World History: Journey Across Time

Chapter 15: Medieval Europe

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The __________ separated Britain and Ireland from Europe's mainland, encouraging the development of a distinct way of life.
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)English Channel
C)Panama Canal
D)Mediterranean Sea
2
The increasing role of __________ and other Church leaders in Europe's politics caused many disagreements over who was in charge.
A)nobles
B)popes
C)abbots
D)monks
3
Peasants who worked on manors were called _____.
A)guilds
B)vassals
C)knights
D)serfs
4
English nobles forced King John to sign the __________, taking away some of his powers.
A)Magna Carta
B)Declaration of Independence
C)Domesday Book
D)Volga
5
The meeting of the __________ marked the first step toward France's representative government.
A)House of Commons
B)Estates-General
C)Capetians
D)grand jury
6
The __________ monks worshiped, prayed, and developed new farming techniques that helped Europeans grow more crops.
A)Cistercian
B)friars
C)Franciscan
D)Dominican
7
__________ are religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings.
A)Sacraments
B)Heresy
C)Rituals
D)Heretics
8
Hatred of __________ is known as anti-Semitism.
A)Muslims
B)Catholics
C)Jews
D)Buddhists
9
The _____ was a civil war over who should be king of England.
A)Black Death
B)Hundred Years' War
C)Reconquista
D)Wars of the Roses
10
Europe's wide rivers and rugged mountains __________.
A)discouraged trade
B)enabled many different cultures to develop
C)reduced Europe's population
D)encouraged people to live in large groups
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