Ch. 14 The Formation of Western Europe Review

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

• to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa

• to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks

• to improve trade among the Europe, Asia, and Africa

• to force the Byzantines to become Catholics

What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?

• village priests married and had families contrary to Church law

• bishops sold positions in the Church for money

• Kings, rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops

• all of the above are true

What did the Magna Carta guarantee?

• the end of taxation

• a model parliament

• basic legal rights

• a House of Commons

Which of the following was the result of the Fourth Crusade?

• Muslims seized Edessa

• Christians seized Jerusalem

• Western Christians looted Constantinople

• Christians and Muslims signed a truce

What was the purpose of the Reconquista?

• to try people suspected of heresy

• to drive the Muslims out of Spain

• to recapture the Holy Land

• to solidify the Moorish influence in Spain

During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom?

• farms

• monasteries

• towns or cities

• the Holy Land

What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?

• Inquisition

• Estates General

• parliament

• royal courts of justice

What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?

• a flowering of the arts in the later Middle Ages

• the dominance of the Church in the later Middle Ages

• the disruption and collapse of medieval society

• a sense of unity among the continents affected by it

What institution was the heart of medieval society?

• the church
• the manor
• the palace
• the school

Who forced whom to sign the Magna Carta?

• the English nobility forced John to sign

• the Model Parliament forced Edward I to sign

• the English royal courts of justice forced Henry II to sign

• William the Conqueror forced the English nobility to sign