HIS 101 Final Questions to Consider Questions
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Why did Charlemange distrust the pope's motives in crowning him as Holy Roman
Emperor?
Ans: The action would give future popes the idea that they had more power and
political superiority over the Holy Roman Empire than Charlemange would allow. The
coronation was planned without the emperor's knowledge, and Charlemange was
suspicious in part because he simply didn't need the title. He was already de facto
emperor in his own right.
How could Charlemange create such a powerful empire?
Ans: He forced the peoples of the lands he conquered into Christianity, enlisted the
help of counts to supervise local governance in their territories, convene courts,
establish tolls, administer royal lands, and collect taxes. He created a coinage to
facilitate trade which was still used in Europe and Britain until the 1970s. He also
periodically sent out messengers through the countryside to relay his instructions
and report back on the conduct of local administrators.
Why were the Crusades launched?
Ans: The Crusades were mostly launched as a way for the Byzantine ruler Alexius to
regain the lost lands of Anatolia and Jerusalem from the Seljuqs. However, for the
men swayed by the pope to fight in them, the Crusades served as a way not only to
reconquer Jerusalem, but also to get rid of the Jews and to obtain absolution and
glory.
Why did feudalism develop after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Ans: The new wealth of western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire created a
more stratified society, allowing families who had made their own fortunes to equal
and sometimes surpass families of royalty. After the Empire's fall, life became more
agriculturally based, with developments made which progressed the ways of
growing, producing and transporting crop.
Why was the Magna Carta an important step in the political evolution of England in
the Middle Ages?
Ans: It was important step in England's political evolution because it established
such principles as limiting the power of the king while giving more to the people, not
allowing the king to levy taxes without the people's consent, allowing the general
"innocent until proven guilty by a jury of peers", allowing no imprisonment or arrest
without warrant, and allowing no unqualified person to hold office. It is the Magna
Carta that would become the basis for the constitutional monarchy England holds
today.
What was Scholasticism?
Ans: An educational revolution which led to the development of new critical
methods for framing and resolving complex problems. The scholasticism methods