Question 1

Medieval cities defined citizenship broadly and invited all residents to participate in elections.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The windmill and the watermill were the most important methods for the harnessing of power before the invention of the coal-driven steam engine of the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Combative tournaments involving knights

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A) were sanctioned by the church as a testing ground for religious faith. 
B) consisted exclusively of the "melee" which featured individual combat between two knights. 
C) were considered by knights to be excellent and necessary training for warfare. 
D) were banned throughout Europe by 1100. 
E) were popular on the continent but not in England. 
A) were sanctioned by the church as a testing ground for religious faith. 
B) consisted exclusively of the "melee" which featured individual combat between two knights. 
C) were considered by knights to be excellent and necessary training for warfare. 
D) were banned throughout Europe by 1100. 
E) were popular on the continent but not in England.

Question 4

The basic staple of the peasant diet was

Accepted Answer

A) potatoes. 
B) rice. 
C) pork. 
D) beef. 
E) bread. 
A) potatoes. 
B) rice. 
C) pork. 
D) beef. 
E) bread.

Question 5

Talk about:
-Blanche of Castile

Accepted Answer

Blanche of Castile was a powerful and in

Question 6

Talk about:
-chivalry

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-chivalry...

Question 7

Talk about:
-town and gown

Accepted Answer

The phrase "town and gown" refers to the

Question 8

Gothic cathedrals seem to soar upward as light and airy constructions due to all of the following innovations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) ribbed vaults. 
B) flying buttresses. 
C) thin walls pierced by huge stained glass windows. 
D) the addition of a transept. 
E) pointed arches. 
A) ribbed vaults. 
B) flying buttresses. 
C) thin walls pierced by huge stained glass windows. 
D) the addition of a transept. 
E) pointed arches.

Question 9

Talk about:
-troubadours

Accepted Answer

Who?
Troubadours were medieval poet-musi

Question 10

In what ways were the value systems, beliefs, fears, anxieties, and hopes of medieval culture literally and physically bound into the architectural styles of Romanesque and Gothic?

Accepted Answer

The value systems, beliefs, fears, anxie

Question 11

To what extent was Thomas Aquinas emblematic of his era, and to what extent did he challenge mainstream medieval intellectual culture?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Aquinas was both emblematic of hi

Question 12

Talk about:
-​University of Paris

Accepted Answer

The University of Paris, also known as t

Question 13

Talk about:
-Peter Abelard and Heloise

Accepted Answer

Peter Abelard and Heloise were two promi

Question 14

By 1100 charters of liberties granted townspeople such privileges as

Accepted Answer

A) the right for women to buy and sell property. 
B) the right of serfs to become free after residing in a city for one month. 
C) written urban law that guaranteed their freedom. 
D) the ability to train as a knight. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the right for women to buy and sell property. 
B) the right of serfs to become free after residing in a city for one month. 
C) written urban law that guaranteed their freedom. 
D) the ability to train as a knight. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Talk about:
-three-field system

Accepted Answer

The three-field system is a historical m

Question 16

In which of the following places was significant land "reclaimed" from the sea?

Accepted Answer

A) Ireland 
B) Genoa 
C) Netherlands 
D) Spain 
E) Russia 
A) Ireland 
B) Genoa 
C) Netherlands 
D) Spain 
E) Russia

Question 17

Talk about:
-Romanesque

Accepted Answer

The term "Romanesque" refers to a style

Question 18

Medieval cities

Accepted Answer

A) were generally clean and covered a large area. 
B) had low population densities. 
C) had skylines dominated by the towers of churches, castles, and town halls. 
D) had low standards of hygiene due to the absence of public or private baths. 
E) usually experienced low death rates. 
A) were generally clean and covered a large area. 
B) had low population densities. 
C) had skylines dominated by the towers of churches, castles, and town halls. 
D) had low standards of hygiene due to the absence of public or private baths. 
E) usually experienced low death rates.

Question 19

In medieval thought, women were considered

Accepted Answer

A) equal to men in all things except war. 
B) subservient to men and subject to male authority. 
C) an equal partner of men in theory, but not in practice. 
D) to be made in God's image. 
E) superior to men, because the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus as God. 
A) equal to men in all things except war. 
B) subservient to men and subject to male authority. 
C) an equal partner of men in theory, but not in practice. 
D) to be made in God's image. 
E) superior to men, because the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus as God.

Question 20

Talk about:
-​Adelard of Bath

Accepted Answer

Adelard of Bath was a 12th-century Engli

Medieval cities defined citizenship broadly and invited all residents to participate in elections.

The windmill and the watermill were the most important methods for the harnessing of power before the invention of the coal-driven steam engine of the eighteenth century.

Combative tournaments involving knights

The basic staple of the peasant diet was

Talk about: -Blanche of Castile

Talk about: -chivalry

Talk about: -town and gown

Gothic cathedrals seem to soar upward as light and airy constructions due to all of the following innovations EXCEPT

Talk about: -troubadours

In what ways were the value systems, beliefs, fears, anxieties, and hopes of medieval culture literally and physically bound into the architectural styles of Romanesque and Gothic?

To what extent was Thomas Aquinas emblematic of his era, and to what extent did he challenge mainstream medieval intellectual culture?

Talk about: -University of Paris

Talk about: -Peter Abelard and Heloise

By 1100 charters of liberties granted townspeople such privileges as

Talk about: -three-field system

In which of the following places was significant land "reclaimed" from the sea?

Talk about: -Romanesque

Medieval cities

In medieval thought, women were considered

Talk about: -Adelard of Bath

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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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Exam 9: The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

Medieval cities defined citizenship broadly and invited all residents to participate in elections.

The windmill and the watermill were the most important methods for the harnessing of power before the invention of the coal-driven steam engine of the eighteenth century.

Combative tournaments involving knights

The basic staple of the peasant diet was

Talk about: -Blanche of Castile

Talk about: -chivalry

Talk about: -town and gown

Gothic cathedrals seem to soar upward as light and airy constructions due to all of the following innovations EXCEPT

Talk about: -troubadours

In what ways were the value systems, beliefs, fears, anxieties, and hopes of medieval culture literally and physically bound into the architectural styles of Romanesque and Gothic?

To what extent was Thomas Aquinas emblematic of his era, and to what extent did he challenge mainstream medieval intellectual culture?

Talk about: -​University of Paris

Talk about: -Peter Abelard and Heloise

By 1100 charters of liberties granted townspeople such privileges as

Talk about: -three-field system

In which of the following places was significant land "reclaimed" from the sea?

Talk about: -Romanesque

Medieval cities

In medieval thought, women were considered

Talk about: -​Adelard of Bath

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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Talk about: -University of Paris

Talk about: -Adelard of Bath