Topic 10 Retest

Which of the following first established the basis for the rights described in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

• the Magna Carta

• the Norman Conquest

• the Hundred Years’ War

• the Concordat of Worms

Pope Gregory VII and Holy Roman emperor Henry IV initially disagreed about

• how the pope should be elected.

• where to set the borders of the Holy Roman Empire.

• who had the right to choose bishops.

• how the emperor should be chosen.

Why was Italy among the first European regions to experience the Black Death?

• It originated in Asia

• It traveled westward through trade routes

• It was spread by fleas on rats and infected individuals

• Many Europeans left cities for rural areas

What was one result of the increase of trade that followed the Crusades?

• Fewer people supported the monarchies.

• Kings became wealthy and politically stronger.

• Kings grew weaker as the power of the Church increased.

• Kings no longer needed to collect taxes.

During the Black Death, when surviving serfs asked for higher wages, how did manor lords respond?

• They agreed to increase the serfs’ wages.

• They exiled all serfs from their manors.

• They released serfs from their feudal bonds.

• They passed laws that limited the movement and wages of serfs.

Look at the map. This map shows the routes traveled by what group?

• Jews exiled from the Iberian Peninsula

• Crusaders on their way to the Holy Land

• Invading armies during the Hundred Years’ War

• Merchants and explorers from Muslim Spain

In addition to deaths caused by the disease, how did the bubonic plague affect medieval society? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• New nation-states formed in Europe.

• A new crusade was launched.

• Manors experienced a shortage of workers.

• Towns and villages were abandoned.

How did the Crusades help open trade routes between Europe and the Middle East?

• By establishing new kingdoms in Europe

• By encouraging cultural exchanges and increasing demand for Eastern goods

• By closing off all land routes to Asia

• By isolating Europe from the rest of the world

Explain how the effects of the Black Death were felt across all social classes and economic levels.

• Only the wealthy were affected by the Black Death

• The Black Death had no impact on society

• The Black Death caused widespread loss of life, labor shortages, and economic changes for all classes

• Only peasants benefited from the Black Death

In 1076, Gregory VII excommunicated Henry IV. What does excommunicate mean?

• To give someone extra communication in an argument

• To beg someone to give you an opportunity

• To exclude a person from a church or a religious community