Question 1

Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saracen Turks. 
B)  Seljuq Turks. 
C)  Akko Turks. 
D)  Abbasid Turks. 
E)  Fatimid Turks. 
A)  Saracen Turks. 
B)  Seljuq Turks. 
C)  Akko Turks. 
D)  Abbasid Turks. 
E)  Fatimid Turks. B

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a goal expressed by Pope Urban II for the First Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  to establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad 
B)  to capture Jerusalem 
C)  to reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope 
D)  to slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found, especially Jews and Muslims 
E)  to demonstrate the superiority of western military and spiritual might over that of the East. 
A)  to establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad 
B)  to capture Jerusalem 
C)  to reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope 
D)  to slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found, especially Jews and Muslims 
E)  to demonstrate the superiority of western military and spiritual might over that of the East. D

Question 3

The literary world created by Islam was not limited to Muslims alone.One of the greatest scholars and writers of the period was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Fitzgerald. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Averroès. 
D)  Moses Maimonides. 
E)  Mishneh Almohads. 
A)  Edward Fitzgerald. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Averroès. 
D)  Moses Maimonides. 
E)  Mishneh Almohads. D

Question 4

Outside Sicily,Venice,and Spain,few Europeans knew Arabic,Greek,or Latin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The greatest strength of the Capetian rulers was their uninterrupted succession for over three hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How were the Norman kings responsible for the rise of administrative kingship?

Accepted Answer

Administrative kingship is often defined

Question 7

During the High Middle Ages,fields were rotated over a _________ cycle to increase overall agricultural production 50-67 percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  twelve-month 
B)  two-year 
C)  three-year 
D)  seven-year 
E)  ten-year 
A)  twelve-month 
B)  two-year 
C)  three-year 
D)  seven-year 
E)  ten-year

Question 8

The rotation of crops:

Accepted Answer

A)  provided insurance against loss from natural disasters. 
B)  made new types of food available. 
C)  spread labor evenly over the course of the year. 
D)  allowed for a great deal of experimentation with plants. 
E)  all of these 
A)  provided insurance against loss from natural disasters. 
B)  made new types of food available. 
C)  spread labor evenly over the course of the year. 
D)  allowed for a great deal of experimentation with plants. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal relationship between individuals at each level of feudal society. 
B)  relationship of each lord to the religious authority in his territory. 
C)  personal relationship that developed between the monarchs of the various countries. 
D)  blessing given by the pope to his chosen lord in each country. 
E)  ability of the monarch to protect and provide for the common people in his realm. 
A)  personal relationship between individuals at each level of feudal society. 
B)  relationship of each lord to the religious authority in his territory. 
C)  personal relationship that developed between the monarchs of the various countries. 
D)  blessing given by the pope to his chosen lord in each country. 
E)  ability of the monarch to protect and provide for the common people in his realm.

Question 10

Compared to the Benedictine monasteries of the sixth and seventh centuries,the Cluniac monasteries of the eleventh century were more:

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on missionary activity. 
B)  independent from their local benefactors. 
C)  interested in leading lives of poverty, chastity, and service. 
D)  obedient to the pope in Rome. 
E)  strict in the appointment of new abbots. 
A)  focused on missionary activity. 
B)  independent from their local benefactors. 
C)  interested in leading lives of poverty, chastity, and service. 
D)  obedient to the pope in Rome. 
E)  strict in the appointment of new abbots.

Question 11

The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  formally, although not in practice, separated the "church" and the "state" in European politics. 
B)  signaled the decline of the papacy in western Europe. 
C)  created a lasting conceptual distinction between religion and politics in western Europe. 
D)  established the cult of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity. 
E)  represented the triumph of the Church over secular authority. 
A)  formally, although not in practice, separated the "church" and the "state" in European politics. 
B)  signaled the decline of the papacy in western Europe. 
C)  created a lasting conceptual distinction between religion and politics in western Europe. 
D)  established the cult of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity. 
E)  represented the triumph of the Church over secular authority.

Question 12

One response to the Viking invasions of the tenth century was the development of:

Accepted Answer

A)  feudalism. 
B)  keeps. 
C)  castles. 
D)  standing armies. 
E)  city-state alliances. 
A)  feudalism. 
B)  keeps. 
C)  castles. 
D)  standing armies. 
E)  city-state alliances.

Question 13

From the Islamic world come some of the best-known poetry in the world,among which is the poetry of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibn Rushd. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Ibn S   na. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam. 
A)  Ibn Rushd. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Ibn S   na. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam.

