Short Answer
What English document of 1215 is considered to have laid the foundation for the individual rights of the citizens?
In what European kingdom did dukes elect a king from among themselves?
The Holy Roman Empire
The Hundred Years' war permanently separated England from _______________.
France
Who was the count of Paris who founded a new royal line in France?
A. Edward III B. Philip VI
C. Hugh Capet D. Henry II
Hugh Capet
Who laid the foundations for a strong monarchy in England
William the Conqueror
What new weapon gave the English an advantage in the Hundred years War?
the longbow
Where did Alexander Nevsky take power by working with an established Mongol state?
Russia
__________ and their fleas have been blamed for the spread of the bacteria that caused the Black death.
Rats
What people group was accused of causing the Black Death?
A. Russians B. Greeks
C. Jews D. Germans
Jews
Who combined several Frankish kingdoms starting in 481?
Clovis
What peasant girl did the French look to for leadership to defeat the English in the Hundred Years' War?
Joan of Arc
What musical innovation did Leonin and Perotin introduce?
The use of harmony
The Catholic Church provided protection and order for the common people as the Western _________ empire declined and collapsed.
Roman
The word Vernacular describes a
A. a commonly spoken language B. A ship
C. A leader in the parliament D. a Pope
A language
Who developed circuit courts
Henry II
What new economic class grew as a result of the Crusades and their contributions to the growth of towns?
The middle class
in 1095, Pope Urban II called for a ______________ to liberate the Holy Land?
Crusade
Feudalism weakened as more people in Europe moved to ___________________
towns or cities
The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of pilgrims in
A. Greece B. England
C. Poland D. America
England
Who started the use of bailiffs?
Phillip II
What two groups experienced many deaths as a result of the Crusades?
Warriors and civilians
Charlemagne divided his empire into__________ to help increase central authority and maintain peace.
districts
The use of yellow badges as identification for __________ people originated in the Middle Ages.
Jewish
In Charlemagne's' empire ___________ were places for education and the preservation of the written word.
A. Guilds B. Monasteries
C. Guilds D. Universities
monasteries
Who claimed supreme authority over church and state?
Innocent III