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What city dominated Europe’s trade with Asia? |
Venice |
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Chivalry was _____. |
a code of conduct |
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In addition to the monarchial claims of Edward III, another cause of the Hundred Years’ War was the trade in _____. |
wool |
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The basis of Otto I’s power was ________. |
his alliance with and control of the church |
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The Mongols’ own purpose in pursuing conquest was _____. |
to seize loot in the form of land, riches, and people |
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At the death of Chinggis Khan, his empire _______. |
was divided into four parts among his descendants |
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One of the disadvantages the Carolingians had when faced with Viking attacks was _____. |
the lack of a navy to fight Viking ships |
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What is the demesne? |
The lord’s portion of the land |
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France began to unify as a kingdom under _____. |
Philip II "Augustus" |
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The victor at the Battle of Hastings was ______. |
William of Normandy |
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In the twelfth century England developed, and came to be governed by, what law? |
Common |
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Anglo-Saxon kings unified England in order to deal with _____. |
Viking invasions |
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How far west did the Vikings make a permanent settlement? |
Iceland |
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When a lord offered a vassal a fief in exchange for loyalty and aid, who owned the fief? |
The lord |
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Henry II of England claimed lordship over the Aquitaine through ______. |
marriage to Eleanor |
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In the fourteenth century, the papal court was moved to ______. |
Avignon |
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John of England caused resentment with his subjects when he _____. |
tried to raise money to pay his family debts |
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Why did the marauding Magyars come to be known as Hungarians? |
They were believed to be returning Huns. |
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Medieval people blamed whom for causing the Black Death? |
Jews |
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During the Fourth Crusade, the Crusaders sacked _____. |
Constantinople |
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How did the structure of medieval families vary in southern Europe from the northern model? |
In the south, extended families were likely to live together. |
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The triggering event for England’s People’s Revolt in 1381 was the ______. |
re-imposition of a poll tax on all adult males |
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Khubilai was Chinggis’s ______. |
grandson |
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How did Chinggis treat cities that surrendered to his army? |
He negotiated with local elites to make them allies. |
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The Hanseatic League was _____. |
a trading union of northern European cities |
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In the ninth century, Muslims conquered what part of western Europe? |
Sicily |
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The ciompi were ______. |
poor landless workers |
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A fief was _______. |
land exchanged between a lord and a knight |
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As a result of the Crusades, _______. |
the relations between Jews and Christians worsened considerably |
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Feudalism was based on the exchange of ______. |
personal allegiance |
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Medieval town economies were controlled by _____. |
merchants |
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What was the Domesday Book? |
A survey of William’s new English lands |
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In 1095 the Pope who called for a Christian holy war against the infidels was ______. |
Urban II |
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What happened to Temujin’s father? |
He was poisoned by a rival. |
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The Hundred Years’ War pitted ______. |
England against France |
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In medieval towns, human and animal waste generally went into _____. |
the street |
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What happened to Charlemagne’s empire after his death? |
It was divided and weakened by internal power struggles. |
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Under Otto I of Germany, bishops and abbots had to perform what for their land? |
Feudal homage |
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Louis IX of France created the Parlement of Paris in the thirteenth century as a way of unifying what aspect if his government? |
Law and justice |
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The basic obligation of nobles to their lords and kings was _____. |
to fight when called upon |
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The Black Death was initially spread out of Asia by merchants and ______. |
Mongol armies |
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Among the many weaknesses of the First Crusaders’ army was their lack of _____. |
leadership |
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In the ninth century, the model of medieval society was divided into those who work, those who fight, and those who ______. |
pray |
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In the 1358 the French peasantry exploded in an uprising known as the _____. |
Jacquerie |
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What was the basic unit of medieval rural life? |
the manor |
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Which nation won the Hundred Years’ War, in part thanks to the efforts of Joan of Arc? |
France |
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The primary principle of the Magna Carts is that _______. |
all Englishmen, except those in the church, must obey the law |
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To convince people to fight on Crusades, the church promised them ______. |
forgiveness of sins without penance |
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The term "Middle Ages" describes _______. |
a period historians consider to be barbaric |
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The main reason for the success of the First Crusade was the Crusaders’ _______. |
religious zeal and enthusiasm |
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