Choice
What was the most powerful force during the early Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
Nobles
English & French Monarchs
Holy Roman Emperor
- 67. Multiple Choice
Which was virtually non-existent during the Middle Ages because most people depended on the Church for learning?
doctrine
power struggles
science
death, famine, disease, and war
- 68. Multiple Choice
Religious officials of the Catholic Church that includes bishops, priests, and the Pope.
laymen
heretics
Muslims
Clergy
- 69. Multiple Choice
Rites administered by the Clergy to achieve salvation that includes: 1. Baptism, 2. Confirmation, 3. Holy Communion, 4. Confession, 5. Marriage, 6. Holy Orders, AND 7. Anointing of the Sick.
Canon Law
Sacraments
Excommunication
Interdiction
- 70. Multiple Choice
By following the Seven Sacraments, Catholics believe that it would lead them to
eternal damnation.
power.
a higher feudal status.
eternal life.
- 71. Multiple Choice
Which was an act/event of tolerance during the Middle Ages?
Prejudice against Jews increased in Spain during the inquisition.
Jewish populations were blamed for the Black Plague.
Popes issued decrees forbidding Jews to own land and practice most occupations.
Saladin allowed Christian Pilgrims after the 3rd Crusade to enter Jerusalem.
- 72. Multiple Choice
Church doctrines that govern marriage and religious practices.
Canon Law
Sacraments
Excommunication
Interdiction
- 73. Multiple Choice
Banishments from the Church and denial of Sacraments to prevent salvation and entry into Heaven of the individual by the Pope.
Canon Law
Sacraments
Excommunication
Interdiction
- 74. Multiple Choice
Banishment of a king's subjects and denied sacraments and services when a King or Emperor did NOT obey a Pope's commands.
Canon Law
Sacraments
Excommunication
Interdiction
- 75. Multiple Choice
How did Popes claim absolute authority over European Monarchs in all religious matters and Church decisions?
Papal Supremacy
Exile of Monarchs
Divine Right
Pope Mobile
- 76. Multiple Choice
Which is the proper order of the controversy over Lay Investiture?
Gregory banned lay investiture, Henry denounced the Pope's banning, Henry is excommunicated, Henry begs for forgiveness, Henry forces the Gregory into exile.
Henry is excommunicated, Henry begs for forgiveness, Henry forces the Gregory into exile, Gregory banned lay investiture, Henry denounced the Pope's banning.
Henry denounced the Pope's banning, Henry is excommunicated, Henry forces the Gregory into exile, Gregory banned lay investiture, Henry begs for forgiveness.
Gregory banned lay investiture, Henry is excommunicated, Henry denounced the Pope's banning, Henry begs for forgiveness, Henry forces the Gregory into exile.
- 77. Multiple Choice
At the Concordat of Worms, the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor agree that the Pope can appoint Church Officials while the Emperor can veto the appointments and eventually led to the _____________ in the Church.
Great Ideology
Great Escape
Great Schism
Great Awakening
- 78. Multiple Choice
Which civilization did NOT advance during the Middle Ages?
Muslims in the Middle East
Muslims in Spain and India
China, West Africa, and Central America
Europe
- 79. Multiple Choice
What is the Church practice of selling religious offices similar to the practice of political patronage of giving jobs to political supporters after an election?
Payola
Simony
Bribary
Investing
- 80. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT one of the reasons that knights and commoners joined in the Crusades?
Religious Zeal
Spirit and thirst for adventure
Win land and wealth
Help the sick and offer charity
- 81. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT true concerning the Crusades regarding the Middle East?
After the third Crusade, many Crusaders lost their devotion to the Pope and plundered Constantinople.
Most of the Crusades failed at completing their mission of capturing Holy Land.
The goal of the Crusades was to capture Jerusalem and the surrounding lands of Jesus and Biblical scripture.
The Crusades accomplished their goal of converting the Middle East to Christianity.
- 82. Multiple Choice
Even though most of the Crusades failed their mission, what did they accomplish in regards to Europe?
After the third Crusade, many Crusaders lost their devotion to the Pope and plundered Constantinople.
The Crusades completed their mission of capturing Holy Land and holding it for Christianity.
Extending tolerance of all religions, including Jewish and Muslim faiths in Europe.
The Crusades successfully strengthened Christian institutions and converted barbarians and other people living in Europe to Christianity advancing Western Christian Empires.
- 83. Multiple Choice
Who issued the first Crusade in order to defend the Byzantine Emperor from invasion of the Ottoman Turks?
John II
Innocent III
Urban II
Gregory VII
- 84. Multiple Choice
Which is probably NOT correct concerning the Children's Crusade?
It was most likely to be a social, political, and economic revolution because lower classes admired the chivalry of the Knights and wanted to emulate them.
Many were landless peasants and laborers wanted to win land and wealth like the Knights of the Crusades.
Some women joined in the Children's Crusade.
Children were Knighted and given honor and fiefs for their service.
- 85. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT an effect/legacy of the Crusades?
Bitter legacy of religious hatred.
Economies and trade of Europe expanded.
Monarchs raised armies and their power increased.
Europeans developed a narrow view of the world and isolated themselves from the rest of the world.
- 86. Multiple Choice
What does NOT happen when each Pope from Avignon and Rome are chosen causing the Great Schism?
They interdicted all followers of each Pope.
The joined together to fight in the Crusades.
They excommunicated each other.
They declared each other to be a false Pope.
- 87. Multiple Choice
What was the long term impact of nation-states taking sides in the "Great Schism of 1378?"
Religious tolerance was extended towards all non-Christian faiths.
The Church split into the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church.
Monarchs would agree to become vassals to the Pope.
Nation states would eventually compete against each other causing World Wars.
- 88. Multiple Choice
Which did NOT threaten the power of the Church during the Middle Ages?
Anxiety, intellectual dissent, social unrest threatened Church unity.
John Wycliffe advanced his belief that believers constituted the true church and not just the clerical hierarchy.
Jan Hus led a reform against the worldliness of the clergy and argued that Jesus was the head of the Church and NOT the Pope and that the Bible was the final authority.
The use of excommunication and interdiction.
- 89. Multiple Choice
Which did NOT happen to Jan Huss as a result of his reform movement?
He was excommunicated.
He was put on trial in the inquisition.
He was burned at the stake.
He led the Protestant Reformation with 95 Theses against the Church.
- 90. Multiple Choice
What was another name for the Great Famine?
Little Troubled Times
Large Revolution
Little Ice Age
Little Transgression
- 91. Multiple Choice
Who wore white robes, roamed the countryside, dragged crosses, and whipped themselves into a religious frenzy to atone for their sins believing it would spare them from the plague?
Flagrants
Flagellants
Evangelicals
Troubadours
- 92. Multiple Choice
Uprisings of the Jacquerie in France?
Communist Revolution
Peasant's Revolt
Democratic Revolution
Religious Reform
- 93. Multiple Choice
What marks the end of Medieval society and feudalism as a way of life in Europe?
Papal Supremacy
Great Schism
Hundred Years' War
Council of Constance
- 94. Multiple Choice
What was the main cause of the Hundred Years' War?
The control of Flanders
The control of Italy
The control of the Holy Roman Empire
The control of the Papcy
- 95. Multiple Choice
Which did NOT contribute to the growth of Flanders into modern European seaports eventually becoming Rotterdam and Antwerp?
Exportation of iron products to Africa especially weapons
Importation of raw material from the New World
Triangular Trade between Europe, Africa, and the West Indies & Americas
Trade along the Silk Road through Muslim lands into Asia.
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