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History final exam Test

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5 Matching Questions

  1. Hernan Cortes
  2. Atahualpa
  3. Charlemagne
  4. Eleanor of Aquitaine
  5. Henry II of England
  1. a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
  2. b King in 1154 and was responsible for creating the common law and jury systems. Had a conflict with the Church via Thomas Becket - Consolidated power in monarchy
  3. c king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
  4. d Queen of France as the wife of Louis VII, powerful french duchess / Challenged monarchial power over the Church
  5. e Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. became abbess of a religious house for females in western Germany; first great woman composer/ Founder of Monasteries in Rupertsberg and Eibingen
  2. a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527),, (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. "End justifies the means." (is it better to be feared or loved?)
  3. the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085)/ Investiture Controversy (Dispute with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor) - Affirmed the primacy of papal authority - Established the election of the Pope via the College of Cardinals
  4. was a Viking who found and named Greenland. Even thought this was a cold land Eric the Red named it Greenland to encourage people to come to this area to settle.
  5. pope who called for the First Crusade 1095 (1042-1099)

5 True/False Questions

  1. FlagellantsPeople who whipped themselves to cleanse their sin--they thought Plague was God's punishment for sins.

          

  2. Elizabeth Iwas a Viking who found and named Greenland. Even thought this was a cold land Eric the Red named it Greenland to encourage people to come to this area to settle.

          

  3. Louis XIVking of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)

          

  4. peninsularmember of the highest class in Spain's colonies in the Americas

          

  5. Thomas BeckettEnglish statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded