Question 1

Talk about:
-the Jacquerie

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The Jacquerie was a popular uprising tha

Question 2

A key economic consequence of the plague was

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A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment. 
A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment.

Question 3

Talk about:
-the longbow

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The longbow is a type of bow that is cha

Question 4

Talk about:
-Charles VII

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Charles VII, also known as Charles the W

Question 5

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

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A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions. 
A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions.

Question 6

Talk about:
-Christine de Pizan

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Christine de Pizan was a prolific mediev

Question 7

Talk about:
-the Visconti and the d'Este

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The Visconti and the d'Este were two pro

Question 8

Talk about:
-Yersinia pestis

Accepted Answer

Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that caus

Question 9

Compare and contrast the Jacquerie with the English Peasants' Revolt. What accounts for the differences?

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The Jacquerie and the English Peasants'

Question 10

Talk about:
-conciliarism

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Conciliarism was a movement in the Catho

Question 11

The European aristocracy responded to the adversity of the great plague by

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A) seeking to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) producing only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) petitioning kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) forming agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) investing in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production. 
A) seeking to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) producing only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) petitioning kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) forming agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) investing in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Statute of Laborers

Accepted Answer

The Statute of Laborers was a law enacte

Question 13

What were 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 14

In Defender of the Peace , Marsiglio of Padua took the position that

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A) popes have authority over the commoners but not over nobles. 
B) the church must consign itself solely to spiritual functions. 
C) popes have ultimate authority over all men, even kings. 
D) the church was entirely illegitimate. 
E) each king ought to establish his own church in his country. 
A) popes have authority over the commoners but not over nobles. 
B) the church must consign itself solely to spiritual functions. 
C) popes have ultimate authority over all men, even kings. 
D) the church was entirely illegitimate. 
E) each king ought to establish his own church in his country.

Question 15

The fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth was

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A) Thomas Aquinas. 
B) Peter Abelard. 
C) Oddone Colonna. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Meister Eckhart. 
A) Thomas Aquinas. 
B) Peter Abelard. 
C) Oddone Colonna. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Meister Eckhart.

Question 16

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talk about:
-Great Schism

Accepted Answer

The Great Schism refers to the split wit

Question 18

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

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A) Avignon. 
B) Bordeaux. 
C) Provence. 
D) Dijon. 
E) Paris. 
A) Avignon. 
B) Bordeaux. 
C) Provence. 
D) Dijon. 
E) Paris.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Giotto

Accepted Answer

Giotto di Bondone, commonly known as Gio

Question 20

The bubonic plague originated in

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A) Africa. 
B) Syria. 
C) Italy. 
D) the Azores. 
E) Asia. 
A) Africa. 
B) Syria. 
C) Italy. 
D) the Azores. 
E) Asia.

Talk about: -the Jacquerie

A key economic consequence of the plague was

Talk about: -the longbow

Talk about: -Charles VII

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

Talk about: -Christine de Pizan

Talk about: -the Visconti and the d'Este

Talk about: -Yersinia pestis

Compare and contrast the Jacquerie with the English Peasants' Revolt. What accounts for the differences?

Talk about: -conciliarism

The European aristocracy responded to the adversity of the great plague by

Talk about: -Statute of Laborers

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

In Defender of the Peace , Marsiglio of Padua took the position that

The fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth was

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

Talk about: -Great Schism

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

Talk about: -Giotto

The bubonic plague originated in

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A key economic consequence of the plague was

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What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

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Compare and contrast the Jacquerie with the English Peasants' Revolt. What accounts for the differences?

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The European aristocracy responded to the adversity of the great plague by

Talk about: -Statute of Laborers

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

In Defender of the Peace , Marsiglio of Padua took the position that

The fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth was

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

Talk about: -Great Schism

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

Talk about: -Giotto

The bubonic plague originated in

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

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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

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