Deck 10: The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

Question 1

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Parliament

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Question 2

What were the key views of the Cathars? How and why did the Cathars come in conflict with the Catholic Church?

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Question 3

The papacy underwent dramatic reforms and modifications in medieval times. How did the institution change at this time? What powers did it gain? What powers or influence did it lose?

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Question 4

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Battle of Hastings

Question 5

William and the Norman Conquest

Question 6

What challenges did the Roman Catholic Church face at the beginning of the eleventh century? How did church leaders respond to those challenges?

Question 7

Compare the political developments in France and England with those in the Holy Roman Empire and Italy. What similarities do you find? What differences do you find? What factors help to explain the differences?

Question 8

What does the inquisition suggest about the relationships between society, the Catholic Church as an institution, and political power?

Question 9

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Thomas à Becket

Question 10

The crusades have been called "successful failures." In your opinion, is this an accurate statement?

Question 11

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common law

Question 12

Discuss how the church administration of the seven sacraments shaped the lives of ordinary Europeans from cradle to grave.

Question 13

What is the best way to understand the crusades: as economic opportunities; a redirection of internecine, divisive intra-European conflicts; a clash between two different civilizations; or something else entirely?

Question 14

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Capetian dynasty

Question 15

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King John and Magna Carta

Question 16

What opportunities were there in medieval Europe for women to express their religiosity and spirituality?

Question 17

How would you account for the eventual victory of the Christian kingdoms in the reconquista?

Question 18

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Henry II

Question 19

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Philip II Augustus

Question 20

What role did the church play in the development of early Russia?

Question 21

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Frederick II

Question 22

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interdict

Question 23

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abbey of Cluny

Question 24

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reconquista

Question 25

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Cistercians

Question 26

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Philip IV the Fair

Question 27

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lay investiture

Question 28

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Concordat of Worms

Question 29

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the Mongols

Question 30

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papal monarchy

Question 31

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Holy Roman Empire

Question 32

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Teutonic Knights

Question 33

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Alexander Nevsky

Question 34

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Pope Gregory VII

Question 35

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Aragon and Castile

Question 36

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Estates-General

Question 37

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Frederick I Barbarossa

Question 38

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boyars

Question 39

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papal curia

Question 40

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Pope Innocent III

Question 41

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crusade

Question 42

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Dominicans

Question 43

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Dominic de Guzmán

Question 44

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Eucharist

Question 45

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First Crusade

Question 46

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sultan

Question 47

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Question 48

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Franciscans

Question 49

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Seljuk Turks

Question 50

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Hildegard of Bingen

Question 51

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Holy Office/Inquisition

Question 52

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crusader states

Question 53

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sacraments

Question 54

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Peter the Hermit

Question 55

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1054 excommunications

Question 56

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relics

Question 57

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Cathars/Albigensians

Question 58

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Saint Francis of Assisi

Question 59

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Peasants' Crusade

Question 60

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Pope Urban at the Council of Clermont

Question 61

How did feudalism in England under William I differ from feudalism in most other countries?

A)He de-emphasized the role of knights.
B)He required all sub-vassals to swear allegiance to him.
C)He eliminated the obligation of homage.
D)He drastically reduced the size of fiefs.
E)He awarded manors only to members of his own family.

Question 62

The English Parliament emerged during the reign of

A)John.
B)Richard I.
C)Edward I.
D)Henry II.
E)William the Conqueror.

Question 63

Which powerful and wealthy woman did Henry, Duke of Anjou, marry in 1152?

A)Eleanor of Aquitaine
B)Matilda of Touraine
C)Hildegard of Bingen
D)Catherine d' Medici
E)Catherine of Tours

Question 64

The three estates of the Estates General included the nobility, the townspeople, and the

A)army.
B)judiciary.
C)serfs.
D)clergy.
E)peasants.

Question 65

What best summarizes the policies and goals of William of Normandy in England?

A)He made few if any changes to existing conditions.
B)He eliminated all Anglo-Saxon institutions.
C)He created a strong, centralized monarchy.
D)He reduced England to poverty and ruin.
E)He enslaved of the people of England.

Question 66

Which statement best describes the state of France when the rule of the Capetians began at the end of the tenth century?

A)France was the most powerful country in Europe.
B)The French king only controlled an area known as the Ile-de-France.
C)The French had just defeated the English in the Hundred Year's War.
D)Bordeaux was the French capital.
E)French Capet princes were the Kings of Jerusalem.

Question 67

After which battle in 1066 did William the Conqueror take over England?

A)Poitiers
B)Runnymede
C)Hastings
D)Bosworth Field
E)Agincourt

Question 68

Which event led to the establishment of Parliament in England?

A)The popular demand of the people
B)The insistence of the nobles
C)The military victory over France
D)The old Celtic tradition of Druidic councils
E)The king's need to collect new taxes

Question 69

What gave the English barons the excuse they needed to challenge the power of King John?

A)A sex scandal
B)A series of military defeats
C)Religious divisions
D)A peasant uprising
E)The threat of invasion by Spain

Question 70

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Children's Crusade

Question 71

What best describes Frederick II of Hohenstaufen's rule?

A)He allowed his kingdom to fall into chaos by leading military ventures in Italy.
B)He was considered incompetent by his contemporaries.
C)He was a brilliant scholar who wrote treatises on political philosophy.
D)He was perhaps the greatest military leader of the Middle Ages.
E)He led the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople.

Question 72

Which statement best characterizes the outcome of the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa?

A)Spanish Muslims achieved an important victory.
B)The Franks lost their last foothold in Spain.
C)A new Muslim kingdom was established in northern Spain.
D)The reconquista was completed.
E)Spanish Christians achieved an important victory.

Question 73

Over which institution did Henry II of England struggle to exert control?

A)The courts
B)The church
C)Universities
D)Nobility
E)Merchants

Question 74

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Fourth Crusade

Question 75

Who was crowned emperor of the Romans in 962?

A)Frederick I
B)Charlemagne
C)Otto I
D)Louis the Bald
E)Frederick II

Question 76

Which statement best describes Spain at the end of the twelfth century?

A)It was free of Muslim control in the northern half of the country.
B)It was a fully united Christian kingdom.
C)It was once again completely under the control of the Muslims.
D)Spain was the most powerful nation in Europe.
E)It was ruled by the Valois dynasty of France.

Question 77

Which statement most closely describes conditions in Scandinavia by the twelfth century?

A)It remained largely pagan and resistant to European culture.
B)It contained the continent's most powerful nation, Sweden.
C)It entered into a period of relative peace within and between local kingdoms.
D)It had accepted Christianity through the agency of local kings who wished to better organize and govern their states.
E)It abandoned their marriage alliances with the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 78

By the end of the twelfth century, the northern half of Spain had

A)splintered into hundreds of principalities.
B)become the wealthiest region in Europe.
C)fallen into chaos.
D)been consolidated into Christian kingdoms.
E)come under Muslim rule.

Question 79

Frederick Barbarossa's defeat at Legnano in 1176, ended his attempt to control which area?

A)The principalities of the Rhineland
B)The Duchy of Burgundy
C)The towns in northern Italy
D)The Hanseatic towns in northern Germany
E)Parts of France

Question 80

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Saladin and the Third Crusade