The Power Struggles of the High Middle Ages
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During the High Middle Ages, who fought for power?

  • Merchants
  • Artisans
  • Kings (correct)
  • Peasants
  • In 1164, King Henry II of England issued the Constitutions of Clarendon to

  • Expand the influence of the nobles
  • Strengthen the authority of the pope
  • Increase the power of the clergy
  • Limit the authority of church officials (correct)
  • Under the Constitutions of Clarendon, church officials who committed crimes were

  • Tried in a royal court
  • Banished from the country
  • Exempt from punishment
  • Tried in a church court (correct)
  • The rivalry between King Henry II and Thomas Beckett was caused by

    <p>The Constitutions of Clarendon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Magna Carta was issued by King John of England in response to

    <p>Pressure from the barons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Magna Carta limited the authority of

    <p>King John</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Magna Carta served as a basis for political freedom for future generations, including

    <p>Americans in 1776</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which years did the reissuance of the Magna Carta and the creation of the Charter of the Forest occur?

    <p>1216, 1217, and 1225</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Charter of the Forest guarantee for free men?

    <p>Access to previously private royal forest lands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the punishment for stealing deer from royal forests before the Charter of the Forest?

    <p>Mutilation or death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did King Henry III of England face pressure from the barons?

    <p>Over authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Provisions of Oxford create to advise the king?

    <p>A council of 15 people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Baron's War take place?

    <p>From 1263 to 1267</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Provisions of Westminster focus on?

    <p>Reforms on inheritance and taxation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Henry III do with some of the provisions of the Provisions of Westminster?

    <p>Denied them with the approval of the pope</p> Signup and view all the answers

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