for Prof.MacQueen

Compurgation in Germanic tribal law meant a physical trial to prove innocence by divine intervention

The Nika Revolt took place in Constantinople and was an example of repression by the Byzantine army under orders of the emperor Justinian.

The result of the Iconoclasm argument in Christianity is that the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Emperors separated from

Islam = submission to the will of __________________.

In the Wergeld system a woman of childbearing years was considered more valuable than a male warrior.

Question 71 pts

Feudalism is the breakdown of strong central authority after the Carolingian empire fell apart.

Question 85 pts

Select all of the correct Five Pillars of Islam:

What are the three successor civilizations to the Roman Empire?

Which of the following is  not  an improvement in agriculture in the early Middle Ages in Europe:

Why was the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire) able to last much longer than its Western counterpart in Rome? (Give at least 3 reasons)

Question 121 pts

What are the three main fundamental obligations Monasticism?

Question 135 pts

Define Feudalism.

Name two events that frequently inspired attacks against the Jewish population in Europe.

What were the effects of the Crusades on Western civilization? (Name at least 3)

Match the Crusade with the correct description.

Started after Edessa fell to the Turks. Inspired by Bernard of Clairvaux, but unsuccessful in recapturing Jerusalem and accomplished almost nothing. Eleanor of Aquitaine went on the Crusade with her then husband, Louis VII.

Reduced number of knights set out for Jerusalem and get side-tracked attacking Hungarian port city and sacking and taking over Constantinople from the Byzantines. Never reach Jerusalem.

A poor, ill-equipped and disorganized group lacking in military discipline and driven by simple extraordinary religious faith, most of whom were killed by the Turks with only a few survivors.

An army of about 25,000 to 30,000 consisting of knights and people of all classes. Nobles fought among themselves who would lead. Only Crusade to capture Jerusalem.

Led by three powerful kings: Frederick I (Barbarossa), Philip II of France, Richard I of England. Jerusalem remained under Muslim control, but unarmed Christian pilgrims could freely visit the city’s holy places

Question 175 pts

What were the main causes of the Great Schism?  What were the major results of this great political and religious conflict?

What is the story behind the Magna Carta? How does it continue to affect us today?

In 1415, the Hundred Years’ War was restarted by the English King Edward III.

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Question 202 pts

What weapon did the English use effectively during the Hundred Years War?

In the late fifteenth century, Italy became a battleground for the competing interests of

 Italian artists in the fifteenth century began to

The development of printing in the fifteenth century

Match the artist to the correct description.

Renaissance painter who achieved early fame for his beautiful Madonnas and the School of Athens

Painter, sculptor, scientist during the High Renaissance who experimented with techniques

The painter of Rome’s Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculptor of David and La Pieta

Sculptor of the first free standing bronze statue since Roman times

Question 256 pts

List at least THREE ideas that can be considered the legacy of the Renaissance.

The use of gunpowder was considered too dangerous for the wooden boats and sailing vessels of the time.

Question 274 pts

Match the writer and their work to their description

Provided a model for a modern secular concept of power politics

Stories within a story Written around the time of the Black Death in Italy

A tale about various pilgrims and widely influenced the development of vernacular English

Written in the vernacular and was considered a synthesis of medieval Christian thought with it's descriptions of heaven and hell

How does the art of the Renaissance artists reflect the political and social events of the period? (Think of specific writers, sculptors, architects and painters as examples)

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Reformation?

List one reason why the Reformation began in Germany.

What action did Luther take that is considered the start of the Reformation?

After studying the Bible, Luther came to the conclusion that ________________________ alone was the key to salvation.

What did the Peace of Ausburg in 1555 decide?

Question 345 pts

Who were the biggest influences on England's change to Protestantism. What did they do?

Which one of Henry VIII's children wanted to return England to Catholicism?

Victory over the Spanish Armada at the end of the sixteenth century was achieved by

Who was the Swiss reformer who differed with Luther on the Eurcharist?

Which group of Protestants were the most persecuted in Europe?

The Reformation brought women into more political power than they had ever had under Catholicism.

Question 426 pts

What was decided in the Council of Trent? (List 3 ideas)

The most important religious order in the Catholic Reformation was the

Question 441 pts

The religious policy of England’s Queen Elizabeth could best be described as “moderate Protestantism.”

List THREE ideas that could be considered the legacy of the Reformation.

Christian humanists disagreed with Protestants once their teachings and doctrines on predestination became clear.

Compare and contrast the chief ideas of Zwinglianism, Anabaptism, Calvinism and Lutheranism. What did they have in common? How were they different?

How did the English Reformation differ from the reformation in other countries? Be sure to mention specific monarchs and acts of Parliament

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