DMSDV test

• The Great Schism

The Great Famine

• The Black Death

Which of the following would be the best title for the list above?

• Factors that Weakened the Feudal System

• The Restoration of the Catholic Church

• The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire

• Efforts to Destroy Western Civilization

Which of the following served as a result of the attempt by M to conquer the Byzantine empire?

• The end of the feudal system

• The start of the First Crusade

• The onset of the Hundred Years War

• The creation of the Magna Carta

"...indeed, every class of the Christian profession, nay, also, w those influenced by the spirit of penance-all joyfully entered upon expedition... 31

-from the chronicle of Albert of Aix during the First Crusade

Based on the excerpt above, what was the driving force behind Crusades?

• A devout belief in and desire to spread Christianity

• A desire to strengthen European monarchs

How did the Magna Carta shape future procedures in Weste Civilization?

• It preserved Justinian's Code for use in future constitutions

• It created guidelines for how citizens should behave around a k

• It created the first constitutional democracy in Europe.

• It established the concept of individual liberties and due process

King John, when he saw that he was deserted by almost all his regal super abundance (large amount) of followers he sca seven knights, was much alarmed [that] the barons (nobles) his castles and reduce (destroy) them without difficulty, as th no obstacle to their so doing...accordingly, at the time and pl. agreed on [Runnymede], the king and nobles began a long dis about terms of peace and aforesaid (previously discussed) libe John, seeing that he was inferior in strength to the barons, wi

any difficulty, granted the underwritten laws and liberties, and confirmed to

charter."

--Roger of Wendover

Which of the following best explains why the Magna Carta was

• to establish the role of the king as an all-powerful leader

• to create a set of laws for all of Western civilization

• to protect citizens from oppression by the king

Which of the following best describes the social change brought on by scholasticism

• Christian teachings and Greek philosophy merged in art and culture

• People were forced to choose between secular and religious

• Scholars became more valuable to citizens than church leade

• Art became less important to people than academic texts

The image above shows crusader Godfrey de Bouillon following the siege of what city in the First Crusade?

• Constantinoole

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• Rome