Question 1

The Great Schism

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A) was ignored by most Christians. 
B) badly damaged the faith of Christian believers. 
C) renewed support for the church. 
D) divided Europe along ideological lines. 
E) had profound economic consequences. 
A) was ignored by most Christians. 
B) badly damaged the faith of Christian believers. 
C) renewed support for the church. 
D) divided Europe along ideological lines. 
E) had profound economic consequences.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-the vernacular

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The term "vernacular" refers to the lang

Question 3

Edward III's early campaigns in France were

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A) among the greatest in English history. 
B) timid and half-hearted. 
C) complete failures. 
D) uniformly successful. 
E) indecisive and achieved little. 
A) among the greatest in English history. 
B) timid and half-hearted. 
C) complete failures. 
D) uniformly successful. 
E) indecisive and achieved little.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-the Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy is an epic poem writte

Question 5

How did the European aristocracy respond to the adversity of the great plague?

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A) They sought to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) They produced only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) They petitioned kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) They formed agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) They invested in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production. 
A) They sought to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) They produced only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) They petitioned kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) They formed agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) They invested in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production.

Question 6

The Black Death originated in Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments.

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The failure of Germany and Italy to deve

Question 8

Like Germany, by the fourteenth century, ____ had failed to develop a centralized monarchical state.

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A) Portugal 
B) Denmark 
C) England 
D) Italy 
E) France 
A) Portugal 
B) Denmark 
C) England 
D) Italy 
E) France

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 25 October

Question 10

The Council of ____ in 1409 deposed the two rival popes.

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A) Milan 
B) Florence 
C) Pisa 
D) Constance 
E) Rome 
A) Milan 
B) Florence 
C) Pisa 
D) Constance 
E) Rome

Question 11

Which political authority controlled most of southern Italy in the fourteenth century?

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A) The Kingdom of Naples 
B) The papacy 
C) The Republic of Venice 
D) The Republic of Florence 
E) The Duchy of Milan 
A) The Kingdom of Naples 
B) The papacy 
C) The Republic of Venice 
D) The Republic of Florence 
E) The Duchy of Milan

Question 12

What provided a sign of feudalism's decline in the conduct of the Hundred Years' War?

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A) Inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights 
B) Reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies 
C) Decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights 
D) Clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals 
E) Use of heavier armor and larger horses 
A) Inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights 
B) Reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies 
C) Decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights 
D) Clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals 
E) Use of heavier armor and larger horses

Question 13

The conciliarism was a direct response to the Black Death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Evaluate the consequences of the introduction and use of cannons and gunpowder.

Accepted Answer

The introduction and use of cannons and

Question 15

Which of the following contributed to peasant discontent in France?

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A) The Ciompi movement 
B) The Avignon Papacy 
C) The Conciliar Movement 
D) The Hundred Years' War 
E) The Great Schism 
A) The Ciompi movement 
B) The Avignon Papacy 
C) The Conciliar Movement 
D) The Hundred Years' War 
E) The Great Schism

Question 16

How did merchants and manufacturers respond to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century?

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A) Increasing their prices 
B) Restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes 
C) Blaming the Jews and persecuting them 
D) Pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products 
E) Adopting laissez-faire policies 
A) Increasing their prices 
B) Restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes 
C) Blaming the Jews and persecuting them 
D) Pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products 
E) Adopting laissez-faire policies

Question 17

Pogroms targeted poor Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-the longbow

Accepted Answer

The longbow is a type of bow that is cha

Question 19

What impact did the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century have on the economy?

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A) They devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) They initiated an economic boom to landlords. 
C) They caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) They led to a rise in wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) They had little impact. 
A) They devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) They initiated an economic boom to landlords. 
C) They caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) They led to a rise in wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) They had little impact.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-anti-Semitism

Accepted Answer

Anti-Semitism is a form of prejudice and

Exam 11: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

The Great Schism

Please define the following key terms. -the vernacular

Edward III's early campaigns in France were

Please define the following key terms. -the Divine Comedy

How did the European aristocracy respond to the adversity of the great plague?

The Black Death originated in Africa.

Discuss the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments.

Like Germany, by the fourteenth century, ____ had failed to develop a centralized monarchical state.

Please define the following key terms. -Geoffrey Chaucer

The Council of ____ in 1409 deposed the two rival popes.

Which political authority controlled most of southern Italy in the fourteenth century?

What provided a sign of feudalism's decline in the conduct of the Hundred Years' War?

The conciliarism was a direct response to the Black Death.

Evaluate the consequences of the introduction and use of cannons and gunpowder.

Which of the following contributed to peasant discontent in France?

How did merchants and manufacturers respond to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century?

Pogroms targeted poor Christians.

Please define the following key terms. -the longbow

What impact did the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century have on the economy?

Please define the following key terms. -anti-Semitism

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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