Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?

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A) In the opening phase of the Hundred Years' War, the English inflicted terrible defeats on French knights at Crécy. 
B) In the fourteenth century, the trend was toward longer wars. 
C) The English were expelled from all French territory except the port of Calais at the conclusion of the war. 
D) The French depended on a volunteer army during the Hundred Years' War. 
E) Marauding soldiers in the countryside helped to spark the Jacquerie. 
A) In the opening phase of the Hundred Years' War, the English inflicted terrible defeats on French knights at Crécy. 
B) In the fourteenth century, the trend was toward longer wars. 
C) The English were expelled from all French territory except the port of Calais at the conclusion of the war. 
D) The French depended on a volunteer army during the Hundred Years' War. 
E) Marauding soldiers in the countryside helped to spark the Jacquerie.

Question 2

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years' War. How did the course of the conflict change the nature of war and state power in medieval Europe?

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The Hundred Years' War was a series of c

Question 3

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity from 1309 to 1377

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A) only Italian popes were selected. 
B) the papacy lacked financial resources and so was forced to live in poverty. 
C) popes resided in Avignon rather than Rome. 
D) popes often pursued policies favorable to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) all of the above 
A) only Italian popes were selected. 
B) the papacy lacked financial resources and so was forced to live in poverty. 
C) popes resided in Avignon rather than Rome. 
D) popes often pursued policies favorable to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hundred Years' War

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The Hundred Years' War was a series of c

Question 5

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

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The rule of law is a principle that stat

Question 6

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid-fourteenth century probably originated in

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A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia. 
A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia.

Question 7

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

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A) the state ran according to religious commands originated in a higher realm. 
B) the state was self-sufficient and needed no guidance from a high authority. 
C) the king had the duty to be "Defender of the Peace," hence he had the ultimate spiritual authority in the land. 
D) the king had the duty to aid the Pope in maintaining peace. 
E) each individual should dedicate himself to imitating Christ, the Prince of Peace. 
A) the state ran according to religious commands originated in a higher realm. 
B) the state was self-sufficient and needed no guidance from a high authority. 
C) the king had the duty to be "Defender of the Peace," hence he had the ultimate spiritual authority in the land. 
D) the king had the duty to aid the Pope in maintaining peace. 
E) each individual should dedicate himself to imitating Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Question 8

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

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Hierarchy is a system or organization in

Question 9

John Wycliffe described the pope as

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A) meek. 
B) humble. 
C) worldly. 
D) patient. 
E) forgiving. 
A) meek. 
B) humble. 
C) worldly. 
D) patient. 
E) forgiving.

Question 10

The text identifies all of the following as features of the Late Middle Ages EXCEPT

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A) there was crop failure, famine, starvation, war, and rebellion. 
B) the population fell, many villages were abandoned, and there was much unemployment. 
C) the synthesis of faith and reason in scholasticism began to fall apart. 
D) representative institutions developed. 
E) heresy declined. 
A) there was crop failure, famine, starvation, war, and rebellion. 
B) the population fell, many villages were abandoned, and there was much unemployment. 
C) the synthesis of faith and reason in scholasticism began to fall apart. 
D) representative institutions developed. 
E) heresy declined.

Question 11

Which of the following wrote in support of the division of medieval society into orders, saying, "For inferiors owe it to their superiors to provide them with service"?

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A) John Wycliffe 
B) John Ball 
C) John of Salisbury 
D) John the Good of France 
E) Jan Hus 
A) John Wycliffe 
B) John Ball 
C) John of Salisbury 
D) John the Good of France 
E) Jan Hus

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the status of the papacy in the fourteenth century. How did it represent a resolution to the medieval debate over the nature of authority, and what is the legacy of the decline of papal power?

Accepted Answer

The status of the papacy in the fourteen

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the urban revolts of the High Middle Ages? Generally, they

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A) were not initiated by the poorest city dwellers but by those whose lot had improved somewhat. 
B) were initiated by the guilds and were aimed as much against the other guilds as against the nobles. 
C) occurred in the less developed regions of the continent. 
D) occurred only in the newer towns where the social system was still in flux. 
E) were successful, unlike peasant revolts. 
A) were not initiated by the poorest city dwellers but by those whose lot had improved somewhat. 
B) were initiated by the guilds and were aimed as much against the other guilds as against the nobles. 
C) occurred in the less developed regions of the continent. 
D) occurred only in the newer towns where the social system was still in flux. 
E) were successful, unlike peasant revolts.

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning ideas about the relationship between medieval kings and their subjects is correct?

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A) Law should be imposed on inferiors by an absolute monarch. 
B) Kings were not bound by the law. 
C) Law required a collaboration between the king and his subjects. 
D) Lords had no right to resist a monarch who violated his agreements. 
E) The power of representative assemblies exceeded the power of kings. 
A) Law should be imposed on inferiors by an absolute monarch. 
B) Kings were not bound by the law. 
C) Law required a collaboration between the king and his subjects. 
D) Lords had no right to resist a monarch who violated his agreements. 
E) The power of representative assemblies exceeded the power of kings.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Describe the causes of the Great Schism , and discuss how it offers evidence of a deep malaise within the Roman church.

