Which of the following drew tribes to migrate to Europe around 300?
A.its waterways and fertile soil
B.its centralized government
C.its vast trade networks
D.its major cities
A. its waterways and fertile soil
Which of the following did the medieval Catholic Church withhold to punish wrongdoing?
A.
earnings from landholdings
B.
positions in government
C.
the sacraments
D.
religious education
C. the sacraments
Who had the fewest rights in feudal society?
A.
priests
B.
lords
C.
serfs
D.
vassals
C. serfs
Which of the following are reasons the grain supply increased during the High Middle Ages? Select the two correct answers.
A.
slash-and-burn agriculture
B.
the use of oxen to pull plows
C.
the use of wooden hand tools
D.
the use of the iron plow
E.
the use of the three-field system
D. the use of the iron plow and E. the use of the three-field system
Which of the following was the purpose of mendicant orders?
A.
to shape chivalry
B.
to advise the king
C.
to fight heresy
D.
to beg for food
D. to beg for food
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
A.
He had raised an army without approval from other government officials.
B.
He had seized the lands of nobles.
C.
He had raised taxes.
D.
He had granted greater privileges to nobles over clergy.