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An inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
fjord
peninusla
island
archipelago
Agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country.
excommunicate
concrodat
Inquisition
Reconquest
To exclude a person from church membership.
theology
concordat
vernacular
excommunicate
German king the pope declared first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Lief Erikson
Charlemagne
Otto I
William II
Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for:
invading other lands
combining kingdoms
trading with nearby economies
converting distant groups to Catholicism
Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?
Angles
Celts
Franks
Saxons
Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?
education
freedom
equality
religion
What influence did Germanic kings have on Europe's religion?
they helped to spread Islamic faith
they helped to spread Christianity
they helped to spread Judaism
they helped to spread Buddhism
Person who worked the lord's land:
knight
serf
fief
vassal
Warrior in armor who fought on horseback for a lord; lower-ranking vassal.
serf
freeman
vassal
knight
Land granted to a vassal, or knight:
latifundia
fief
manor
castle
Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?
feudalism
mercantilism
protectionism
vassalism
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and:
the windmill
crop rotation
the iron bladed wheeled plow
the village mill
Medieval kinghts followed rules called the code of:
chivalry
the king
the knight
servitude
Who were the only people in medieval towns who were considered citizens?
elders
males
nobles
serfs
What were apprentices in craft guilds given in return for their work?
gold coins
goods for trade
political positions
room and board
Decided whether a person could be accused of a crime:
grand jury
clergy
trial jury
judge
People ordained as priests:
nun
clergy
monk
friar
Decided whether an accused person was guilty or innocent:
grand jury
clergy
friar
trial jury
Region of France where William was duke:
Germanic
Frank
Normandy
Charlemagne
What contributed to the idea that people have rights and that the power of government should be limited?
Common Law
House of Commons
House of Parliament
Magna Carta
In 1095 Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, against:
The Jews
The Kievan Rus
The Mongols
The Muslim Turks
Hatred of Jewish people:
anti-Islamic
anti-Muslim
anti-Judaism
anti-Semitism
Local language used by people of a region:
vernacular
heresy
coloquialism
slang
Religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings:
vernacular
heresy
anti-Semitism
scholasticism
Study of religion and God:
vernacular
anti-Semitism
theology
scholasticism
Way of thinking that used reason to explore question of faith:
hersy
vernacular
theology
scholasticism
For medieval Christians, the most important holy sacrament was:
baptism
communion
marriage
reconciliation
What was the name of the church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy?
Crusades
grand jury
Inquisition
trial jury
Students in the first European universities did not have:
books
classes
exams
teachers
Disease that spreads quickly and kills many people:
epidemic
pandemic
plague
Reconquista
Christian struggle to take back the Iberian Peninsula from Muslims:
Joan of Arc
Reconquista
Crusades
Inquisition
French peasant girl who led the effort to free France from England:
Isabella of Castile
Joan of Arc
Fredinand
Elizabeth
Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by:
ants
cattle
fleas
spiders
The Black Death spread quickly along which trade route?
China Road
Ivory Road
Silk Road
Trade Road
Who helped lead the French army to victory at Orleans?
Charles
Ferdinand
Isabella of Castile
Joan of Arc
France fought against which country in the Hundred Years' War?
China
England
Portugal
Spain
Jews were ordered to convert to Christianity or leave Spain by:
The College of Cardinals
Parliament
Ferdinand and Isabella
King Henry VII
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