Unit 7: Paper 2 — Causes and Effects of Medieval Wars (750–1500)
Topic 7.1: Causes of medieval wars Questions
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Which two trades were the main economic prizes fuelling the Anglo-French rivalry before the war?
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In the Battle of Manzikert (1071), which empire was defeated by the Seljuk Turks, losing most of Anatolia?
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The rival claims that helped launch the Hundred Years' War in 1337 were an example of which family of cause?
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Which pope called the First Crusade in 1095, and what was its goal?
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Through which relative did Edward III claim the French throne in the 1328 succession crisis?
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Which of these was a specifically economic or territorial motive for medieval war?
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Which Byzantine emperor appealed to Pope Urban II for Western military help against the Seljuk Turks?
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Why was the English king's tenure of Gascony a source of instability before the war?
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What was the short-term trigger that started the Hundred Years' War in 1337?
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At which 1095 meeting did Pope Urban II call on Western Christians to march east and recover the Holy Land?
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Evaluate the view that the Seljuk advance was the most important cause of one medieval war.
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To what extent did rivalry over Flanders contribute to the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War?
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In which year did the Hundred Years' War between England and France begin?
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In the framework taught for the causes of medieval wars, what do the three families 'D-R-E' stand for?
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What best describes the difference between a long-term and a short-term cause of war?
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What spiritual reward did Urban II offer crusaders, promising that their sins would be wiped away?
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The medieval custom by which the eldest son inherited everything, leaving younger sons to seek land elsewhere, is known as what?
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Compare and contrast the causes of two medieval wars from different regions.
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Which of the following best describes the Mongol army reorganisation introduced by Genghis Khan?
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In what year was Temujin declared Genghis Khan at a kurultai?
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