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Ch. 15 Study Guide
1. Which of the following best describes the significance of religious art in the Middle
Ages? Most people couldn’t read, so stained glass windows depicting teachings of Jesus
helped them learn about Jesus’ life.
2. Which of the following statements best describes feudalism? Landowning nobles
protected people in return for services.
3. Which of the following best describes the Magna Carta or Great Charter? The Magna
Carta limited the king’s powers, stated the king could not collect taxes without the Great
Council agreeing, freemen had the right to a fair trial, and habeas corpus was established.
4. Which of the following describes how the Crusades affected Europe? Trade between
Europe and the Middle East increased; Feudalism fell because the nobles sold their land
and freed their serfs.
5. Which of the following best describes a Romanesque cathedral? Vaulted ceilings
6. Which of the following best describes how the study of theology changed in the 1100s?
Followers used scholasticism, reason to explore questions of faith.
7. Which of the following best describes why Medieval Literature was written in the
vernacular? Limited skill in literacy and writing for an audience.
8. Which of the following best describes the ways in which the Black Death helped to
weaken the feudal system? Landlords had to pay more for workers, charge lower rents,
and peasants bargained to pay rent.
9. Many people from all social classes died during the plague. Which of the following best
describes how the plague affected the peasants and workers who survived? They were
afforded more opportunities.
10. Which of the following best describes one key result of the Hundred Years’ War? The
use of peasant soldiers made the need for knights diminish and helped end feudalism.
11. Which of the following best describes how the Crusades affected the Jews? Jews were
persecuted throughout Europe.
12. Which of the following best describes the role Constantinople played in the Crusades?
The Byzantine emperor’s plea for help encouraged the Pope Julius II to call for the
Crusades.
13. Which of the following best describes the social hierarchy of the Middle Ages in the
correct order from lowest to highest rank? Peasant/serf, knight, lord, king
14. Which of the following statements best describes feudalism? Landowning nobles
protected people in return for services.
15. During the Middle Ages, trade encouraged manufacturing. Which of the following best
describes how guilds monitored manufacturing? Craft guilds set the standard for quality
in product. Craft guilds determined the cost of finished products. Craft guilds decided
who could be trained to create products.
16. Which of the following best describes why the Crusades occurred? To defend the
Byzantine Christian Empire; To free Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims
17. Which of the following best describes the role of the Church during Medieval Europe?
Church sacraments, relics, pilgrimage, heresy, Inquisitions, anti-Semitism.
18. Which of the following best describes a Gothic cathedral? Flying buttresses
19. Which of the following best describes the champion of the scholasticism movement of
the 1100s? Thomas Aquinas who used the ideas of Aristotle to explain Church teachings
and natural law to explain governments.
20. Which of the following best describes the effects of the Black Death in Europe? Nearly 1
out of every 2 people died, trade declined, wages rose, few workers, less demand for food
21. Which of the following best describes how artisans benefited from being a member of a
guild? Guilds offered members protection. Guilds helped members and their families in
times of sickness or death. Guilds helped establish fair rules for their trade.
22. Which of the following statements best describes manorialism? Legal and economic
power belonged to the lord of the manor while the peasants worked the land.
23. Which of the following best describes how King Henry II of England transformed law?
He established common law, created the grand jury, and created the trial jury.