Ch 12 Review - Crusades & Culture in the Middle Ages

Which of the following pairings is correct?

• flying buttresses -- Gothic architecture
• pointed arches -- Romanesque architecture
• thick walls -- Romanesque architecture
• flat wooden roof -- Gothic architecture

“. . . indeed, every class of the Christian profession, nay, also, women and those influenced by the spirit of penance—all joyfully entered upon this expedition. . . .” —from the chronicle of Albert of Aix during the First Crusade This passage suggests which of the following about the First Crusade?

• the Crusade appealed to nobles as a chance to enhance their power
• many people were motivated to join the cause by deep religious feeling
• for many people, the Crusade was a chance for adventure and perhaps profit
• news of the difficulties involved with fighting the Muslims had reached Europe

The investiture controversy was a power struggle between King Henry IV of Germany and

• Dominic de Guzman
• Pope Gregory VII
• Francis of Assisi
• Pope Urban II

According to the compromise reached in the Concordat of Worms, a German bishop

• had to travel to the German city of Worms to receive his appointment
• could be appointed by the king, but bishops from other kingdoms could not
• could be nominated by the king, but the pope could refuse to appoint him
• received symbols of his earthly office from the king and symbols of his spiritual office from the pope's representative

Men who join a religious order are called monks and live in monasteries. Women who join a religious order

• are also called monks and also live in monasteries
• are called nuns and live in convents
• are called abbesses and live in abbeys
• must live at home, because there are no religious houses for women

Pope Urban II saw the Byzantine Emperor's request for help fighting the Seljuk Turks as a chance to

• explore the lands to the east
• free the Holy Lands form the control of infidels
• establish himself as a great warrior
• invade the Byzantine Empire

By the end of the First Crusade, the Europeans had managed to

• convert the Muslims to Christianity
• cause the Muslims to retreat to Egypt
• assume partial control of the Holy Land
• establish four Latin Crusader states

During the Fourth Crusade, the armies got distracted from their spiritual goals and began

• a fight for control of the city of Venice
• a fight for control of the Byzantine Empire
• to push farther into Asia Minor
• to sack the city of Antioch

Churches built in the LATE part of the Middle Ages were constructed in the

• basilica style
• Gothic style
• Romanesque style
• classical style

Why was vernacular literature popular with so many people?

• it told romantic stories about knights and beautiful ladies
• it helped people understand the ideas of the ancient Greek philosophers
• it told exciting tales of battles and fantastical creatures
• it was written in the language that they spoke everyday