Question 14

Crusading knights needed a minimum of two years' revenues in hand to go on crusade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The First Crusade:

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  disrupted Byzantine trade along the Silk Road to China. 
D)  had little impact on Byzantine trade because the Crusaders were primarily motivated by religion, not commercial gain. 
E)  disrupted the trade routes between Byzantium and western Europe. 
A)  strengthened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  disrupted Byzantine trade along the Silk Road to China. 
D)  had little impact on Byzantine trade because the Crusaders were primarily motivated by religion, not commercial gain. 
E)  disrupted the trade routes between Byzantium and western Europe.

Question 16

Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe:

Accepted Answer

A)  social mobility increased and social inequality decreased. 
B)  social mobility decreased and social inequality increased. 
C)  social mobility and social inequality both increased. 
D)  social mobility and social inequality both decreased. 
E)  social mobility and social inequality remained roughly constant. 
A)  social mobility increased and social inequality decreased. 
B)  social mobility decreased and social inequality increased. 
C)  social mobility and social inequality both increased. 
D)  social mobility and social inequality both decreased. 
E)  social mobility and social inequality remained roughly constant.

Question 17

William the Conqueror was politically innovative in that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  claimed England in the name of the Roman papacy. 
B)  rewarded his Norman followers with cash payments rather than English land. 
C)  used the highly centralized English administrative authority combined with the feudal structures of France. 
D)  negotiated an advantageous peace agreement with King Harold of England without resorting to physical violence. 
E)  managed to retain the English crown while becoming the heir to the French throne. 
A)  claimed England in the name of the Roman papacy. 
B)  rewarded his Norman followers with cash payments rather than English land. 
C)  used the highly centralized English administrative authority combined with the feudal structures of France. 
D)  negotiated an advantageous peace agreement with King Harold of England without resorting to physical violence. 
E)  managed to retain the English crown while becoming the heir to the French throne.

Question 18

Under the patronage of Otto,men and women of talent found a refuge,such as the first known female playwright,Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim,who wrote plays that:

Accepted Answer

A)  dealt with classical themes she took from her reading of Homer and Virgil. 
B)  blended Roman comedy with stories of early Christian martyrs. 
C)  defended women against the misogynistic claims of men. 
D)  attacked the failures of the Church to protect women against abuses of men. 
E)  were tales venerating the Virgin Mary. 
A)  dealt with classical themes she took from her reading of Homer and Virgil. 
B)  blended Roman comedy with stories of early Christian martyrs. 
C)  defended women against the misogynistic claims of men. 
D)  attacked the failures of the Church to protect women against abuses of men. 
E)  were tales venerating the Virgin Mary.

Question 19

Although the term feudalism has been defined in many ways by historians,Chapter 8 defines it as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a political system in which public powers are exercised by private lords. 
B)  a legal system of land tenure formalized by a contract. 
C)  an aristocratic social order bound together by mutual ties of land holding. 
D)  a mode of production (or economic system) in which wealth is overwhelmingly agricultural. 
E)  an economic system by which the peasantry is allowed to accumulate wealth other than agricultural products. 
A)  a political system in which public powers are exercised by private lords. 
B)  a legal system of land tenure formalized by a contract. 
C)  an aristocratic social order bound together by mutual ties of land holding. 
D)  a mode of production (or economic system) in which wealth is overwhelmingly agricultural. 
E)  an economic system by which the peasantry is allowed to accumulate wealth other than agricultural products.

Question 20

Due to the expansion of commerce and the availability of cheap and nutritious food,the largest European cities boasted populations in excess of over one million people by 1300.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the:

Which of the following was NOT a goal expressed by Pope Urban II for the First Crusade?

The literary world created by Islam was not limited to Muslims alone.One of the greatest scholars and writers of the period was:

Outside Sicily,Venice,and Spain,few Europeans knew Arabic,Greek,or Latin.

The greatest strength of the Capetian rulers was their uninterrupted succession for over three hundred years.

How were the Norman kings responsible for the rise of administrative kingship?

During the High Middle Ages,fields were rotated over a _________ cycle to increase overall agricultural production 50-67 percent.

The rotation of crops:

Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the:

Compared to the Benedictine monasteries of the sixth and seventh centuries,the Cluniac monasteries of the eleventh century were more:

The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it:

One response to the Viking invasions of the tenth century was the development of:

From the Islamic world come some of the best-known poetry in the world,among which is the poetry of:

Crusading knights needed a minimum of two years' revenues in hand to go on crusade.

The First Crusade:

Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe:

William the Conqueror was politically innovative in that he:

Under the patronage of Otto,men and women of talent found a refuge,such as the first known female playwright,Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim,who wrote plays that:

Although the term feudalism has been defined in many ways by historians,Chapter 8 defines it as:

Due to the expansion of commerce and the availability of cheap and nutritious food,the largest European cities boasted populations in excess of over one million people by 1300.

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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