Question 1

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) insurance for cargoes. 
B) bills of exchange. 
C) double-entry bookkeeping. 
D) limited-liability corporations. 
E) commercial law. 
A) insurance for cargoes. 
B) bills of exchange. 
C) double-entry bookkeeping. 
D) limited-liability corporations. 
E) commercial law.

Question 2

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

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A) drive of bishops to increase their wealth. 
B) ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire. 
C) Concordat of Worms. 
D) emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity. 
E) revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople. 
A) drive of bishops to increase their wealth. 
B) ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire. 
C) Concordat of Worms. 
D) emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity. 
E) revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople.

Question 3

Gregorian Reform included

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A) the effort to assert the preeminence of the papacy. 
B) the attempt to improve the moral quality of the clergy. 
C) the desire to liberate the church from all control by secular authorities. 
D) the removal of clergy who had bought their offices. 
E) all of the above 
A) the effort to assert the preeminence of the papacy. 
B) the attempt to improve the moral quality of the clergy. 
C) the desire to liberate the church from all control by secular authorities. 
D) the removal of clergy who had bought their offices. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Excommunication

Who?
Excommunication is

Question 5

The principle export of northern Europe to the Atlantic coast in the High Middle Ages was

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A) cheese. 
B) lumber. 
C) pig iron. 
D) wool. 
E) glassware. 
A) cheese. 
B) lumber. 
C) pig iron. 
D) wool. 
E) glassware.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Domesday Book was a survey of Englan

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Parlement refers to the highest court of

Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What major social changes were underway in Europe after 1000?

Accepted Answer

After 1000, Europe experienced several m

Question 9

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

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A) counterforce to Christian otherworldliness. 
B) new respect for manual labor and trade. 
C) revived civic spirit reminiscent of active citizenship in Greco-Roman times. 
D) growing interest in secular education. 
E) all of the above 
A) counterforce to Christian otherworldliness. 
B) new respect for manual labor and trade. 
C) revived civic spirit reminiscent of active citizenship in Greco-Roman times. 
D) growing interest in secular education. 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following EXCEPT

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A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book . 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer. 
A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book . 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer.

Question 11

Bills of exchange

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A) permitted damaged goods to be replaced with other goods of equal value. 
B) facilitated currency conversion. 
C) were cash payments by insurers to replace damaged goods. 
D) created credit. 
E) regulated tax collection. 
A) permitted damaged goods to be replaced with other goods of equal value. 
B) facilitated currency conversion. 
C) were cash payments by insurers to replace damaged goods. 
D) created credit. 
E) regulated tax collection.

Question 12

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

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A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition. 
A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition.

Question 13

Guilds performed all the following functions EXCEPT

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A) ensuring just prices. 
B) encouraging competition. 
C) extending aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) fostering a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensuring the production of products of equal quality. 
A) ensuring just prices. 
B) encouraging competition. 
C) extending aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) fostering a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensuring the production of products of equal quality.

Question 14

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, draw in the borders of Charlemagne's empire and the Roman Empire at its height. Clearly label all three.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Inquisition was a series of institut

Question 16

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

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A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300. 
A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300.

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

Accepted Answer

Peter Waldo and Saint Francis of Assisi

Question 18

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) still far behind. 
B) lagging but improving. 
C) roughly on the same level. 
D) somewhat more advanced. 
E) far superior. 
A) still far behind. 
B) lagging but improving. 
C) roughly on the same level. 
D) somewhat more advanced. 
E) far superior.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is FALSE? The Fourth Lateran Council in 1215

Accepted Answer

A) established the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (Mary, the Mother of God, was conceived without sin). 
B) declared that the Orthodox Church is subordinate to the Catholic Church and that any law detrimental to the Church is null and void. 
C) decreed that the body and blood of Christ are present in communion (bread and wine in the Mass). 
D) required that each person confess and do penance at least once a year. 
E) declared that the clergy cannot be taxed. 
A) established the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (Mary, the Mother of God, was conceived without sin). 
B) declared that the Orthodox Church is subordinate to the Catholic Church and that any law detrimental to the Church is null and void. 
C) decreed that the body and blood of Christ are present in communion (bread and wine in the Mass). 
D) required that each person confess and do penance at least once a year. 
E) declared that the clergy cannot be taxed.

Question 20

Which of the following is among the factors that motivated Crusaders?

Accepted Answer

A) the promise of cancellation of penalties for sin 
B) the hope of gaining land by conquest 
C) the desire to rescue holy places from the Muslims 
D) the opportunity to secure glory 
E) all of the above 
A) the promise of cancellation of penalties for sin 
B) the hope of gaining land by conquest 
C) the desire to rescue holy places from the Muslims 
D) the opportunity to secure glory 
E) all of the above

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following EXCEPT

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

Gregorian Reform included

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

The principle export of northern Europe to the Atlantic coast in the High Middle Ages was

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

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What major social changes were underway in Europe after 1000?

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following EXCEPT

Bills of exchange

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

Guilds performed all the following functions 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, draw in the borders of Charlemagne's empire and the Roman Empire at its height. Clearly label all three.

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

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

Which of the following statements is FALSE? The Fourth Lateran Council in 1215

Which of the following is among the factors that motivated Crusaders?

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

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following EXCEPT

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

Gregorian Reform included

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

The principle export of northern Europe to the Atlantic coast in the High Middle Ages was

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

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What major social changes were underway in Europe after 1000?

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following EXCEPT

Bills of exchange

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

Guilds performed all the following functions 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, draw in the borders of Charlemagne's empire and the Roman Empire at its height. Clearly label all three.

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

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

Which of the following statements is FALSE? The Fourth Lateran Council in 1215

Which of the following is among the factors that motivated Crusaders?

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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