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SOL Quiz 26
Medieval Period I
1. Townspeople supported monarchs during the Middle Ages
because monarchs usually
a. supported the Crusades
b. promoted trade
c. tried to strengthen feudalism
d. supported the Catholic Church
Townspeople supported monarchs because monarchs usually
promoted trade. Townspeople wanted a strong monarch who could
keep the peace and prevent fighting among the feudal nobility.
Rulers helped trade by minting coins, building and repairing roads
and bridges, and creating royal courts to provide a uniform system
of justice.
2. Anglo-Saxon England was conquered in 1066 by
a. Charlemagne
b. Attila the Hun
c. Charles Martel
d. Duke William of Normandy
Anglo-Saxon England was conquered by Duke William of
Normandy. William was the descendant of the Viking (also called
Norsemen or Northmen) invaders who settled in an area of western
France called Normandy.
3. The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 by King John of England
a. limited royal power over the nobility
b. established the Church of England
c. created Parliament
d. gave equal rights to all Englishmen
The Magna Carta or "Great Charter" limited royal power over the
nobility. King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta by
rebellious barons who resented his attempts to tax them. The
Magna Carta guaranteed the traditional rights of the English
nobility.
4. Three of the following terms are associated with the
development of the English legal system. Which is NOT?
a. common law
b. petit jury
c. grand jury
d. exchequer
The three terms, common law, petit jury, and grand jury, are all
associated with the legal system of England.
5. A cause of the Hundred Years' War was the
a. conflict between French kings and the papacy
b. Viking invasions of Western Europe
c. rivalry between French and English kings
d. struggle between Catholics and Protestants
In 1337, Edward III of England claimed the French throne,
bringing on the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). He and his
successors invaded France a number of times to enforce their
claim until the English gave up their quest to conquer France.