Matching
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Match
each term with the correct statement below. a. | capital | e. | tithe | b. | charter | f. | secular | c. | chivalry | g. | serf | d. | fief | h. | legislature | | | | |
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An estate
granted to a vassal
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A code of
conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages
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A peasant
who was bound to the land
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Tax the
Church required Christians to pay
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Worldly
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Written
document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
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Money for
investment
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a body that
makes laws
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Under
feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following? a. | education | c. | money | b. | military service | d. | housing | | | | |
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Why did some
religious people want to reform the Church during medieval times? a. | It declared war on
feudalism. | b. | Its very success had brought problems--that is, its wealth led to
luxury and laziness and lack of spirituality | c. | The church was
infitrated by atheists | d. | None of these | | |
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The
Magna Carta provided for the following basic rights EXCEPT a. | due process
rights. | c. | separation of church
and state | b. | it limited the king’s power | d. | nobles should have a say when the king wanted to
tax | | | | |
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Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because a. | it controlled food
production | c. | it was the sole
authority throughout Europe | b. | it granted charters to cities | d. | it determined who received salvation | | | | |
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Figure 8-1
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13.
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In Figure
8-1, which of the following suggests that the castle was designed to withstand
attack? a. | the
kitchen | c. | the
battlement | b. | the chapel | d. | the great hall | | | | |
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The moat in
Figure 8-1 was used a. | for recreational purposes. | b. | for drinking
water. | c. | for irrigation. | d. | to prevent an enemy
from reaching the castle walls. | | |
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Why was the
Battle of Tours significant? a. | It allowed Muslims to gain control of
France. | b. | It resulted in Charles Martel becoming king of
France. | c. | It stopped the Muslim advance into Western
Europe. | d. | It extended Charlemagne’s empire to
Spain. | | |
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What problem
did the Cluniac reforms address? a. | church corruption | c. | poverty in feudal society | b. | feudal
warfare | d. | antisemitism in
Europe | | | | |
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How did the
three-field system contribute to the agricultural revolution that took place during the Middle
Ages? a. | It allowed the
production of more crops. | b. | It gave more land to the peasants. | c. | It gave more land to
the nobles. | d. | It helped revive religion. | | |
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Figure 9-1
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According to
Figure 9-1, which of the following regions was least affected by the Black Death?
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According to
Figure 9-1, what percentage of the population died of the Black Death in
Region C? a. | under 15
percent | c. | over 50
percent | b. | 15 to 50 percent | d. | The region was unaffected. | | | | |
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Why was the
Magna Carta important? a. | It approved money for wars in France. | b. | It asserted that the
monarch must obey the law. | c. | It allowed the monarch to abolish
Parliament. | d. | It limited the power of the pope. | | |
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The
Reconquista refers to a. | the conquest of the Holy Land. | b. | the Christians’
defeat at Acre. | c. | the revival of Greek learning. | d. | the campaign to drive
the Muslims out of Spain. | | |
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A major
conflict between the Holy Roman emperors and the popes concerned a. | who would appoint
bishops. | c. | who would control
England. | b. | the right to the Pope’s
succession. | d. | the right to wage
war. | | | | |
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Which of the
following was a result of the Crusades? a. | permanent conquest of the Holy Land by
Christians | b. | religious tolerance in Western Europe | c. | increased trade between
the Middle East and Western Europe | d. | the reunification of the Roman and Byzantine
churches | | |
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What was the
effect of the commercial revolution that took place during the high middle ages? a. | the Church gained
control of towns | c. | feudal arrangements
began to break down as merchants gained in power | b. | Merchants gradually
lost power | d. | serfs were tied more
than ever to their lord’s land. | | | | |
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25.
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Europe’s natural resources included
a. | gold
stores | c. | managerial
talent | b. | harsh climate | d. | minerals, forests | | | | |
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26.
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Feudalism and the manor-castle mode of Middle Age organization grew out
of a. | The fear of
Viking raids and the need to organize centering on protection | c. | The growing power of the common people and their desire for
material advancement | b. | The theories of Karl Marx | d. | The skilled planning of the growing middle
class | | | | |
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Which
of the following most closely states the reason for the Crusades? a. | to spread the
Christian religion to foreign lands | c. | The hatred of the Eastern Church for the Catholic
Church. | b. | to free the Holy Land from Muslim
control | d. | None of
these | | | | |
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What
was the Domesday book and what was its purpose? a. | The letter of doom, to scare William the
Conqueror | c. | A record of
buildings and property so there could be accurate tax assessment. | b. | A record of
structures and holdings for historic architectural purposes | d. | None of these. | | | | |
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Which
part of the Middle Age society was largest? a. | The lowest class peasants and
serfs | c. | The wealthy
nobles | b. | The many knights and their
vassals | d. | The middle class
artisans and traders | | | | |
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The
Black Death was caused by a. | Fleas from rats | c. | a killer virus which spead throughout
Europe | b. | the Jews | d. | None of these. | | | | |
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31.
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The
Hundred Years War was fought between a. | England and France | c. | Spain and France | b. | England and
Spain | d. | England and
Germany | | | | |
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Which
one of the following is a true of the Roman Catholic and the Byzantine (Eastern Orthodox)
Church? a. | Both believe in
the Pope | c. | Eastern priests
can marry but Catholic priests cannot | b. | Both are Muslim religions | d. | none of these | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the agricultural advances in the Middle Ages? a. | Steel
plows | c. | Horse
harnesses | b. | Going from a two field system to a three field
system | d. | These are all
advances in agricutlure | | | | |
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34.
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The
feudal economy was based on a. | the exchange of money | c. | the strength of the middle class | b. | self-sufficiency
and barter | d. | none of
these | | | | |
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Which
best describes the Inquisition? a. | heretics were burned at the
stake | c. | The Crusaders
gained victory over Islam | b. | The Catholic Church rewarded its best
members | d. | Priests asked
questions of the Pope. | | | | |
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Despite the fact that the Christians viewed the Muslims with
hostility a. | the Christians
lost the battle of Tours | c. | they continually
borrowed money from them when trading | b. | they treated members of the Islamic faith with great
kindness. | d. | they learned and
benefited from Muslim scholarship in science, math and other areas | | | | |
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37.
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Jewish refugees fled Western Europe a. | because of
opportunities that opened up for them in Asia | c. | causing the Black Plague | b. | they were
persecuted by Western Europeans | d. | which angered
most Europeans | | | | |
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During the High Middle Ages which of the following declined the most in
power? a. | feudalism | c. | the middle
class | b. | Monarchs | d. | the Church | | | | |
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39.
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Which
of the following did the church NOT do to help the people? a. | priests ran
schools in the church | c. | nuns often
provided social services | b. | military skills were often taught in the
church | d. | many monks
produced scholarly works | | | | |
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