Legacy of the Roman Empire
What was a method commonly used to choose a new Roman emperor?
Fightinng among private armies
How would one best describe the Vikings?
Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages
Name a sacrament.
Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?
Banking
Why was Thomas Beckett killed?
He sided with the Church against the king.
Justinian I wife's name was?
Theodora
What was a reason the Roman Empire was harder to defend?
Too spread out, invading armies from the north, poor leadership.
For what achievement is Charlemagne most remembered?
He united most of Europe.
What is the basic plot of the Canterbury Tales?
A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.
One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was...?
Unsanitary conditions, overcrowding.
Habeas corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless...?
They are charged with a crime.
What was the purpose of Crusades?
To win back the holy land.
How were the borders of the original Roman Empire defended?
By soldiers.
A king gave his most important lords fiefs, which were?
Grants of land.
What is the title of the clergyman right below the Pope in the church hierarchy?
Cardinals
How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?
Enough crops were grown to sell to people who lived in towns.
What was the original purpose of Magna Carta?
to protect the rights of nobles
What was the technological accomplishment of the Roman Empire which connected the empire?
Building of roads.
Whose action reduced the importance of the city of Rome within the Roman Empire?
Constantine
What did William the Conqueror introduce to England?
A line of Norman Kings and Feudalism.
Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the Age of...
Faith
Why did towns buy royal charters?
to gain independence from feudal lords
What action by an English king gave ordinary people a voice in government?
Calling for the Model Parliament.
Which country drinks the most coffee per capita?
Finland
What is a term that describes Roman artwork made from small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone?
Mosaic
The Franks grew powerful because of their new style of war that used...?
Knights on horseback.
Who decreed that Rome would stop persecu#ng Christians?
Constantine
What is common law?
What technological advantage helped the English win many early bales of the Hundred Years’ War?
Use of the longbow.
In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia