AP World History Chapter 20 – Flashcards
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For centuries, Western Europe was inspired by a dream of unification and greatness similar to that of
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Rome
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In 962 C.E., Pope John XII presented the imperial crown to _____________. Birth of Holy Roman Empire.
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Otto of Saxony
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In the High Middle Ages, the state that seemed to have the most potential to re-create centralized imperial rule was
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Holy Roman Empire
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The single biggest obstacle to the rise of a powerful Holy Roman Empire was
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ongoing conflict with the papacy
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The investiture contest centered on
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appointment of church officials by imperial authorities
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In a larger sense, the investiture contest represented
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the struggle between church and state for control in Europe
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Ordered an end to Investiture contest
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Pope Gregory VII
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Sought to absorb Lombardy in north Italy. Papal coalition forced him to relinquish his rights in Lombardy
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Frederick Barbarossa
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The investiture contest reached its peak with a struggle between Pope Gregory VII and ___________.
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Henry IV
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The Holy Roman Empire Frederick Barbarossa's attempt to gain control of Lombardy was blocked by the
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Popes
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In 987, French nobles chose which of the following men as their king?
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Hugh Capet
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Hugh Capet was crowned King of France in 987
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but it took centuries for the French kings to build a powerful, centralized state
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Which of the following states developed the most centralized political structure in its early stages?
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England
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In 1066, William of Normandy conquered
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England
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The Bayeux tapestry depicts
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Norman invasion and conquest of England
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In Italy, the political structure was marked by
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a series of city-state and principalities
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The Reconquista took place in
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Iberian peninsula
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Which of the following factors did not help explain the increased agricultural production of the High Middle Ages?
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government financial support
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By the year 1300, the population of Europe had risen to around
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79 million
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The High Middle Ages witnessed
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resurgence of urbanization
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The revival of urban society was most pronounced in
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Italy
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The Hanseatic League was a trading network that operated in
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the North Sea and Baltic Sea
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The phrase usually associated with the medieval social structure is
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"those who pray, those who fight, and those who work"
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was famous for
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her support of romantic poets and troubadours
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The guilds of the High Middle Ages
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admitted women as members
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Central to the philosophy of the High Middle Ages was the rediscovery of
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Aristotle
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St. Thomas Aquinas
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believed that it was possible to prove rationally that God exists
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During the High Middle Ages, the most popular saint was
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the Virgin Mary
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The Dominicans and Franciscans
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attacked materialism and would allow no personal possessions
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Who, according to Thomas of Celano, was the "father of the poor"?
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St. Francis
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Which of the following statements is not true about the Cathars?
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Roman Catholic Church as the only hope for a corrupt world.
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New found land was discovered around the year 1000 C.E. by the Scandinavian seafarer
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Leif Ericsson
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Which of the following was not a crusading order?
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Franciscans
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During the 11th century, Roger Guiscard
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captured Sicily from Muslims
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The last surviving Islamic outpost in Spain was
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Granada
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The first attempt, in response to Pope Urban II's appeal for a crusade, came from
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Peter the Hermit
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Pope Urban II
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launched the crusades in 1095
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The only crusade that recaptured Jerusalem was the
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first crusade
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Jerusalem was captured in 1187 by
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Saladin
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Which of the following was not a consequence of the 4th crusade?
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cooperation between Constantinople and Western Europe
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The 4th crusade managed to capture and sack the city of
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Constantinople
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The Crusades
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increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean
