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

What were the root causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Joan of Arc saved France by inspiring the French soldiers to break the English siege of

The Visconti family ruled the Duchy of Milan throughout most of the fourteenth century.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. anti-Semitism

Venice was governed by a hereditary monarch.

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was

The chief ambition of the Venetian city-state in the fourteenth century was

Discuss the factors that led to the urban and rural revolts in the fourteenth century. Was desperate poverty a chief cause? Why or why not?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. the Battle of Agincourt

The Great Schism

In which part of the world did the bubonic plague originate?

Where did many of Germany's Jews go in an effort to escape the persecution that accompanied the Black Death?

In fourteenth-century Italy, ____ called condottieri, sold their services to the highest bidder.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales ?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Joan of Arc

Problems in the wool industry led to the revolt of the Ciompi in 1378.

Where were the worst organized massacres of Jews carried out in the fourteenth century?

Which of the following contributed to peasant discontent in France?

To what extent were climate and disease key factors in producing economic and social changes in the later Middle Ages?