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The term Middle Ages |
describes a period that past historians considered to be barbaric. |
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How far west did the Vikings make a permanent settlement? |
Iceland |
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What part of western Europe did the Muslims conquer in the ninth century? |
Sicily |
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Who was the victor at the Battle of Hastings? |
William of Normandy |
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What was the Domesday Book? |
A survey of William;s new England lands |
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What led to the creation of the Magna Carta, known as the cornerstone of modern English law? |
King John’s missteps and the revolt of the barons against him |
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What role did Christianity play in the lives of ordinary people in Europe during the Middle Ages? |
a church was the center of community life |
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In 1095, which pope called for a Christian holy war against the infidels? |
Urban II |
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What was an important consequence of the Crusades? |
Relations between Jews and Christians worsened considerably. |
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Peasants probably made up what percentage of medieval society? |
90% |
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What city dominated Europe’s trade with Asia? |
Venice |
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The Black Death was initially spread out of Asia by merchants and what else? |
Mongol armies |
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Who did medieval people blame for causing the Black Death? |
Jews |
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Which nation won the Hundred Years’ War, thanks in part to the efforts of Joan of Arc? |
France |
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What did the church promise people to convince them to fight in the Crusades? |
Forgiveness of sins without penance |
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