World History CH. 7-8 Set 2 (midterm 2012) – Flashcards
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During the High Middle Ages, one method monarch used to gain more power was to
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broaden the power of Church courts
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What caused the dispute between Henry II and Thomas Becket?
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Henry claimed the right to try clergy in the royal courts
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What did French Capetian kings do?
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They imposed royal law over their domain
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In 1122, the treaty called the Concordat of Worms gave the Church the sole power to
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elect and invest bishops with spiritual authority
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What was the effect of the Hundred Years' War?
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English rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas
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Science made little real progress in Europe in the Middle Ages because
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most scholars thought that all knowledge must fit with church teachings
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What work did Dante Alighieri write that takes the reader on an imaginary trip to hell and purgatory?
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Divine Comedy
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Effect of the Black Death
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There were large increases in wages and prices throughout Europe
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The system of Common Law established by English King Henry II
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applied to all of England, unlike local feudal laws
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How did William the Conqueror strengthen his power after becoming the king of England in 1066?
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He required every vassal to swear allegiance to him
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Why did King John sign the Magna Carta in England in 1215?
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to appease rebellious nobles angered over his abuse of power
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English King Edward I changed Parliament by
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including representatives of the common people
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The campaigns of Frederick II into Italy
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allowed German nobles to become independent
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One major reason why universities began to emerge in medieval Europe was that
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better-educated clergy were needed for church positions
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In his Summa Theologica, who concluded that there is no conflict between faith and reason
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Thomas Aquinas
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The Gothic style of architecture is noted for
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its graceful spires and tall windows
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Why did many rural peasants move to cities during the plague years of the late 1300s?
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Due to high labor costs, landowners devoted less land to raising crops
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Which of the following brought a decline in power to the papacy in 1309?
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Pope Clement V moved papal court to Avignon
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Result of Hundred Years' War
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French kings able to expand power
