AP World History: Modern › Historic Figures of the Middle Ages
All of the following are true about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine except _____________.
she refused to take on political responsibilities
she helped govern England with her husband, Henry II
like many noblewomen, she could inherit property as a widow
her presence as a public figure helped cause the rise of romantic love and chivalry
her sons, Richard and John, both became kings of England
Eleanor helped govern England and she took on an active role as queen. Although her contemporaries believed that women were delicate (this was part of what fueled chivalry), Eleanor did not shy away from her state responsibilities.
William the Conqueror is famous for his conquest of __________.
England
France
Rome
The Iberian Penninsula
Scandinavia
William the Conqueror, also called William Duke of Normandy, is famous for his conquest of England in 1066. He established feudalism in England and is the last invader to successfully conquer the British Isles.
Which of these statements about John Wycliffe is true?
All of these statements are true
His followers were called Lollards
He is considered to be a progenitor of the English Reformation
He was declared a heretic by the Papacy
He translated the bible into English for the first time
John Wycliffe was a notable theologian and dissident within the Catholic Church in the fourteenth century. He is most famous for translating the bible into English for the first time. He is also considered to be a progenitor of the English Reformation for his rejection of church authority and his attacks on clerical indulgences.
The Venerable Bede is remembered for __________.
writing an early history of English civilization
his collection of relics from around the world
bringing Christianity to Ireland
his deathbed confession to Catholicism
his heretical writings against church teachings
The Venerable Bede was a monk and historian in England in the seventh and eighth centuries. He is most commonly remembered as the author of The Ecclesiastical History of English People (completed circa 730 C.E.), one of the earliest recorded histories of the English civilization.
Joan of Arc is famous for her role in __________.
the Hundred Years' War
the French Wars of Religion
the Thirty Years' War
the War of Spanish Succession
the Seven Years' War
Joan of Arc is often credited with helping turn the tide of the Hundred Years' War between the English and the French. At the time of Joan's arrival on the scene, the English had seemed poised to overwhelm the French monarchy and conquer much of France, but the piety and belief of Joan is said to have inspired the French troops to victory after victory. She was captured by the English and tried for witchcraft, for which she was condemned to death by being burnt at the stake.
The Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo, is most commonly remembered for ___________________.
the Sack of Constantinople
the First Crusade
the Edict of Milan
the Edict of Paris
his role in Italian unification
Enrico Dandolo was the ruler of Venice, a wealthy Italian city-state, from 1192-1205. He is most commonly remembered for the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople in 1204. The Sack of Constantinople was instrumental in the decline of the Byzantine Empire and eventually precipitated the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the rise of the Ottoman Empire in Europe.
Rurik of Scandinavia is most famous for __________.
founding the Russian state
conquering the British isles
converting the Scandinavian people to Christianity
abolishing feudalism in Denmark
establishing feudalism in Denmark
Prince Rurik of Scandinavia is a possible mythical figure who is credited with founding the Russian State in the ninth century C.E. and a ruling dynasty that lasted for several hundred years. The Kingdom he founded, Kievan Rus, eventually evolved into the Duchy of Moscow and later into the Russian state and the empire of the Soviet Union.