Chapter 2 TEST, Emergence of Europe

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What was a 'bailiff'?

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A bailiff was a royal official responsible for managing estates and enforcing court orders.

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True or False: The English controlled more territory than France at the end of the Hundred Years' War than they had at the beginning?

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False

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The Great Famine of 1315 was caused in part by cool temperatures and an abundance of rain.

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True

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True or False: Popes began to claim authority over all Christians in the early Middle Ages.

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True

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The Black Death spread faster in the countryside than in the cities.

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False

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True or False: Starvation and illness led to many deaths during the Great Famine of 1315.

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True

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What English document of 1215 is considered to have laid a foundation for the individual rights of citizens? Options: Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Declaration of Rights, Bill of Rights

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Magna Carta

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What new weapon gave the English an advantage during the Hundred Years War?

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The longbow

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What new economic class grew as a result of the Crusades and their contribution to the growth of towns?

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The middle class

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What peasant girl led the French to defeat the English in the Hundred Years' War?

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Joan of Arc