History Quiz: Europe In Middle Ages
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- 1.Which of the following was one way that kings in the Middle High Ages gained more power?
- A.
Waging wars based on national pride.
- B.
Allowing Church courts to become more powerful.
- C.
Strengthening ties to the middle class.
- D.
Allowing nobles to create their own armies.
- 2.Why did science make little progress in medieval Europe?
- A.
Science was believed to be connected to witchcraft.
- B.
Scholars thought knowledge had to fit with church teachings.
- C.
Translations of scientific texts had not yet made it to Europe.
- D.
A scientific study was banned from European universities.
- 3.What economic practice did Europeans adopt from Muslim traders?
- A.
Use of money economy
- B.
Use of credit
- C.
Use of guilds
- D.
Use of charters
- 4.Which of the following statements is true of the French Capetian kings?
- A.
They imposed high taxes on clergy and nobles.
- B.
They abolished the practice of hereditary succession.
- C.
They increased their lands by taking land from the Church.
- D.
They imposed royal law over their whole domain.
- 5.Which of the following works by Dante Alighieri takes the reader on a trip to hell?
- A.
Canterbury Tales.
- B.
The Song of Roland.
- C.
Divine Comedy.
- D.
The Poem of El Cid.
- 6.Why did Pope Urban II rally Christians to help the Byzantine emperor Alexius I?
- A.
He wanted to conquer Constantinople.
- B.
He wanted to drive the Turks out of the Holy Land.
- C.
He wanted to defend trade routes from Muslim attacks.
- D.
He wanted to protect the Byzantine empire's territory.
- 7.Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death in medieval Europe?
- A.
People united in prayer, encouraging religious tolerance.
- B.
Large increases in prices of goods and wages.
- C.
Doctors made rapid advances in medicine.
- D.
Peasants moved to cities seeking medical care.
- 8.What did Queen Isabella do after the completion of the Reconquista?
- A.
Launch her own crusade against Muslims and Jews.
- B.
Enforce a policy of religious toleration in Spain.
- C.
Massacre Muslims in conquered cities.
- D.
Move Muslims and Jews to the New World.
- 9.Who wrote "Summa Theologica", which states that there is no conflict between faith and reason?
- A.
Thomas Becket
- B.
Thomas Aquinas
- C.
Pope Gregory VII
- D.
Maimonides
- 10.What happened when Christian scholars gained access to the works of Greek thinkers?
- A.
They stopped using the scholastic method.
- B.
They dismissed the writings as heresy.
- C.
They experienced a revolution in learning.
- D.
Scholastics turned their backs on their faith.
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