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England - 18 France - 2 Spain - 10 Germany - 15 Russia - 7 Norway - 1 Italy - 5 Iceland - 12 Greece - 8 Ireland - 4 Alps - 17 Strait of Gibraltar - 11 Black Sea - 3 Bay of Biscay - 14 Baltic Sea - 9 |
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What statement best describes the Holy Roman Empire? |
It was a divided empire that was ruled by opposing non-Roman leaders, the pope and emperor. |
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What statement best explains why the economic depression of the Middle Ages began? |
The fall of the Roman Empire caused the economic prosperity to diminish. |
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What statement best describes the final break up of Charlemagne's empire? |
The empire was broken into little kingdoms buy attacks from within and without the empire. |
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What statement best explains the influence of the crusades? |
The crusades revived interest in European trade with the Orient. |
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What best states the purpose of the crusades? |
To drive the Muslims from the Holy Land and capture the city of Jerusalem. |
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Holy war |
Jihad |
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Led Muslims in holy wars |
Caliph |
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Piece of land owned by one man |
Fief |
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Used their money to support the arts |
Patron |
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Fight between two knights to unhorse each other |
Joust |
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Tower on a castle |
Turret |
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Ceremony of vows to the Lord |
Homage |
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Used a lord's land in exchange for services |
Vassal |
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What type of monk preached and did missionary work outside the monastery? |
Friar |
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What movement began to move Europe into the Modern Age? |
Renaissance |
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What was the certificate from the pope that excused a person from doing penance? |
Indulgences |
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What Duke of Germany established the Saxon line of kings? |
Henry the Fowler |
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What set the stage for a jointly ruled Roman Empire? |
Donation of Pepin or Pepal States |
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What plague destroyed 1/3 to 1/2 of the population of Europe? |
The Black Death |
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Which Mayor of the Palace's name means "hammer"? |
Charles Martel |
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What teaching tried to combine Greek philosophy and Romanism? |
Scholasticism |
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From which of Abraham's sons are the Arabs descendants? |
Ishmael |
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Who is considered the last prophet of Islam? |
Mohammed |
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What battle in 732 checked the Muslim advance into western Europe? |
Battle of Tours |
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In what battle did the Turks conquer Asia Minor? |
Battle of Manzikert |
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Who had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time? |
John Wycliffe |
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What is the practice of withdrawing from society and living in solitude? |
Monasticism |
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What painting did Leonardo da Vinci most remembered for? |
Mona Lisa |
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What year was the Holy Roman Empire born? |
962 |
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What was the code of conduct for the nobility and the knights? |
Chivalry |
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What group of people had reached the coasts of North America by A.D. 1000? |
Vikings |
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Which counsil forbade anyone except church officials to possess a copy of the Bible? |
Toulouse |
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Which council condemned John Wycliffe and John Huss? |
Constance |
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What Greek philosopher was known as "The Philosopher" to Europeans? |
Aristotle |
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What Frankish ruler established the Merovingian line of kings? |
Clovis |
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In what year did the Catholic Church officially split? |
1054 |
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What crusade recaptured Asia Minor? |
First |
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What crusade was the first unofficial crusade? |
Peasants' |
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_____ decreed that popes should be chosen by cardinals. |
Nicholas II |
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When the pope crowned ____ , the Holy Roman Empire was born. |
Otto the Great |
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_____ crowned Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans. |
Leo III |
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____ of the Roman church began using the title pontifex maximus that once was used by Roman emperors. |
popes |
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_____ wrote The Prince, The only book of lasting importance produced by the Italian Renaissance. |
Niccolo' Machiavelli |
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_____ wrote Divine Comedy |
Dante |
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______ is remembered for painting the Sistine Chapel. |
Michelangelo |
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Jerome finished the Vulgate, a _____ translation of the Bible. |
Latin |
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The ____ established the first large empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome. |
Franks |
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_____ led the Ottomans to capture Constantinople in 1453. |
Mohammed II |
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The Treaty of Verdun formed the nations France and ____. |
Germany |