Unit 13: Paper 3 — History of Europe (HL)
Topic 13.1: Medieval kingdoms and empires (c.750-1400) Questions
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In what year did William, Duke of Normandy, defeat Harold at the Battle of Hastings and take the English throne?
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What event in 1215 forced King John to accept limits on royal power in England?
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Who crowned Charlemagne 'Emperor of the Romans' on Christmas Day 800 CE?
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The Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, summoned by Pope Innocent III, made which practice compulsory for every Christian at least once a year?
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Choose the term for the royal officials Charlemagne relied on to govern local districts on his behalf.
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Choose the inheritance custom that automatically weakened the Carolingian Empire by dividing its resources and armies among heirs.
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Philip II Augustus of France used feudal law to justify confiscating which ruler's lands in Normandy between 1202 and 1204?
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Which group faced the Albigensian Crusade, launched from 1209 to enforce religious conformity?
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The Avignon Papacy (1309-1377) is significant to historians mainly because it shows
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To what extent do you agree with the claim that internal rebellion, rather than economic and social strain, was the more significant cause of decline in medieval kingdoms such as the Carolingian Empire?
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Evaluate the claim that Charlemagne's system of counts, missi dominici, and capitularies was effective enough to guarantee the long-term unity of his empire.
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To what extent do you agree with the claim that Viking raids after 843 were the decisive cause of the Carolingian Empire's decline, rather than merely a consequence of its prior division?
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Evaluate the claim that Charlemagne's religious and cultural policies, including the Carolingian Renaissance, did more to strengthen his empire than his military conquests did.
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What was scutage, used by Angevin kings of England to fund professional armies?
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In 1077, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV stood barefoot in the snow at Canossa to beg forgiveness from which pope during the Investiture Controversy?
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Choose the event that formally divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms.
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Which pope crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800?
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Choose the year in which Charlemagne became sole King of the Franks.
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Choose the scholar who led Charlemagne's palace school at Aachen during the Carolingian Renaissance.
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Discuss the view that Charlemagne's coronation as Emperor of the Romans in 800 strengthened his authority more than it created problems for his successors.
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