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Henry II and Law and Order chapter 7
By Amy Strunk
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Question 1
1.
What did King Henry II first do to restore the authority of the king?
He returned to France to live there forever.
He got rid of the Church.
He traveled to Jerusalem.
He tore down castles he didn’t approve and taxed the nobles.
Question 2
2.
How did Henry II improve the justice system?
He taught everyone to read and write so they could read the law.
He sent judges to the countryside to hear cases.
He tore down all the prisons in England.
He encouraged people to use a system called trial by ordeal.
Question 3
3.
Why did Thomas Becket, the arch bishop of Canterbury, need to escape to France?
to escape arrest and preserve the power of the Church
to find better weather so he wouldn’t get sick as much
to escape a horrible disease sweeping across England
to avoid marrying a woman he did not love
Question 4
4.
What eventually happened to Thomas Becket after he returned to England?
Question 5
5.
Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?
the daughter of King Henry II
the mother of Thomas Becket
a nun in the Church known for writing beautiful poetry
a powerful wife of King Henry II and the mother of Richard I
Question 6
6.
What did Henry do to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
He imprisoned her because he worried she wanted to overthrow him.
He taught her how to play chess.
He made her move to Jerusalem.
He killed her.
Question 7
7.
Who became king after Henry II died?
George I
Edward I
Thomas Becket
Richard I
Question 8
8.
What started the crusades?
The Church refused to let people from France visit England.
Thomas Becket was assassinated.
Spain tried to invade England.
Christians were denied access to Jerusalem, a holy city to them.
Question 9
9.
What was one outcome of the crusades?
England no longer had a king.
The Church no longer held any power in England.
King Richard was able to build a palace in Jerusalem.
Goods and ideas were traded between Europe and the Middle East.
Question 10
10.
Identify two things you would do or see if you were a crusader in the Middle Ages.