SAT II World History : Historic Figures of the Middle Ages
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Example Question #1 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
William the Conqueror is famous for his conquest of __________.
Rome
The Iberian Penninsula
England
Scandinavia
France
England
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.
Example Question #2 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
Joan of Arc is famous for her role in __________.
the Hundred Years' War
the Thirty Years' War
the War of Spanish Succession
the Seven Years' War
the French Wars of Religion
the Hundred 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.
Example Question #3 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
Rurik of Scandinavia is most famous for __________.
establishing feudalism in Denmark
abolishing feudalism in Denmark
converting the Scandinavian people to Christianity
conquering the British isles
founding the Russian state
founding the Russian state
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.
Example Question #4 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
All of the following are true about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine except _____________.
her sons, Richard and John, both became kings of England
she refused to take on political responsibilities
she helped govern England with her husband, Henry II
her presence as a public figure helped cause the rise of romantic love and chivalry
like many noblewomen, she could inherit property as a widow
she refused to take on political responsibilities
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.
Example Question #4 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
The Venerable Bede is remembered for __________.
his deathbed confession to Catholicism
bringing Christianity to Ireland
his heretical writings against church teachings
writing an early history of English civilization
his collection of relics from around the world
writing an early history of English civilization
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.
Example Question #6 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
The Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo, is most commonly remembered for ___________________.
the Sack of Constantinople
the First Crusade
his role in Italian unification
the Edict of Milan
the Edict of Paris
the Sack of Constantinople
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.
Example Question #7 : Historic Figures Of The Middle Ages
Which of these statements about John Wycliffe is true?
His followers were called Lollards
He translated the bible into English for the first time
He was declared a heretic by the Papacy
All of these statements are true
He is considered to be a progenitor of the English Reformation
All of these statements are true
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.
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