Medieval Test

Question 1

When does the Byzantine Empire fall and to who

Answer 1

1453 to Ottoman empire

Question 2

What year did the Western (Roman) Empire fall?

Answer 2

476

Question 3

What is the Praetorian Guard

Answer 3

the roman emperors personal bodyguards

Question 4

What is the Oath of Homage

Answer 4

a pledge of loyalty to their lord, usually to fight for them

Question 5

What was the Oath of Fealty

Answer 5

implied lesser obligations than “homage,” it stated the vassal would support his lords’ court decisions

Question 6

What is the Battle of Hastings

Answer 6

When King Edward of England died, there was a battle between William and Harold for the title

Question 7

What is the Doomsday Book?

Answer 7

When King William brought feudalism to England, he created the Doomsday Book to access the value of all of England

Question 8

Peasants home were build of…

Answer 8

wattle and daub (walls were thin lattice, smeared with mud, manure, and straw)

Question 9

What guild was the most powerful?

Answer 9

Mason

Question 10

What age did people normally get married?

Answer 10

12 yrs for girls, 14 for boys

Question 11

What are the Papal States?

Answer 11

a collection of territories in central Italy that were ruled by the catholic church

Question 12

Which pope was good?

Answer 12

Pope Gregory Vii

Question 13

Which pope was bad?

Answer 13

Pope Innocent III

Question 14

What is Interdict?

Answer 14

a severe penalty from the church, prohibited someone from participating in church functions or receiving church privileges

Question 15

How long did fairs last?

Answer 15

4-6 weeks

Question 16

What were the “police” of fairs called?

Answer 16

Guards of the Fair

Question 17

What were money changers?

Answer 17

they were merchants who either exchanged coins or purchased goods for people to have coinage at the fair

Question 18

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?

Answer 18

was married to the king of France, held control over the Duchy of Aquitaine

Question 19

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

Answer 19

was a Benedictine abbess in Germany, she is considered the founder of scientific natural history within history

Question 20

Who was Joan of Arc

Answer 20

was a 13-year-old peasant who convinced the French
king that God would lead her to victory at Orleans. In a later
battle, she is captured and tried by the English for heresy. She
was burned at the stake in 1431. Sainted in 1920

Question 21

Who was Matilda of Tuscany?

Answer 21

was a powerful figure in Italy in 11 th
century. She controlled Tuscany and other central Italian lands.
She helped to broker the forgiveness of Henry IV

Question 22

What was the investiture controversy?

Answer 22

a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and European monarchs over the power to appoint church officials

Question 23

What was the Battle of Stamford?

Answer 23

The last battle the Vikings fought against Britain

Question 24

What did the Mongols reestablish?

Answer 24

The Silk Road

Question 25

Which was the only successful crusade?

Answer 25

The 1st

Question 26

What are the crusader states?

Answer 26

Edessa, Antinoch, Tripoli, and Jerusalem

Question 27

What did the 4th crusade result in?

Answer 27

Pope Innocent III declared all that took part excommunicated, as they had sack a Christian city (Constantinople)

Question 28

What are letters of credit?

Answer 28

documents that allowed people to deposit and withdraw money from Templar houses across Europe

Question 29

What are cheques?

Answer 29

would allow the holder to cash at a Templar location

Question 30

What was the Holy Grail?

Answer 30

the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper

Question 31

What was the True Cross?

Answer 31

the wood of the crucifixion of Jesus

Question 32

What is the Crown of Thorns?

Answer 32

a wreath of thorns that was placed on Jesus' head by Roman soldiers during his crucifixion

Question 33

What was the Black Death

Answer 33

led to flagellants whose blood was seen as holy by some followers