History Middle Ages

Question 1

Who was the Frankish leader who brought Christianity to the Franks?

Answer 1

Clovis

Question 2

From what region or country did the Vikings come?

Answer 2

Scandinavia

Question 3

In the feudal system, what was a manor?

Answer 3

The Lord’s land with surrounding farmland

Question 4

Who were the Troubadours?

Answer 4

A traveling poet or musician

Question 5

During the Middle Ages, who was the lowest-ranking member of the clergy?

Answer 5

Priests

Question 6

The seven sacraments

Answer 6

1. Baptism
2. penance
3. Eucharist
4. confirmation
5. matrimony
6. anointing of the sick
7. holy orders

Question 7

According to the code of chivalry, know three groups that a knight fought for.

Answer 7

1. King or Lord
2. noble women
3. Church

Question 8

What was the result of the Treaty of Verdun?

Answer 8

They divided Charlemagne’s empire into three parts

Question 9

Why was the interdict an effective weapon for a pope to use against a king?

Answer 9

Because the King needed the Church’s support.

Question 10

What was the bargain made between a lord and a vassal?

Answer 10

The Vassal could get land and the Lord provided them with an army.

Question 11

What was the significance of Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor?

Answer 11

That the Pope is more powerful than the King.

Question 12

How were feudalism and the manor system related?

Answer 12

Manor was the economic system, feudalism was the governmental part.

Question 13

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

Answer 13

To take back the holy land from the Muslims.

Question 14

What did the Magna Carta guarantee?

Answer 14

The rights of the people of England.

Question 15

What was the major cause of the Great Schism?

Answer 15

When multiple Popes claimed authority over the Catholic Church.

Question 16

Which group was the main spreader of the Black Death?

Answer 16

The traders.

Question 17

What was the result of the Fourth Crusade?

Answer 17

They attacked and looted Constantinople.

Question 18

Name three functions of the craft guilds.

Answer 18

1. Set prices and wages
2. guaranteed quality of products
3. trained apprentices.

Question 19

How was the Great Schism finally resolved?

Answer 19

They kicked out the three Popes and chose one new guy for everyone.

Question 20

What is a craft guild?

Answer 20

A business association.

Question 21

What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?

Answer 21

Parliament

Question 22

Name four advancements in agriculture during the Middle Ages.

Answer 22

1. Three field system
2. heavy plow
3. crop rotation
4. collar harness.

Question 23

What became the common medium of exchange in the Middle Ages?

Answer 23

Barter

Question 24

What document gave townspeople the right to control their own affairs and town?

Answer 24

The Magna Carta.

Question 25

Name three terms that refer to the middle class in Europe.

Answer 25

Burghers, Burgesses, Bourgeoisie.

Question 26

What is another name for the Middle Ages?

Answer 26

The Dark Ages

Question 27

The Hundred Years War was fought between which two groups?

Answer 27

England and France.

Question 28

What was the Great Schism?

Answer 28

When the Catholic Church had multiple Popes.

Question 29

What was the cause of the Wars of the Roses?

Answer 29

Conflict between two family’s over control of the English throne.

Question 30

What was the Babylonian Captivity?

Answer 30

When the Pope moved from Rome to France

Question 31

Name four results of the Crusades.

Answer 31

1. Reduced the power of feudalism 2. opened up trade with the East 3. brought new technology to Europe 4. made the world smaller.

Question 32

Which religious group was allowed to stay in Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella's rule?

Answer 32

Catholic

Question 33

What caused the Black Death in Europe?

Answer 33

Fleas on rats.

Question 34

What was the result of the Children’s Crusade?

Answer 34

The kids were either enslaved or died.

Question 35

What was the language of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?

Answer 35

Latin

Question 36

What is heresy?

Answer 36

Violate the basic teachings of the Catholic Church.

Question 37

What is Feudalism?

Answer 37

A form of government in which there is mutual protection between monarchs and nobles of varying degrees of power.

Question 38

Define Inseculo clergy.

Answer 38

The priests that worked among the people of society.

Question 39

What is the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?

Answer 39

1. Pope 2. Cardinal 3. Archbishop 4. Bishop 5. Priest.

Question 40

What is the term used to describe a noble who received land from a lord or king?

Answer 40

Vassal

Question 41

Which Frankish ruler won the Battle of Tours which ended the Muslim threat on Europe?

Answer 41

Charles Martel

Question 42

Who got to walk closest to the buildings in medieval towns?

Answer 42

The wealthy people.

Question 43

How many Crusades were successful?

Answer 43

One; the first one.

Question 44

How many popes were there during the Great Schism?

Answer 44

Three

Question 45

Which trade system came first?

Answer 45

The Barter system

Question 46

What did the Land of the Angles come to be known as?

Answer 46

England.

Question 47

What items did the manors import?

Answer 47

Salt and iron.

Question 48

What did a person have to receive from the Catholic Church in order to get into Heaven?

Answer 48

Sacraments.

Question 49

What did some armies do with plague victims?

Answer 49

Flung them over the walls of city’s they were attacking.

Question 50

How did banks (financial institutions) get their name?

Answer 50

From the money changers bench.