Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-clocks, eyeglasses, and paper

Accepted Answer

Clocks, eyeglasses, and paper are all es

Question 2

One major issue behind the Hundred Years' War was a claim to the French throne by the English king

Accepted Answer

A)  John II. 
B)  Edward II. 
C)  Edward III. 
D)  William the Conqueror 
E)  Henry I. 
A)  John II. 
B)  Edward II. 
C)  Edward III. 
D)  William the Conqueror 
E)  Henry I.

Question 3

Compare Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan.

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarch, and

Question 4

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

It is estimated that famine in the early fourteenth century killed 35 percent of the European population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Pope Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam

Accepted Answer

Pope Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam, issue

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-grandi and popolo grasso and popolo minuto

Accepted Answer

The terms "grandi" and "popolo grasso" (

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron is a coll

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-condottieri

Accepted Answer

Condottieri were mercenary military lead

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Wat Tyler and John Ball

Accepted Answer

Wat Tyler and John Ball were two promine

Question 11

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

Accepted Answer

A)  inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B)  reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C)  decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D)  clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E)  use of heavier armor and larger horses. 
A)  inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B)  reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C)  decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D)  clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E)  use of heavier armor and larger horses.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Council of Constance

Accepted Answer

The Council of Constance was a major chu

Question 13

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was a land composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B)  the papal states and several baronies. 
C)  hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B)  the papal states and several baronies. 
C)  hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Joan of Arc saved France by inspiring the French soldiers to break the English siege of

Accepted Answer

A)  Bordeaux. 
B)  Amiens. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Geneva. 
A)  Bordeaux. 
B)  Amiens. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Geneva.

Question 15

The persecutions against Jews during the Black Death

Accepted Answer

A)  were instigated at the calling of the Catholic church. 
B)  led to the execution of nearly all of the Jews in eastern Europe. 
C)  was the result of the decline in popular religious movements and manifestations. 
D)  had little to do with financial motives. 
E)  reached their worst excesses in German cities. 
A)  were instigated at the calling of the Catholic church. 
B)  led to the execution of nearly all of the Jews in eastern Europe. 
C)  was the result of the decline in popular religious movements and manifestations. 
D)  had little to do with financial motives. 
E)  reached their worst excesses in German cities.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Golden Bull of Charles IV

Accepted Answer

The Golden Bull of Charles IV was a decr

Question 17

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B)  particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C)  emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D)  was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E)  abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism. 
A)  was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B)  particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C)  emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D)  was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E)  abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-pogroms

Accepted Answer

Pogroms:

Who?
Pogroms were violent riot

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Catherine of Siena

Accepted Answer

Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century It

Question 20

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B)  brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C)  caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D)  raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E)  had little impact. 
A)  devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B)  brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C)  caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D)  raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E)  had little impact.

Exam 11: the Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

IDENTIFICATIONS -clocks, eyeglasses, and paper

One major issue behind the Hundred Years' War was a claim to the French throne by the English king

Compare Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan.

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

It is estimated that famine in the early fourteenth century killed 35 percent of the European population.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Pope Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam

IDENTIFICATIONS -grandi and popolo grasso and popolo minuto

IDENTIFICATIONS -Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

IDENTIFICATIONS -condottieri

IDENTIFICATIONS -Wat Tyler and John Ball

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

IDENTIFICATIONS -Council of Constance

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was a land composed of

Joan of Arc saved France by inspiring the French soldiers to break the English siege of

The persecutions against Jews during the Black Death

IDENTIFICATIONS -Golden Bull of Charles IV

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

IDENTIFICATIONS -pogroms

IDENTIFICATIONS -Catherine of Siena

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

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