Question 1

The cultural revival of the High Middle Ages, known as the Twelfth-Century Awakening, included

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A) the founding of universities. 
B) the reemergence of the study of Latin and of Roman Law. 
C) efforts to harmonize Greek rationalism with Christian doctrines. 
D) the creation of an original architectural style: Gothic. 
E) All of these 
A) the founding of universities. 
B) the reemergence of the study of Latin and of Roman Law. 
C) efforts to harmonize Greek rationalism with Christian doctrines. 
D) the creation of an original architectural style: Gothic. 
E) All of these E

Question 2

Medieval theorists would have least defended the view that

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A) stars were constantly moving in relation to the earth and to each other. 
B) the universe was earth-centered. 
C) the earthly realm consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. 
D) celestial bodies were composed of ether, a matter different from earth. 
E) objects move in order to find their natural position in the universe. 
A) stars were constantly moving in relation to the earth and to each other. 
B) the universe was earth-centered. 
C) the earthly realm consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. 
D) celestial bodies were composed of ether, a matter different from earth. 
E) objects move in order to find their natural position in the universe. A

Question 3

Which work is sometimes called "the Iliad of the Germans"?

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A) Beowulf 
B) The Divine Comedy 
C) Siegfried 
D) Nibelungenlied 
E) The Love of Tristan and Iseult 
A) Beowulf 
B) The Divine Comedy 
C) Siegfried 
D) Nibelungenlied 
E) The Love of Tristan and Iseult D

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Gothic

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Question 5

The Great Chain of Being refers to the medieval belief that

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A) all objects had "soul," even if they were apparently inanimate. 
B) God was the "first mover" who created the universe and set it in motion but He no longer intervened in history. 
C) the tie between master and slave was divinely ordained. 
D) the entire universe was organized by God into a hierarchical order. 
E) souls were reborn in a chain that ends with the Last Judgment. 
A) all objects had "soul," even if they were apparently inanimate. 
B) God was the "first mover" who created the universe and set it in motion but He no longer intervened in history. 
C) the tie between master and slave was divinely ordained. 
D) the entire universe was organized by God into a hierarchical order. 
E) souls were reborn in a chain that ends with the Last Judgment.

Question 6

According to the author, the core of the medieval Christian worldview was that

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A) God determined the rules for leading a good life and that conclusions derived from reason were secondary to divine revelation. 
B) when reason and revelation seemed to be in conflict, individuals should follow the dictates of reason. 
C) the Greco-Roman cultural heritage was pagan and hence should be rejected in favor of the divine revelations of Scripture. 
D) each individual had to follow his or her own path to God. 
E) None of these 
A) God determined the rules for leading a good life and that conclusions derived from reason were secondary to divine revelation. 
B) when reason and revelation seemed to be in conflict, individuals should follow the dictates of reason. 
C) the Greco-Roman cultural heritage was pagan and hence should be rejected in favor of the divine revelations of Scripture. 
D) each individual had to follow his or her own path to God. 
E) None of these

Question 7

When Aristotle's writings were translated into Latin and reintroduced to the West

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A) church scholars accepted them enthusiastically. 
B) church scholars largely discounted them as pagan delusions. 
C) there was controversy about whether they would endanger faith. 
D) there were doubts about whether the writings were really Aristotle's. 
E) they came mainly from the Byzantines and newly rediscovered ancient collections. 
A) church scholars accepted them enthusiastically. 
B) church scholars largely discounted them as pagan delusions. 
C) there was controversy about whether they would endanger faith. 
D) there were doubts about whether the writings were really Aristotle's. 
E) they came mainly from the Byzantines and newly rediscovered ancient collections.

Question 8

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-scholasticism

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Scholasticism is a method of critical th

Question 9

While scholastics believed that reason could illuminate faith (it could, for instance, prove the existence of God), their critics found reason dangerous because it

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A) led people to question articles of faith. 
B) was a "fabricator of heresies." 
C) hindered a person's union with God. 
D) could challenge the Church's authority. 
E) All of these 
A) led people to question articles of faith. 
B) was a "fabricator of heresies." 
C) hindered a person's union with God. 
D) could challenge the Church's authority. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Incarnation

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Sure, here are the definitions for the k

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Twelfth-Century Awakening

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The Twelfth-Century Awakening refers to

Question 12

The university curriculum of the Middle Ages was likely to have

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A) an emphasis on practical skills. 
B) relied heavily on the works of Aristotle. 
C) neglected mathematics and astronomy. 
D) stressed Roman law, the Queen of Sciences. 
E) introduced the study of the arts. 
A) an emphasis on practical skills. 
B) relied heavily on the works of Aristotle. 
C) neglected mathematics and astronomy. 
D) stressed Roman law, the Queen of Sciences. 
E) introduced the study of the arts.

Question 13

Which of the following did not help to make the Twelfth-Century Awakening possible?

