World History Quest: The Formation of Western Europe
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?
What was the effect of the three-field system?
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
What was the major cause of the Great Schism?
What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?
Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?
What was the central issue of the Hundred Years War?
What are characteristics of a Gothic cathedral architecture?
What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?
In what kind of language did Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer write?
What issue led to both of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament?
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?
Describe the Crusades. (What were they? Who started them? Who fought against
whom? What were they fighting for? )
How did the Great Schism and the Black Death lead to the end of the Middle Ages?(
outcome of both) Provide two examples.
Simony-
Inquisition –
Guild-
Magna Carta-
Gothic –
Three-Field System-
Commercial Revolution-
Crusades-
Bubonic Plague-
Great Schism-
Reconquista-
Why did the Gothic style of church develop during this time period? ( how did it show what was
important in society) Describe two differences between a Romanesque style church and a
Gothic style church.