Question 1

Describe the medieval town, its governance, its minorities, its trade and manufacturing and how these developed.

Accepted Answer

In medieval times, a town was typically

Question 2

The Medieval inquisition

Accepted Answer

A)  Was established by the Holy Roman Empire as a result of the Investiture controversy 
B)  Inquired about conditions in the Holy land from returning Crusaders 
C)  Came about because it was then believed that incorrect religious views could threaten not only the . salvation of the individual but also of the community 
D)  Demonstrated decisively that the Albigensians were not heretics 
A)  Was established by the Holy Roman Empire as a result of the Investiture controversy 
B)  Inquired about conditions in the Holy land from returning Crusaders 
C)  Came about because it was then believed that incorrect religious views could threaten not only the . salvation of the individual but also of the community 
D)  Demonstrated decisively that the Albigensians were not heretics

Question 3

According to the text, by the end of the 13th century, the wealthiest and best governed monarchy in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  The Holy Roman Empire 
A)  Spain 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  The Holy Roman Empire

Question 4

During the period from the 11th to the 13th centuries two major areas of manufacturing and trade developed, in northern Italy and in Flanders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Thomas Aquinas believed that faith and reason were quite compatible for a Christian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Criticism of the wealth of the medieval church led to heresies such as those of the Franciscans and the Dominicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The English Parliament

Accepted Answer

A)  Was established by the Magna Carta 
B)  Started to take shape under Edward I with knights and burgesses with the lower nobility; and clergy with the upper nobility 
C)  Was quickly dominated by the House of Commons, whose rulings the House of Lords had only to approve 
D)  Was established by William the Conquerer 
A)  Was established by the Magna Carta 
B)  Started to take shape under Edward I with knights and burgesses with the lower nobility; and clergy with the upper nobility 
C)  Was quickly dominated by the House of Commons, whose rulings the House of Lords had only to approve 
D)  Was established by William the Conquerer

Question 8

During the reign of Otto I, the Holy Roman Empire collapsed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Gothic architecture

Accepted Answer

A)  Was started by the Goths 
B)  Was noted for its dark, dreary spaces 
C)  Was a form of castle building 
D)  Used such architectural features as pointed arches and flying buttresses 
A)  Was started by the Goths 
B)  Was noted for its dark, dreary spaces 
C)  Was a form of castle building 
D)  Used such architectural features as pointed arches and flying buttresses

Question 10

Organizations of trades in the Middle Ages were known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Organizations of trades in the Middle Ages...

Question 11

Pope Innocent III

Accepted Answer

A)  Was able to reprimand kings of England, Aragon, France, Norway and Poland and insist that they obey him 
B)  Preached the First Crusade 
C)  Was deposed because he embraced the Albigensian or Cathar heresy 
D)  Was murdered during the Investiture struggle by orders of the emperor 
A)  Was able to reprimand kings of England, Aragon, France, Norway and Poland and insist that they obey him 
B)  Preached the First Crusade 
C)  Was deposed because he embraced the Albigensian or Cathar heresy 
D)  Was murdered during the Investiture struggle by orders of the emperor

Question 12

The style of medieval church construction that featured pointed arches, flying buttresses and large stained glass windows was called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The style of medieval church construction that...

Question 13

The two-field system replaced the three-field system as the basis for medieval agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Edward I started the process of creating the English Parliament by requiring that knights and townsmen, as well as nobles, attend.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Third Crusade

Accepted Answer

A)  Was led by peasants 
B)  Failed to retake Jerusalem, which had been captured by the Muslim leader, Saladin 
C)  Was led by Charlemagne 
D)  Ended the Investiture controversy 
A)  Was led by peasants 
B)  Failed to retake Jerusalem, which had been captured by the Muslim leader, Saladin 
C)  Was led by Charlemagne 
D)  Ended the Investiture controversy

Question 16

The importance of Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon in the Middle Ages was

Accepted Answer

A)  That they demonstrated that it was possible to develop an idea of experimental scientific method 
B)  That they developed trade links with the Muslim world 
C)  That they formulated the ideas of feudalism 
D)  That they demonstrated that there was no intellectual progress during the Middle Ages 
A)  That they demonstrated that it was possible to develop an idea of experimental scientific method 
B)  That they developed trade links with the Muslim world 
C)  That they formulated the ideas of feudalism 
D)  That they demonstrated that there was no intellectual progress during the Middle Ages

Question 17

The ideals of chivalry were intended to tame the violent urges of the medieval nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Muslim ruler who retook Jerusalem from the crusaders was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Muslim ruler who retook Jerusalem from...

Question 19

The Jewish communities of the early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A)  Were almost exclusively rural 
B)  Began to engage in money lending 
C)  Were usually organized into guilds 
D)  Were systematically expelled from almost all medieval cities 
A)  Were almost exclusively rural 
B)  Began to engage in money lending 
C)  Were usually organized into guilds 
D)  Were systematically expelled from almost all medieval cities

Question 20

The ________ were an unusual group living according to monastic rule and yet acting as crusader warriors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ were an unusual group living...

Exam 8: Order Restored: The High Middle Ages, 1000-1300

Describe the medieval town, its governance, its minorities, its trade and manufacturing and how these developed.

The Medieval inquisition

According to the text, by the end of the 13th century, the wealthiest and best governed monarchy in Europe was

During the period from the 11th to the 13th centuries two major areas of manufacturing and trade developed, in northern Italy and in Flanders.

Thomas Aquinas believed that faith and reason were quite compatible for a Christian.

Criticism of the wealth of the medieval church led to heresies such as those of the Franciscans and the Dominicans.

The English Parliament

During the reign of Otto I, the Holy Roman Empire collapsed.

Gothic architecture

Organizations of trades in the Middle Ages were known as ________.

Pope Innocent III

The style of medieval church construction that featured pointed arches, flying buttresses and large stained glass windows was called ________.

The two-field system replaced the three-field system as the basis for medieval agriculture.

Edward I started the process of creating the English Parliament by requiring that knights and townsmen, as well as nobles, attend.

The Third Crusade

The importance of Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon in the Middle Ages was

The ideals of chivalry were intended to tame the violent urges of the medieval nobility.

The Muslim ruler who retook Jerusalem from the crusaders was ________.

The Jewish communities of the early Middle Ages

The ________ were an unusual group living according to monastic rule and yet acting as crusader warriors.

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