Culture
What was Richard I's nickname?
Richard the Lionheart
Rats and fleas
Feudalism provided which two needs for the people of Europe?
What was the Magna Carta?
A document that was signed by the King and nobles to prevent unfair taxation.
What was the most powerful religious group during the Emergence of Europe?
The Roman Catholic Church
The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of pilgrims in
A. England
B. Portugal
C. Greece
D. Poland
England
True or False: The Black Plague spread more quickly in the countryside than in the city.
False
Alexander Nevsky
French officials who collected taxes and ensured justice were called...
Bailiffs
Under this leader's rule, monasteries became centers of Western knowledge.
Charlemagne or "Charles the Great"
True or False: Small windows were a characteristic of Gothic Architecture.
False
Did the English control more territory in France before or after The Hundred Years' War?
Before
How were the kings chosen in the Holy Roman Empire?
They were elected by dukes.
What was the name of the representative body that grew in Medieval London?
Parliament
What happened to Joan of Arc?
She was burned at the stake.
Why did the political influence of the Catholic Church decline later in the Middle Ages?
There were weak popes; The church could not prevent the spread of disease.
What caused the Great Famine of 1315?
Too much rain and cool temperatures.
This ruler combined Frankish Kingdoms starting in 481.
Clovis
Hugh Capet
Who invented the use of harmony in music?
Leonin and Perotin
What caused the downfall of Feudalism?
People moving to towns or cities.
What was the name of the peasant girl the French looked to for leadership during the Hundred Years War?
Joan of Arc
This ruler developed circuit courts.
Henry II
What new weapon gave the English an advantage in the Hundred Years' War?
The Longbow
What new economic class grew as a result of the Crusades?
the middle class