Question 1

How did the differences between the French and English armies compare during the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

French armies relied on a feudal system

Question 2

One outcome of the Hundred Years' War was that at the end,people of France and England regarded the kings as symbols of their countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After 1220,the Mongol Empire was based in

Accepted Answer

A)  Persia. 
B)  Kiev. 
C)  China. 
D)  Baghdad. 
E)  Constantinople. 
A)  Persia. 
B)  Kiev. 
C)  China. 
D)  Baghdad. 
E)  Constantinople.

Question 4

In the thirteenth century,the greatest threat to the Muslims was from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongols. 
B)  Bulgars. 
C)  Cumans. 
D)  Byzantines. 
E)  Pechenegs. 
A)  Mongols. 
B)  Bulgars. 
C)  Cumans. 
D)  Byzantines. 
E)  Pechenegs.

Question 5

The English Peasant Revolts led by Wat Tyler were successful in overturning excessive taxation by Richard II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Ciompi rebellion was centered on

Accepted Answer

A)  wool carders who were unhappy with exclusion from political life in Florence. 
B)  guild members afraid to let lower classes into the city council. 
C)  egalitarian politicos who wanted true democracy and representation in the Florentine government. 
D)  peasant workers who were denied membership in the weavers' guild. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  wool carders who were unhappy with exclusion from political life in Florence. 
B)  guild members afraid to let lower classes into the city council. 
C)  egalitarian politicos who wanted true democracy and representation in the Florentine government. 
D)  peasant workers who were denied membership in the weavers' guild. 
E)  none of these.

Question 7

The English initially succeeded in the Hundred Years' War with a victory at

Accepted Answer

A)  Crécy. 
B)  Poitiers. 
C)  Calais. 
D)  Agincourt. 
E)  Rouen. 
A)  Crécy. 
B)  Poitiers. 
C)  Calais. 
D)  Agincourt. 
E)  Rouen.

Question 8

Conciliarism argued that the pope

Accepted Answer

A)  was dependent on church councils for authority. 
B)  derived authority from the concept of papal infallibility. 
C)  must have the approval of the Council of Constance. 
D)  could be confirmed only by the college of cardinals. 
E)  was answerable only to God. 
A)  was dependent on church councils for authority. 
B)  derived authority from the concept of papal infallibility. 
C)  must have the approval of the Council of Constance. 
D)  could be confirmed only by the college of cardinals. 
E)  was answerable only to God.

Question 9

Who ran one of the most significant centers of trade on the Baltic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medici family. 
B)  Dutch crediters. 
C)  Florentine burghers. 
D)  Hanseatic League 
E)  Flanders merchant's guild. 
A)  Medici family. 
B)  Dutch crediters. 
C)  Florentine burghers. 
D)  Hanseatic League 
E)  Flanders merchant's guild.

Question 10

The Great Schism occurred when

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Urban VI moved to Avignon to avoid expulsion from the church because of his corruption. 
B)  Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon at the behest of King Philip IV. 
C)  French Catholics were upset that the pope was always Italian. 
D)  the French pope and the Roman pope excommunicated each other in a showdown for power. 
E)  Philip IV kidnapped Boniface and he died, and the next pope excluded France from the sacraments. 
A)  Pope Urban VI moved to Avignon to avoid expulsion from the church because of his corruption. 
B)  Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon at the behest of King Philip IV. 
C)  French Catholics were upset that the pope was always Italian. 
D)  the French pope and the Roman pope excommunicated each other in a showdown for power. 
E)  Philip IV kidnapped Boniface and he died, and the next pope excluded France from the sacraments.

Question 11

A common theme depicted in artwork,manuscripts,and statuary at this time was

Accepted Answer

A)  pilgrims and pious individuals praying for relief. 
B)  morality tales of who would suffer most due to their sins. 
C)  the impermanence of life. 
D)  the figure of Death. 
E)  the inevitability of getting the plague. 
A)  pilgrims and pious individuals praying for relief. 
B)  morality tales of who would suffer most due to their sins. 
C)  the impermanence of life. 
D)  the figure of Death. 
E)  the inevitability of getting the plague.

Question 12

What role did the laity movements in Christianity play in the political chaos of the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Challenging the authority of the Catholi

Question 13

How was the Florentine system of government unusual compared to the rest of Western Europe in the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

What made the system of the Signoria unu

Question 14

Peasant revolts in the fourteenth century were often based on their resentment over

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural quotas. 
B)  conscription into the king's army. 
C)  lack of response during the plague. 
D)  increased taxation to pay for wars. 
E)  lack of trade opportunities for peasants. 
A)  agricultural quotas. 
B)  conscription into the king's army. 
C)  lack of response during the plague. 
D)  increased taxation to pay for wars. 
E)  lack of trade opportunities for peasants.

Question 15

The new type of vessel that helped to facilitate trade in this period was the

Accepted Answer

A)  galley ship. 
B)  longship. 
C)  cog. 
D)  schooner. 
E)  galleon. 
A)  galley ship. 
B)  longship. 
C)  cog. 
D)  schooner. 
E)  galleon.

Question 16

What factors made the fourteenth century seem much more precarious than the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The major crises of the fourteenth centu

Question 17

Alexander Nevsky led Russia's resistance to the Golden Horde.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Analyze the reasons and outcome of the Hundred Years' War.Why was this war different from previous wars in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Hundred Years' War was the first mil

Question 19

All of the following contributed to the growth of trade in the fourteenth century except

Accepted Answer

A)  improvements in navigation. 
B)  surplus agriculture for urban markets. 
C)  refinements in merchants' contracts. 
D)  new commercial techniques. 
E)  improved record keeping. 
A)  improvements in navigation. 
B)  surplus agriculture for urban markets. 
C)  refinements in merchants' contracts. 
D)  new commercial techniques. 
E)  improved record keeping.

Question 20

The system of rule in Florence was called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Signoria 
B)  Council of Doges. 
C)  Cartel. 
D)  Consigliari 
E)  Strataria 
A)  Signoria 
B)  Council of Doges. 
C)  Cartel. 
D)  Consigliari 
E)  Strataria

Exam 11: Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

How did the differences between the French and English armies compare during the Hundred Years' War?

One outcome of the Hundred Years' War was that at the end,people of France and England regarded the kings as symbols of their countries.

After 1220,the Mongol Empire was based in

In the thirteenth century,the greatest threat to the Muslims was from the

The English Peasant Revolts led by Wat Tyler were successful in overturning excessive taxation by Richard II.

The Ciompi rebellion was centered on

The English initially succeeded in the Hundred Years' War with a victory at

Conciliarism argued that the pope

Who ran one of the most significant centers of trade on the Baltic?

The Great Schism occurred when

A common theme depicted in artwork,manuscripts,and statuary at this time was

What role did the laity movements in Christianity play in the political chaos of the late Middle Ages?

How was the Florentine system of government unusual compared to the rest of Western Europe in the fourteenth century?

Peasant revolts in the fourteenth century were often based on their resentment over

The new type of vessel that helped to facilitate trade in this period was the

What factors made the fourteenth century seem much more precarious than the thirteenth century?

Alexander Nevsky led Russia's resistance to the Golden Horde.

Analyze the reasons and outcome of the Hundred Years' War.Why was this war different from previous wars in Europe?

All of the following contributed to the growth of trade in the fourteenth century except

The system of rule in Florence was called the

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