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HWH Ch.14 Test
Chapter 14 Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the chief goal of the crusades? | To recover Jerusalem from the Muslims (take holy land) |
| What was the effect of the three-field system? | Farmers produced more food (villagers had more to eat) |
| What did the Magna Carta guarantee? | Basic legal rights |
| What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England? | parliament |
| Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe? | Traders |
| What was the purpose of the Reconquista? | To drive the Muslims out of Spain |
| Name three functions that the craft guild performed. | - Set standards of quality (of work) - Train apprentices - Control wages and prices |
| What did the decisions of the English royal courts of justice create? | English common law |
| How was the Great Schism finally resolved? | All three popes were forced to resign and then a new pope was elected |
| What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years' War? | It caused the development of national identities in England and France |
| Name three traits that characterize Gothic cathedral architecture. | Sculptures, stained glass windows, high vaulted ceilings |
| In what kind of language did Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer write? | vernacular (local language) |
| What issue led to both the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament? | How to end taxation without representation |
| What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to? | The disruption and collapse of medieval society |
| Who led the Norman conquest of England? | William the Conqueror |
| To whom was Eleanor of Aquitaine married? | Henry II |
| Who forced whom to sign the Magna Carta? | The English nobility forced King John to sign |
| What provided the origin of English common law? | Royal courts of justice |
| What Capetian king included commoners in the Estates General? | Phillip IV |
| What king was the first to claim all of England as his personal property? | William the Conqueror |
| List three developments that did the most to end the Middle Ages. | -Hundred Years' War -bubonic plague -the Great Schism -Longbow |
| Why were Europeans able to begin studying ancient Greek works? | Muslim and Byzantine libraries contained the writings of Greek philosophers |
| What was at stake in the Battle of Hastings? | Whether the Normans or the Anglo Saxons would rule England |
| What was a negative effect of the crusades that has continued to the present? | Hostility between the Muslims and Chiristians |
| List three problems faced by the Church. | -What to do about priests who married and violated church law -Whether bishops should sell positions in the church -Whether kings in the church should appoint bishops |
| What were John Wycliffe's two main complaints about the Church? | Church worldliness and papal authority |
| Whose rights did the Magna Carta originally intend to defend? | The English nobility |
| How much more land could be farmed each year using the three-field system farmed? | One-half of existing fields to two-thirds |
| What was the result of the Fourth Crusade? | Western Christians looted Constantinople |
| What was the central issue of the Hundred Years' War? | The throne of France |
| During the Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom? | Towns or cities |
| What was the major cause of the Great Schism? | Arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope. |
| What was the nature of a craft guild? | An association of people who worked at the same occupation |
| List three problems identified by church reformers during the Middle Ages. | -Priests married and had families -Bishops sold positions in the church -Kings appointed bishops |
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