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A) The revival of trade and the reappearance of urban life 
B) The Carolingian Renaissance 
C) Increased contacts with Byzantium and the Muslim world 
D) A weakening of the Church's position in society 
E) Greater political and social order 
A) The revival of trade and the reappearance of urban life 
B) The Carolingian Renaissance 
C) Increased contacts with Byzantium and the Muslim world 
D) A weakening of the Church's position in society 
E) Greater political and social order

Question 14

Medieval universities performed all the following functions except

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A) developing the habit of reasoned argument. 
B) supplying states and the Church with trained secretaries and lawyers. 
C) creating a significant variety of worldviews. 
D) creating a common culture for all of Latin Christendom. 
E) establishing a Western tradition of learning. 
A) developing the habit of reasoned argument. 
B) supplying states and the Church with trained secretaries and lawyers. 
C) creating a significant variety of worldviews. 
D) creating a common culture for all of Latin Christendom. 
E) establishing a Western tradition of learning.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the revival of literature in the High Middle Ages.

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The revival of literature in the High Mi

Question 16

Who foresaw that "machines for navigation can be made without rowers so that the largest ships on rivers or seas will be moved by a single man"?

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A) St.Thomas Aquinas 
B) Roger Bacon 
C) Jean Buridan 
D) Robert Grosseteste 
E) William Caxton 
A) St.Thomas Aquinas 
B) Roger Bacon 
C) Jean Buridan 
D) Robert Grosseteste 
E) William Caxton

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Discuss the ways that the Gothic cathedral of the Middle Ages illustrates the interests or concerns of society during that period of history.What type of architecture do you think holds interest for the masses of people in the contemporary world?

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The Gothic cathedral of the Middle Ages

Question 18

The establishment of medieval universities required

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A) a corporation of either students or masters. 
B) an aristocratic impetus. 
C) royal supervision. 
D) commercial leaders of the town who thought students might be good for business. 
E) separate buildings and funding. 
A) a corporation of either students or masters. 
B) an aristocratic impetus. 
C) royal supervision. 
D) commercial leaders of the town who thought students might be good for business. 
E) separate buildings and funding.

Question 19

The High Middle Ages are set apart from both classical civilization and modern society by

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A) their religious orientation. 
B) their limited technology. 
C) their character as the Dark Ages. 
D) their lack of political unity. 
E) a lack of dynamism. 
A) their religious orientation. 
B) their limited technology. 
C) their character as the Dark Ages. 
D) their lack of political unity. 
E) a lack of dynamism.

Question 20

Which of the following combined love, war, adventure, and the miraculous?

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A) The songs of the troubadours 
B) The roman 
C) The chanson de geste 
D) The fable 
E) The romance 
A) The songs of the troubadours 
B) The roman 
C) The chanson de geste 
D) The fable 
E) The romance

The cultural revival of the High Middle Ages, known as the Twelfth-Century Awakening, included

Medieval theorists would have least defended the view that

Which work is sometimes called "the Iliad of the Germans"?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Gothic

The Great Chain of Being refers to the medieval belief that

According to the author, the core of the medieval Christian worldview was that

When Aristotle's writings were translated into Latin and reintroduced to the West

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -scholasticism

While scholastics believed that reason could illuminate faith (it could, for instance, prove the existence of God), their critics found reason dangerous because it

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Incarnation

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Twelfth-Century Awakening

The university curriculum of the Middle Ages was likely to have

Which of the following did not help to make the Twelfth-Century Awakening possible?

Medieval universities performed all the following functions except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the revival of literature in the High Middle Ages.

Who foresaw that "machines for navigation can be made without rowers so that the largest ships on rivers or seas will be moved by a single man"?

The establishment of medieval universities required

The High Middle Ages are set apart from both classical civilization and modern society by

Which of the following combined love, war, adventure, and the miraculous?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 11: The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The cultural revival of the High Middle Ages, known as the Twelfth-Century Awakening, included

Medieval theorists would have least defended the view that

Which work is sometimes called "the Iliad of the Germans"?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Gothic

The Great Chain of Being refers to the medieval belief that

According to the author, the core of the medieval Christian worldview was that

When Aristotle's writings were translated into Latin and reintroduced to the West

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -scholasticism

While scholastics believed that reason could illuminate faith (it could, for instance, prove the existence of God), their critics found reason dangerous because it

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Incarnation

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Twelfth-Century Awakening

The university curriculum of the Middle Ages was likely to have

Which of the following did not help to make the Twelfth-Century Awakening possible?

Medieval universities performed all the following functions except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the revival of literature in the High Middle Ages.

Who foresaw that "machines for navigation can be made without rowers so that the largest ships on rivers or seas will be moved by a single man"?

The establishment of medieval universities required

The High Middle Ages are set apart from both classical civilization and modern society by

Which of the following combined love, war, adventure, and the miraculous?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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