High Middle Ages Test
Study Guide
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Know
100 Years War
Anglo-Saxons
Normans
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop
Battle of Hastings
Thomas Becket
Chancellor
“Deus lo volt!”
Domesday Book
Henry II of England
Henry IV of Germany
(HRE)
Joan of Arc
Jury
Common law
King John
lay investiture
Magna Carta
martyr
Parliament
Pope Urban II
Pope Gregory VII
Richard The Lionheart
Saint
Saladin
William the Conquerer
Philip IV of France
The Reconquista
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Understand
The achievements of
Henry II
Be Able To Do
Sequence these High
Middle Ages events in
chronological order
- The Norman Invasion
The conflict between
Henry II and Thomas -The First Crusade
-The Concordat of
Becket and its
Worms
resolution
-The Fourth Crusade
-The Magna Carta
The significance of
the Domesday book to -The Black Death
the reign of William
 Locate the following
the conqueror
on a map:
-the routes of Crusades I,
Significance of the
II, III, IV on a map
Magna Carta and the
circumstances around
-The countries of Spain,
its creation
England, France
The circumstances
-The crusader states of
which led to the
Edessa, Jerusalem, Acre,
creation of the
Concordat of Worms, Antioch and Tripoli
the 2 essential parts
of the agreement and -The cities of
Constantinople, Rome,
how the agreement
Paris, London, Clermont,
affected Bishops’
relationships with the Venice
Pope and their
Monarch
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The significance of
Joan of Arc’s life and
death
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The results/legacies
of the Crusades
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The events of Crusades I,
II, III, IV and how they
would be viewed by both
Christians and Muslims
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Study Guide
Subject:
8th Grade Social Studies
Teacher:
Mr. Sullivan
Date of Test: See Cluster Calendar
Test material will cover:
The High Middle Ages (see extension study guide for specifics)
Test Format:
Fill in the blanks, Multiple Choice, Short Answers, Open Response answers,
Crusades Map
Additional Information: A take home essay question will be due on
Friday, March 4th. Test topics will be divided over 2 days as follows:
Day One: Fill in the blanks for important people,
Order of events, Multiple Choice, open response answers for: Henry
II and Thomas Becket and the Magna Carta
Day Two: Complete the Crusades Map, open response answers for:
Concordat of Worms, Crusades