Question 1

Florence was ruled throughout most of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries by the

Accepted Answer

A)  grandi . 
B)  popolo grasso . 
C)  popolo minuto . 
D)  ciompi . 
E)  duce. 
A)  grandi . 
B)  popolo grasso . 
C)  popolo minuto . 
D)  ciompi . 
E)  duce.

Question 2

The Great Schism

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A)  put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B)  badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C)  rejuvenated Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D)  prohibited the abuse of pluralism. 
E)  lasted for ten years. 
A)  put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B)  badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C)  rejuvenated Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D)  prohibited the abuse of pluralism. 
E)  lasted for ten years.

Question 3

Among the adverse economic and population changes in fourteenth-century Europe were

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A)  shrinking peasant land holdings below the size needed to support a family. 
B)  an exodus of residents from overpopulated rural areas. 
C)  rapidly rising numbers of poor people in cities. 
D)  all productive land was being farmed, including many marginal lands susceptible to changing weather patterns 
E)  all the above 
A)  shrinking peasant land holdings below the size needed to support a family. 
B)  an exodus of residents from overpopulated rural areas. 
C)  rapidly rising numbers of poor people in cities. 
D)  all productive land was being farmed, including many marginal lands susceptible to changing weather patterns 
E)  all the above

Question 4

Talk about:
-pogroms

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Pogroms:

Who?
Pogroms were violent riot

Question 5

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

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A)  devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B)  brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C)  caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D)  raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E)  had little impact. 
A)  devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B)  brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C)  caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D)  raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E)  had little impact.

Question 6

Talk about:
-grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Accepted Answer

Grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Question 7

Talk about:
-the Visconti and the d'Este

Accepted Answer

The Visconti and the d'Este were two pro

Question 8

The fifteenth 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 9

Postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe

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A)  improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God. 
B)  did not alter from their preplague character. 
C)  deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages. 
D)  improved radically as the economy entered into a period of sustained prosperity. 
E)  got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants. 
A)  improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God. 
B)  did not alter from their preplague character. 
C)  deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages. 
D)  improved radically as the economy entered into a period of sustained prosperity. 
E)  got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants.

Question 10

Talk about:
-bubonic plague

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Who?
The bubonic plague is a disease cau

Question 11

How did the adversities of the fourteenth century affect urban life and medical practices at the time?

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The adversities of the fourteenth centur

Question 12

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

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A)  was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B)  particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C)  emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D)  was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E)  abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism. 
A)  was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B)  particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C)  emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D)  was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E)  abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism.

Question 13

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 14

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

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A)  became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B)  relinquished most of its main powers. 
C)  became the House of Lords forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D)  became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E)  was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament. 
A)  became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B)  relinquished most of its main powers. 
C)  became the House of Lords forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D)  became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E)  was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament.

Question 15

Pogroms were

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A)  religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B)  special indulgences granted to those infected with the plague. 
C)  organized massacres against the Jews. 
D)  the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E)  mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague. 
A)  religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B)  special indulgences granted to those infected with the plague. 
C)  organized massacres against the Jews. 
D)  the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E)  mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague.

Question 16

Talk about:
-flagellants

Accepted Answer

Flagellants:

Who?
Flagellants were reli

Question 17

Talk about:
-Black Death

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Black Death...

Question 18

Evaluate the social, military, economic, and political consequences of the introduction and use of cannons and gunpowder.

Accepted Answer

The introduction and use of cannons and

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

In fourteenth-century Venice, the real executive power of the state came to be held by the

Accepted Answer

A)  doge. 
B)  duce. 
C)  Council of Merchants. 
D)  Council of Ten. 
E)  popolo minuto. 
A)  doge. 
B)  duce. 
C)  Council of Merchants. 
D)  Council of Ten. 
E)  popolo minuto.

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

Florence was ruled throughout most of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries by the

The Great Schism

Among the adverse economic and population changes in fourteenth-century Europe were

Talk about: -pogroms

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

Talk about: -grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Talk about: -the Visconti and the d'Este

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

Postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe

Talk about: -bubonic plague

How did the adversities of the fourteenth century affect urban life and medical practices at the time?

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

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

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

Pogroms were

Talk about: -flagellants

Talk about: -Black Death

Evaluate the social, military, economic, and political consequences of the introduction and use of cannons and gunpowder.

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

In fourteenth-century Venice, the real executive power of the state came to be held by the

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