Accepted Answer

The Great Schism, also known as the East

Question 16

Modern law differs from medieval law primarily because

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A) medieval law was solely an oral tradition. 
B) modern has an impersonal, objective quality; medieval law tended to be personal. 
C) medieval law was strongly influence by Roman law; modern law is not. 
D) medieval law was made by those in authority; modern law is made directly by the people. 
E) modern law is seen as eternal and unchanging; medieval law changed frequently. 
A) medieval law was solely an oral tradition. 
B) modern has an impersonal, objective quality; medieval law tended to be personal. 
C) medieval law was strongly influence by Roman law; modern law is not. 
D) medieval law was made by those in authority; modern law is made directly by the people. 
E) modern law is seen as eternal and unchanging; medieval law changed frequently.

Question 17

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

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A) vassals possessed personal rights that their lord was legally bound to respect. 
B) lords enjoyed unlimited freedom of action vis-à-vis their vassals. 
C) feudal thought gave later advocates of liberty and equality before the law something to react against. 
D) of the Christian notion that God cared about the salvation of each individual soul. 
E) nobles believed that their position freed them from accountability. 
A) vassals possessed personal rights that their lord was legally bound to respect. 
B) lords enjoyed unlimited freedom of action vis-à-vis their vassals. 
C) feudal thought gave later advocates of liberty and equality before the law something to react against. 
D) of the Christian notion that God cared about the salvation of each individual soul. 
E) nobles believed that their position freed them from accountability.

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning Joan of Arc and the church is accurate?

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A) Joan was tried by French clerics on the charges that she was a heretic and a witch. 
B) Joan was burned at the stake in 1431. 
C) In 1456 the church nullified Joan's conviction. 
D) In 1920 the church declared Joan a saint. 
E) all of the above 
A) Joan was tried by French clerics on the charges that she was a heretic and a witch. 
B) Joan was burned at the stake in 1431. 
C) In 1456 the church nullified Joan's conviction. 
D) In 1920 the church declared Joan a saint. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

The most dramatic clash between Philip IV and Boniface VIII was

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A) the capture, release, and subsequent death of the pope. 
B) the excommunication and repentance of the king. 
C) the papacy's move to Avignon. 
D) repeal of the encyclical Unam Sanctam. 
E) conciliation at the Council of Constance. 
A) the capture, release, and subsequent death of the pope. 
B) the excommunication and repentance of the king. 
C) the papacy's move to Avignon. 
D) repeal of the encyclical Unam Sanctam. 
E) conciliation at the Council of Constance.

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity. What conditions make that description an accurate one?

Accepted Answer

The fourteenth century was indeed an age

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years' War. How did the course of the conflict change the nature of war and state power in medieval Europe?

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity from 1309 to 1377

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hundred Years' War

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

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid-fourteenth century probably originated in

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

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

John Wycliffe described the pope as

The text identifies all of the following as features of the Late Middle Ages EXCEPT

Which of the following wrote in support of the division of medieval society into orders, saying, "For inferiors owe it to their superiors to provide them with service"?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the status of the papacy in the fourteenth century. How did it represent a resolution to the medieval debate over the nature of authority, and what is the legacy of the decline of papal power?

Which of the following best describes the urban revolts of the High Middle Ages? Generally, they

Which of the following statements concerning ideas about the relationship between medieval kings and their subjects is correct?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Describe the causes of the Great Schism , and discuss how it offers evidence of a deep malaise within the Roman church.

Modern law differs from medieval law primarily because

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

Which of the following statements concerning Joan of Arc and the church is accurate?

The most dramatic clash between Philip IV and Boniface VIII was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity. What conditions make that description an accurate one?

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 High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

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 12: The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years' War. How did the course of the conflict change the nature of war and state power in medieval Europe?

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity from 1309 to 1377

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hundred Years' War

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

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid-fourteenth century probably originated in

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

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

John Wycliffe described the pope as

The text identifies all of the following as features of the Late Middle Ages EXCEPT

Which of the following wrote in support of the division of medieval society into orders, saying, "For inferiors owe it to their superiors to provide them with service"?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the status of the papacy in the fourteenth century. How did it represent a resolution to the medieval debate over the nature of authority, and what is the legacy of the decline of papal power?

Which of the following best describes the urban revolts of the High Middle Ages? Generally, they

Which of the following statements concerning ideas about the relationship between medieval kings and their subjects is correct?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Describe the causes of the Great Schism , and discuss how it offers evidence of a deep malaise within the Roman church.

Modern law differs from medieval law primarily because

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

Which of the following statements concerning Joan of Arc and the church is accurate?

The most dramatic clash between Philip IV and Boniface VIII was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity. What conditions make that description an accurate one?

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 High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

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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