Question 1

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

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A) Parliaments became a common institution throughout medieval Europe. 
B) Medieval parliaments were the ancestors of today's representative, constitutional governments. 
C) Representative parliaments are unique to Western Civilization. 
D) Medieval parliaments demonstrate that medieval king did not have the absolute power of a Roman emperor. 
E) As clerical leaders, archbishops, bishops, and abbots were prohibited from parliamentary participation. 
A) Parliaments became a common institution throughout medieval Europe. 
B) Medieval parliaments were the ancestors of today's representative, constitutional governments. 
C) Representative parliaments are unique to Western Civilization. 
D) Medieval parliaments demonstrate that medieval king did not have the absolute power of a Roman emperor. 
E) As clerical leaders, archbishops, bishops, and abbots were prohibited from parliamentary participation. E

Question 2

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

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A) a new heavy plow. 
B) introduction of the horseshoe and horse collar. 
C) the three-field system of sowing. 
D) introduction of oxen for pulling plows. 
E) the widening use of the water mill and the introduction of the windmill. ​ 
A) a new heavy plow. 
B) introduction of the horseshoe and horse collar. 
C) the three-field system of sowing. 
D) introduction of oxen for pulling plows. 
E) the widening use of the water mill and the introduction of the windmill. ​ D

Question 3

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

Accepted Answer

Answer not provided.

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 deicide

Accepted Answer

Deicide refers to the act of killing a g

Question 5

The Magna Carta was forced on which English king?

Accepted Answer

A) Henry I 
B) Henry II 
C) John 
D) William I 
E) Richard I 
A) Henry I 
B) Henry II 
C) John 
D) William I 
E) Richard I

Question 6

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Cathari

Accepted Answer

Cathari were members of a Christian reli

Question 7

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) all of the above 
A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Which best explains why the church became the largest property owner in the cities?

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A) Most cities were built on church lands. 
B) The church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment. 
A) Most cities were built on church lands. 
B) The church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment.

Question 9

By the end of the eleventh century, Europe's growing might and self-confidence was demonstrated by

Accepted Answer

A) German conquest and colonization of lands on the northeastern frontier of Latin Christendom. 
B) the recovery of formerly Christian lands in North Africa. 
C) offensives against the Muslims in Sicily. 
D) offensives against the Muslims in the Holy Land. 
E) offensives against the Muslims in Spain. 
A) German conquest and colonization of lands on the northeastern frontier of Latin Christendom. 
B) the recovery of formerly Christian lands in North Africa. 
C) offensives against the Muslims in Sicily. 
D) offensives against the Muslims in the Holy Land. 
E) offensives against the Muslims in Spain.

Question 10

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 sacraments

Accepted Answer

The sacraments are religious rituals or

Question 11

The Crusades resulted in

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A) an intellectual revolution sparked by contact with Muslim scholars. 
B) literature based on crusading. 
C) a strengthening of feudalism and the weakening of monarchical power. 
D) dramatic reductions in trade between Latin Christendom and the East. 
E) all of the above 
A) an intellectual revolution sparked by contact with Muslim scholars. 
B) literature based on crusading. 
C) a strengthening of feudalism and the weakening of monarchical power. 
D) dramatic reductions in trade between Latin Christendom and the East. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

Little Brothers were individuals who

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A) closely obeyed the dictates of Innocent III. 
B) were followers of Saint Francis. 
C) tried to protect the children on the Children's Crusade. 
D) spread the message of Cluny during the Investiture Controversy. 
E) assisted parish priests; they are sometime known as deacons. 
A) closely obeyed the dictates of Innocent III. 
B) were followers of Saint Francis. 
C) tried to protect the children on the Children's Crusade. 
D) spread the message of Cluny during the Investiture Controversy. 
E) assisted parish priests; they are sometime known as deacons.

Question 13

As the result of changing economic conditions, the percentage of French peasants who were serfs fell from 90 percent in 1050 to about what percent in 1350?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 25 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 25

Question 14

A burg refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a fortified town. 
B) an urban serf. 
C) a tract of church land. 
D) a commercial contract between investors. 
E) a political charter. 
A) a fortified town. 
B) an urban serf. 
C) a tract of church land. 
D) a commercial contract between investors. 
E) a political charter.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the nature of the quarrel between Pope Gregory VII and the Emperor Henry IV. What did their conflict demonstrate about the nature of power - both temporal and spiritual - during the High Middle Ages? What was the legacy of the dispute?

Accepted Answer

The quarrel between Pope Gregory VII and

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

Accepted Answer

The commercial revolution of the High Mi

Question 17

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Parliament

Accepted Answer

Parliament is the legislative body of a

Question 18

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Investiture Controversy

Accepted Answer

The Investiture Controversy was a power

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the procedures of the Inquisition?

Accepted Answer

A) The accused were not told the names of their accusers. 
B) The accused were tortured. 
C) The accused were prohibited from examining evidence of witnesses. 
D) The accused were not permitted to have legal defense. 
E) all of the above 
A) The accused were not told the names of their accusers. 
B) The accused were tortured. 
C) The accused were prohibited from examining evidence of witnesses. 
D) The accused were not permitted to have legal defense. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why did Latin Christians fight for control of the Holy Land during the High Middle Ages? What do the Crusades reveal about the ideals and realities of medieval Europe and the legacy of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

During the High Middle Ages, Latin Chris

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? deicide

The Magna Carta was forced on which English king?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Cathari

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

Which best explains why the church became the largest property owner in the cities?

By the end of the eleventh century, Europe's growing might and self-confidence was demonstrated by

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sacraments

The Crusades resulted in

Little Brothers were individuals who

As the result of changing economic conditions, the percentage of French peasants who were serfs fell from 90 percent in 1050 to about what percent in 1350?

A burg refers to

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Parliament

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Investiture Controversy

Which of the following is true of the procedures of the Inquisition?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why did Latin Christians fight for control of the Holy Land during the High Middle Ages? What do the Crusades reveal about the ideals and realities of medieval Europe and the legacy of the Crusades?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 10: The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? deicide

The Magna Carta was forced on which English king?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Cathari

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

Which best explains why the church became the largest property owner in the cities?

By the end of the eleventh century, Europe's growing might and self-confidence was demonstrated by

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sacraments

The Crusades resulted in

Little Brothers were individuals who

As the result of changing economic conditions, the percentage of French peasants who were serfs fell from 90 percent in 1050 to about what percent in 1350?

A burg refers to

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Parliament

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Investiture Controversy

Which of the following is true of the procedures of the Inquisition?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why did Latin Christians fight for control of the Holy Land during the High Middle Ages? What do the Crusades reveal about the ideals and realities of medieval Europe and the legacy of the Crusades?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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