Question 1

1)	The Crusades were a series of “holy wars” launched by

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European Christians against Muslims

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European Christians against Jews

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Muslims against Christians

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Byzantine Christians against Jews

Question 2

2)	Medieval cities were

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b.	dirty and often unhealthy places.

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d.	full of advanced systems for managing sewage, and light.

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c.	planned to allow plenty of space between buildings.

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a.	run democratically by all people.

Question 3

3)	In England the Magna Carta did what?

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limited the power of the king

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gave king unlimited power

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limited the power of the pope

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split power between king and pope

Question 4

4)	Charlemagne believed in

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advancing education for his people.

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the pope’s power to choose the emperor.

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excommunication for heretics.

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running the government on his own.

Question 5

5)	How did the Black Death affect Europe’s economy?

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Wages rose and trade declined.

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It strengthened the feudal system.

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Food prices soared.

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The land became overcrowded.

Question 6

6)	Who followed a simpler, more spiritual way of life through worshiping, praying, and farming?

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Christian monks

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knights

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bishops

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serfs

Question 7

7)	During which Crusade did the Muslims recapture Jerusalem?

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2nd

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1st

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3rd

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4th

Question 8

8)	What was the Hundred Years’ War?

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a war between England and France over French lands

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a civil war over territories in Germany

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a series of revolts by serfs

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the battle against the plague

Question 9

9)	Where did the Franks settle?

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in what is now France

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in what is now Britiain

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in what is now Russia

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in what is now Germany

Question 10

10)	Which of the following was a feature of Gothic cathedrals?

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stained glass windows

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flat roof

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thick walls

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rounded ceilngs

Question 11

11)	Serfs were feudal peasants who

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could not own land, or leave the manor without approval

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were enslaved and made to work on large estates

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worked part of the year on farms and part in towns

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owned land and could hire servants to work for them

Question 12

12)	Who was Charlemagne?

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crowned the Holy Roman Emperor

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an Anglo Saxon ruler

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the leader of Muslim Spain

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a pope who favored church reforms

Question 13

13)	How did feudalism affect the lives of the nobility?

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Lords and knights were loyal to the monarch and provided protection.

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The system elevated the serfs to a level equal to lords.

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Monarchs could not build their own manor houses.

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The monarchs established guilds to help serfs.

Question 14

14)	Why did Emperor Alexius ask Pope Urban II for help?

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He needed Christian knights to help fight against the Turks.

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He wanted to defeat the Byzantine Empire.

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He hoped to invade England and defeat William the Conqueror.

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He wanted to change the name of Judea to Palestine.

Question 15

15) Which best summarizes the manor system?

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Serfs farmed lands owned by lords.

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Lords gave land to peasants for them to farm.

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Lords gave fiefs to knights in exchange for protection.

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Vassals pledged loyalty to one or more lords

Question 16

16) Which of the following occurred as a result of the Crusades?

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Trade between Europe and Asia increased.

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Contact between Jews, Christians, and Muslims was peaceful.

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Feudalism spread to Asia and Northern Africa.

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Kings became less powerful.

Question 17

17)	How did the Crusades affect Europe both politically and economically?

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all of above

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nobles who went on Crusades sold manor land

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increased trade between Europe and Asia

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many manors freed serfs so feudalism declined

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