Humanities Test

Question 1

Feudalism

Answer 1

Agreement between a noble/lord and his knight; knight would get a small amount of land if he worked for his lord

Question 2

Vassal

Answer 2

A knight/knights that worked for a lord

Question 2

Serf

Answer 2

A servant/peasant that is never allowed to leave the nobles/lord’s land

Question 3

Manor

Answer 3

A piece of land owned by a noble/lord that had peasants, knights, and servants living on it with the lord/noble’s house being the biggest.

Question 4

Clovis

Answer 4

Ruler of Rome while it transitioned into a European dynasty

Question 4

Charlemagne

Answer 4

Brilliant warrior and strong king who led the Franks in building a large empire

Question 4

Emperor Henry IV

Answer 4

Roman emperor who was excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII

Question 4

Pope Gregory VII

Answer 4

Pope who built very big churches and turned them into a fighting force/army

Question 5

Francis of Assisi

Answer 5

Man who created a new order of Christianity

Question 5

Excommunicate

Answer 5

To be thrown out by your church for doing something bad

Question 5

Peter the Hermit

Answer 5

Person who led the People’s crusade to Jerusalem

Question 5

Pope Urban II

Answer 5

Pope who convinced people to join the fighting force by telling them that God would forgive them of their sins and they would go to heaven if they died.

Question 5

Thomas Aquinas

Answer 5

Man who brought rational thinking into the bible/church

Question 5

Antisemitism

Answer 5

Hate of Jewish people

Question 5

Emperor Alexios

Answer 5

Emperor who led the first crusade (and lost)

Question 6

People’s Crusade

Answer 6

A force of civilians who fought and stole their way to Jerusalem (killed a lot of Christians)

Question 6

First Crusade

Answer 6

First crusade that ever happened; European peasants went ahead and were demolished by the Turkish armies, but later on the knights caught up and took over Jerusalem. Within 50 years, the muslims started taking back the land.

Question 7

Second Crusade

Answer 7

French and German Kings; poor planning and lots of losses caused them to get destroyed and they returned to Europe in less than a year

Question 8

Saladin

Answer 8

Main opponent in the third crusade; leader of the Muslim forces

Question 9

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Answer 9

Only king who stayed with the third crusaders

Question 10

Third Crusade

Answer 10

Began after the Muslims took back Jerusalem; the French king left and the German king died

Question 11

Fourth Crusade

Answer 11

French knights arrived in Venice but they didn’t have enough money to sail over; ended up sacking a city for enough money to sail over

Question 12

Reconquista

Answer 12

Christian efforts to re-claim Spain from the Moors

Question 13

Inquisition

Answer 13

An organization of priests that looked for and punished anyone for secretly practicing their own religion

Question 14

The Great Schism

Answer 14

The separation of multiple churches

Question 15

Orthodox Christianity

Answer 15

Christians who believe that Chrstain faith cannot be seperated from the church

Question 16

Plague

Answer 16

A deadly disease originally spread by rats from Asia

Question 17

Hundred Years War

Answer 17

A war between England and France over land and who would rule it

Question 18

Chivalry

Answer 18

Qualities desired in a "brave" knight

Question 19

Joan of Ark

Answer 19

Teenage girl who led the French troops to war; was eventually killed, but the French won anyway

Question 20

William the Conqueror

Answer 20

French Noble who brought the idea of Feudalism to Britain; led the Hundred Years War

Question 21

Gunpowder Weapons

Answer 21

Weapons developed over the Hundred Years War using gunpowder from China

Question 22

Magna Carta

Answer 22

A list that King John was forced to sign; gave more power to nobles

Question 23

King John

Answer 23

Youngest of Henry II's sons

Question 24

Common Law

Answer 24

A system where people used similar crimes as examples as how they should punish a person who made a crime

Question 25

Independent Judiciary

Answer 25

A system where judges were free to make decisions based off of fact and law

Question 26

Parliament

Answer 26

A council of nobles that advised the king

Question 27

Habeas Corpus

Answer 27

A writ requiring someone to be brought before a judge before they were automatically thrown into jail

Question 28

Representative Government

Answer 28

Government who makes decisions based off of the votes of the country