Question 1

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) Churches in this style were built in the rectangular basilica shape. 
B) Massive pillars and walls were required for support. 
C) Interiors were notoriously bright. 
D) Heavy barrel vaults with rounded stone roofs replaced flat wooden roofs. 
E) There was little space for windows. 
A) Churches in this style were built in the rectangular basilica shape. 
B) Massive pillars and walls were required for support. 
C) Interiors were notoriously bright. 
D) Heavy barrel vaults with rounded stone roofs replaced flat wooden roofs. 
E) There was little space for windows.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Oxford and Cambridge

Accepted Answer

Oxford and Cambridge are two of the most

Question 3

Medieval university instruction

Accepted Answer

A) was delivered in Greek, regardless of the location. 
B) relied on group discussions of assigned books. 
C) used the lecture method. 
D) included regular written exams. 
E) was open to all men and women. 
A) was delivered in Greek, regardless of the location. 
B) relied on group discussions of assigned books. 
C) used the lecture method. 
D) included regular written exams. 
E) was open to all men and women.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Eleanor of Aquitaine

Accepted Answer

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was one

Question 5

Much of the surplus resources of medieval urban society went into

Accepted Answer

A) the salaries of more numerous royal officials. 
B) the purchase of modern weaponry by kings for expanded royal armies. 
C) the construction of castles and churches reflecting its basic preoccupations, warfare and God. 
D) new church taxes going directly to the pope in Rome. 
E) revolutionizing agricultural production patterns. 
A) the salaries of more numerous royal officials. 
B) the purchase of modern weaponry by kings for expanded royal armies. 
C) the construction of castles and churches reflecting its basic preoccupations, warfare and God. 
D) new church taxes going directly to the pope in Rome. 
E) revolutionizing agricultural production patterns.

Question 6

Talk about:
-borough/burgh

Accepted Answer

A borough or burgh is a type of administ

Question 7

One of the most famous representatives of the enforced subordination and assumed inferiority of women in the Middle Ages was Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was born into the aristocracy but forced to spend her entire adult life in a rural nunnery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Chr​étien de Troyes was a pioneer at composing chansons de geste .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Talk about:
-carruca

Accepted Answer

The carruca, also known as the heavy plo

Question 10

The center of the North Sea/Baltic trade route in northern Europe in the 1100s and 1200s, and an important center of woolen cloth production, was

Accepted Answer

A) Stockholm. 
B) Novgorod. 
C) Edinburgh. 
D) Hamburg. 
E) Flanders. 
A) Stockholm. 
B) Novgorod. 
C) Edinburgh. 
D) Hamburg. 
E) Flanders.

Question 11

In the High Middle Ages, European society was dominated by the aristocracy, best described as

Accepted Answer

A) "men of prayer." 
B) "men of work." 
C) "men of war." 
D) "men of reason." 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) "men of prayer." 
B) "men of work." 
C) "men of war." 
D) "men of reason." 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Saint-Denis

Accepted Answer

Saint-Denis is a city located in the nor

Question 13

Talk about:
-urban pollution

Accepted Answer

Urban pollution is a significant issue i

Question 14

Talk about:
-scholasticism

Accepted Answer

Scholasticism is a method of critical th

Question 15

Students in medieval universities

Accepted Answer

A) came strictly from the upper class. 
B) usually started their instruction while in their late twenties. 
C) often engaged in quarrels with one another and in confrontations with townspeople. 
D) were both male and female. 
E) learned in the vernacular. 
A) came strictly from the upper class. 
B) usually started their instruction while in their late twenties. 
C) often engaged in quarrels with one another and in confrontations with townspeople. 
D) were both male and female. 
E) learned in the vernacular.

Question 16

One consequence of the new agriculture of the Early Middle Ages was

Accepted Answer

A) the destruction of the forests. 
B) the contamination of the water supply. 
C) increased dependence of serfs on their lords. 
D) increased famine. 
E) polluted water systems. 
A) the destruction of the forests. 
B) the contamination of the water supply. 
C) increased dependence of serfs on their lords. 
D) increased famine. 
E) polluted water systems.

Question 17

Guilds were organizations of

Accepted Answer

A) artisans who directed almost every aspect of the production process of certain trades. 
B) citizens trying to defend their political rights. 
C) agricultural laborers seeking to improve their wages. 
D) consumers attempting to control inflation. 
E) nobles working to keep a tight rein on society. 
A) artisans who directed almost every aspect of the production process of certain trades. 
B) citizens trying to defend their political rights. 
C) agricultural laborers seeking to improve their wages. 
D) consumers attempting to control inflation. 
E) nobles working to keep a tight rein on society.

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT used as a source of power by medieval farmers?

Accepted Answer

A) horses 
B) coal 
C) water 
D) windmills 
E) oxen 
A) horses 
B) coal 
C) water 
D) windmills 
E) oxen

Question 19

Talk about:
-Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica

Accepted Answer

Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica is a co

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the higher food prices caused by growing demand for agricultural produce in towns and cities?

Accepted Answer

A) Lords sought to grow more food for profit on their estates. 
B) Many serfs were no longer legally tied to the land and were converted into free peasants. 
C) Almost all peasants gained complete economic independence from their lords. 
D) Labor services were often converted into monetary payments or fixed rents. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Lords sought to grow more food for profit on their estates. 
B) Many serfs were no longer legally tied to the land and were converted into free peasants. 
C) Almost all peasants gained complete economic independence from their lords. 
D) Labor services were often converted into monetary payments or fixed rents. 
E) All of these are correct.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

Talk about: -Oxford and Cambridge

Medieval university instruction

Talk about: -Eleanor of Aquitaine

Much of the surplus resources of medieval urban society went into

Talk about: -borough/burgh

One of the most famous representatives of the enforced subordination and assumed inferiority of women in the Middle Ages was Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was born into the aristocracy but forced to spend her entire adult life in a rural nunnery.

Chrétien de Troyes was a pioneer at composing chansons de geste .

Talk about: -carruca

The center of the North Sea/Baltic trade route in northern Europe in the 1100s and 1200s, and an important center of woolen cloth production, was

In the High Middle Ages, European society was dominated by the aristocracy, best described as

Talk about: -Saint-Denis

Talk about: -urban pollution

Talk about: -scholasticism

Students in medieval universities

One consequence of the new agriculture of the Early Middle Ages was

Guilds were organizations of

Which of the following was NOT used as a source of power by medieval farmers?

Talk about: -Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the higher food prices caused by growing demand for agricultural produce in towns and cities?

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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

Talk about: -Oxford and Cambridge

Medieval university instruction

Talk about: -Eleanor of Aquitaine

Much of the surplus resources of medieval urban society went into

Talk about: -borough/burgh

One of the most famous representatives of the enforced subordination and assumed inferiority of women in the Middle Ages was Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was born into the aristocracy but forced to spend her entire adult life in a rural nunnery.

Chr​étien de Troyes was a pioneer at composing chansons de geste .

Talk about: -carruca

The center of the North Sea/Baltic trade route in northern Europe in the 1100s and 1200s, and an important center of woolen cloth production, was

In the High Middle Ages, European society was dominated by the aristocracy, best described as

Talk about: -Saint-Denis

Talk about: -urban pollution

Talk about: -scholasticism

Students in medieval universities

One consequence of the new agriculture of the Early Middle Ages was

Guilds were organizations of

Which of the following was NOT used as a source of power by medieval farmers?

Talk about: -Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the higher food prices caused by growing demand for agricultural produce in towns and cities?

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 Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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

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

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Chrétien de Troyes was a pioneer at composing chansons de geste .