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Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on
A. the school
B. the theater
C. the church
D. the town hall
C. the church
Which of the following is a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to king?
A. They could read and write.
B. They were honest and wise.
C. They owned most of the land.
D. They made all the people obey.
A. They could read and write.
Most Gothic cathedrals had all these features EXCEPT
A. stained -glass windows
B. broad ditches called moats
C. arches called flying buttresses
D. roof sculptures called gargoyles
B. broad ditches called moats
He doesn't want them to eat much because of their
A. Religion
B. Weight
C. the Bible
D. Food is not good for you
A. Religion
Which of the following best describes the Vikings?
A. people from the north who made quick, fierce raids on European villages
B. Muslim traders from the Middle East
C. a Germanic tribe that conquered the Roman Empire
D. none of the above
A. people from the north who made quick, fierce raids on European villages
Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the
A. Age of Faith
B. Age of Reason
C. Age of Exploration
D. Age of Enlightenment
A. Age of Faith
The actions below are examples of what process?
-prohibiting kings from appointing priests
-outlawing the selling of Church positions
-excommunicating Holy Roman emperor Henry IV
A. developing a hierarchy of Church officials
B. strengthening the power of the Church
C. improving efficiency in government
D. protecting the wealth of monarchs
B. strengthening the power of the Church
In the Middle Ages, many universities grew out of
A. pilgrimage sites
B. cathedral schools
C. Charlemagne's court
D. convent schools
B. cathedral schools
How did Thomas Aquinas bridge the gap between reason and faith?
A. Aquinas argued that both faith and reason were gifts from God.
B. Aquinas stated that people could not have faith without reason
C. Aquinas did not think that faith and reason could exist together in church teachings
D. Thomas Aquinas thought only faith could bring a person closer to God.
A. Aquinas argued that both faith and reason were gifts from God
Which of the following is not a way the church gained and kept power during the Middle Ages?
A. They could read and write Latin, something people could not do.
B. The church was the largest landholder in Europe by 1050
Churchgoers were expected to give one-tenth of their money to the church as a tithe
D. Clergy members would marry into royal families, bringing monarchs and the church closer together.
D. Clergy members would marry into royal families, bringing monarchs and the church closer together.
Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?
A. Benedict
B. Constantine
C. Gregory VII
D. Charlemagne
B. Constantine
Which of these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?
A. birthday
B. marriage
C. graduation
D. pilgrimage
B. marriage
Whose idea was it to separate faith and reason?
A. Charlemagne
B. Pope Gregory
C. Saint Benedict
D. Thomas Aquinas
D. Thomas Aquinas
This sacrament was a formal declamation of the belief of God and the church.
A. Baptism
B. Matrimony
C. Confirmation
D. Penance
C. Confirmation
To _________ someone is to cause a person to suffer because of their beliefs.
A. persecute
B. clergy
C. sacrament
D. pilgrimage
A. persecute
What group of clergy's members belongs on the blank row? (pope, cardinals, ____, bishops, and priests)
A. Monks
B. Parishes
C. Mendicants
D. Archbishops
Archbishops
Who would have been most likely to make the following statement?
"I am traveling to Jerusalem to show God how sorry I am for having sinned. I pray we have a safe journey."
A. a monk
B. a priest
C. a pilgrim
D. A King
C. a pilgrim
Saint Benedict is best known for starting
A. the monastic way of life
B. the Roman Catholic Church
C. the pilgrimage to Canterbury
D. the conflict between church and state
A. the monastic way of life
Cathedrals were visible expressions of Christian devotion.
A. True
B. False
A. True
What city is the Roman Catholic Church located in?
A. France
B. Rome
C. Duarte
D. New York City
B. Rome
Which of the following was a main activity of a monastery?
A. educating all the children in a village
B. providing defense for the local manor
C. training young men to become knights
D. providing safe places for travelers to stay
D. providing safe places for travelers to stay
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
A. to teach Christians how to read
B. to set up monasteries in Germany
C. to take Jerusalem from the Muslims
D. to spread Christianity to the Byzantines
C. to take Jerusalem from the Muslims
St. Francis of Assisi founded an order of mendicant friars. How did they differ from monks?
A. They promised not to marry
B. They owned no personal property
C. They raised their own food
D. They lived among ordinary people
D. They lived among ordinary people
The church gained economic power by
A. collecting taxes
B. taking some land by force
C. receiving gifts of land from the wealthy
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Which of the following describes the plot of the "Canterbury Tales"?
A. The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope
B. St. Francis starts the Franciscan order
C. A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.
D. A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic.
C. A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.