Deck 12: The Making of Europe

Question 1

After reading the box "Opposing viewpoints: Two Views of Trade and Merchants," discuss how merchants were seen in the medieval period.

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Question 2

What were the most significant causes and results of the Crusades? Consider religious, economic, and social factors in your analysis.

Answer 2

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Question 3

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Charlemagne

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Question 4

Explain the fame of Charlemagne. What were his successes as a ruler?

Question 5

How did the philosophies and actions of the medieval papacy influence European development? What other institutions did its particular development influence and alter? How, why, and with what results?

Question 6

Using examples, illustrate how European civilization was formed by the coming together of three major elements: the legacy of the Romans, the Christian church, and the Germanic peoples.

Question 7

On Christmas Day in the year 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as king. Why do historians consider this coronation a pivotal moment in the history of the European civilization?

Question 8

How did an evolving organizational structure, the fear of heretical divisiveness, and monasticism interact to shape the Christian church in Europe between 500 and 1000?

Question 9

Why did the revival of trade during the High Middle Ages occur as, and when, it did? Back up your ideas with supporting evidence.

Question 10

What was the legacy of the Crusades, and what impact did they have on European civilization?

Question 11

What societal needs and social and political trends were involved in the development of feudalism? What social problems did feudalism create, as well as solve, in western European societies?

Question 12

Referring to the Comparative Essay "Cities in the Medieval World," compare and contrast the main features of cities in Europe, in the Islamic world, and in China.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the daily life of the peasantry, of the aristocracy and of townspeople in the Middle Ages.

Question 14

Discuss the role theology played in the new universities, bringing specific examples to support your answer.

Question 15

What was the impact on the traditional noble or aristocratic class to the rise of cities, trade, a money economy, and the "New Agriculture"?

Question 16

Describe how Christians viewed Muslims in the medieval period, and discuss the consequences of these views for Christian-Muslim relationships in the Middle East at the time.

Question 17

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Magyars

Question 18

What were the causes and what were the consequences of the emergence of universities in the High Middle Ages?

Question 19

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Clovis

Question 20

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Einhard

Question 21

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pope

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monk

Question 23

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interdict

Question 24

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Latin Empire of Constantinople

Question 25

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Vikings

Question 26

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vassal

Question 27

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monasticism

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diocese

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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knight

Question 31

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The Rule of Saint Benedict

Question 32

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common law

Question 33

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feudalism

Question 34

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manor

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sacraments

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Irnerius

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Concordat of Worms

Question 38

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abbot

Question 39

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liberal arts

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fief

Question 41

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guild

Question 42

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lay investiture

Question 43

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Cyril and Methodius

Question 44

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Magna Carta

Question 45

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barrel vaults

Question 46

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Gothic

Question 47

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Innocent III

Question 48

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heresy

Question 49

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demesne

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Scholasticism

Question 51

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Holy Roman Empire

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Saint Godric

Question 53

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nun

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carruca

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the Capetians

Question 56

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Investiture Controversy

Question 57

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serf

Question 58

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abbesses

Question 59

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Frederick I Barbarossa

Question 60

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Question 61

The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe

A) were the most threatening of the fifteenth century invaders to the peace of Europe.
B) were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers.
C) had little impact on the history of England and France.
D) were defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld.
E) led to Scandinavian control of Greece.

Question 62

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Carolingian Empire

Question 63

After their defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, the ____ became Christians and went on to establish the Kingdom of Hungary.

A) Mongols
B) Magyars
C) Vikings
D) Slavs
E) Golden Horde

Question 64

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Fourth Crusade

Question 65

Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following measures EXCEPT for

A) restoring an urban economy based upon the use of money.
B) encompassing much of western and central Europe.
C) depending upon the allegiance of counts who ruled for the monarch in local areas.
D) symbolizing the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe.
E) establishing a palace school and reforming the handwritten script.

Question 66

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Council of Clermont

Question 67

According to the agreement reached by the pope and a new German king in 1122, after a bishop was elected, he would pay ____ to the king.

A) a tax
B) a fee
C) a visit
D) homage
E) an election cost

Question 68

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Saladin

Question 69

All of the following peoples invaded Europe during the 9^th and 10^th centuries EXCEPT the

A) Muslims.
B) Vikings.
C) Magyars.
D) Mongols.
E) Norsemen of Scandinavia.

Question 70

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First Crusade

Question 71

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Urban II

Question 72

Early medieval European civilization was formed by the coming together of Roman customs, Christian traditions and

A) Islamic practices.
B) the threat of Mongol invasions.
C) the legacy of the Germanic tribes.
D) Chinese trade practices.
E) Indian trade practices.

Question 73

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capitalism

Question 74

Who established a new Frankish kingdom?

A) Louis the Pious
B) Charles the Hammer
C) Charlemagne
D) Frederick Barbarossa
E) Clovis

Question 75

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Battle of Hastings

Question 76

Who was crowned Roman Emperor by the pope in 800?

A) Belisarius
B) Alexius II
C) Charlemagne
D) Charles Martel
E) Richard the Lionhearted

Question 77

What served as centers of learning in early medieval Europe?

A) The madrasa
B) The universities
C) Christian monasteries
D) Scriptural schools
E) Medieval castles

Question 78

The early medieval church in the West

A) was headed by two rivals, the Archbishop of Milan and the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
B) developed a more organized monastic structure under Saint Benedict.
C) was for a long time ruled by the Patriarch of Constantinople.
D) was under the sole control of the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
E) was dominated for several centuries by Arian Christians.

Question 79

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aristocracy

Question 80

Monasticism in medieval Europe

A) was entirely a male area of activity.
B) involved an egalitarian governance structure.
C) included women, many of whom belonged to royal families
D) was based upon the model established by St. Basil.
E) was made up of hermit monks.