Question 1

Many factors contributed to the growth of towns and cities in the early medieval period; among these was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the agricultural revolution. 
B)  the establishment of monasteries. 
C)  initiatives taken by local lords. 
D)  increasing trade along overland routes. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the agricultural revolution. 
B)  the establishment of monasteries. 
C)  initiatives taken by local lords. 
D)  increasing trade along overland routes. 
E)  all of these E

Question 2

The tenth century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and:

Accepted Answer

A)  the momentous Investiture Conflict. 
B)  the beginning of the Christian Crusades against Muslims. 
C)  a very effective and powerful papacy. 
D)  local bishops who were surpassing nobles in power and authority. 
E)  an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy. 
A)  the momentous Investiture Conflict. 
B)  the beginning of the Christian Crusades against Muslims. 
C)  a very effective and powerful papacy. 
D)  local bishops who were surpassing nobles in power and authority. 
E)  an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy. E

Question 3

Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe,social mobility:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

One of the greatest Islamic philosophers of the medieval period was:

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 6

Although it represented a monumental struggle for power at the upper levels of society,the Investiture Controversy was a largely private affair that had little impact or interest in the average person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many Christians believed in the special protective and curative powers of objects associated with saints such as a fragment of bone or cloth from their garment.Such relics:

Accepted Answer

A)  were displayed in elaborate reliquaries to demonstrate the prestige and wealth of a church or monastery. 
B)  demonstrated a growing spirituality of medieval people. 
C)  showed the great devotion people had toward the Church. 
D)  prompted incidents of "holy theft." 
E)  all of these 
A)  were displayed in elaborate reliquaries to demonstrate the prestige and wealth of a church or monastery. 
B)  demonstrated a growing spirituality of medieval people. 
C)  showed the great devotion people had toward the Church. 
D)  prompted incidents of "holy theft." 
E)  all of these

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Administrative kingship is often defined

Question 9

The Crusades take their name from the symbol of the Christian religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

What was the impact of the Crusades on the West?

Accepted Answer

The West could not maintain its colonies

Question 12

Ruling from their castles,lords claimed the right to:

Accepted Answer

A)  collect taxes. 
B)  administer justice. 
C)  wage war. 
D)  mint money. 
E)  all of these 
A)  collect taxes. 
B)  administer justice. 
C)  wage war. 
D)  mint money. 
E)  all of these

Question 13

The medieval economy was based primarily on:

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing. 
B)  cottage industry. 
C)  mining. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  fishing. 
A)  manufacturing. 
B)  cottage industry. 
C)  mining. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  fishing.

Question 14

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 15

The compromise that ended the Investiture Conflict was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Ecumenical Council. 
B)  Schism with the Byzantine church. 
C)  1059 Electoral Decree of Pope Nicholas II. 
D)  Fourth Lateran Council. 
E)  Concordat of Worms. 
A)  Second Ecumenical Council. 
B)  Schism with the Byzantine church. 
C)  1059 Electoral Decree of Pope Nicholas II. 
D)  Fourth Lateran Council. 
E)  Concordat of Worms.

Question 16

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 17

At Canossa in the winter of 1077:

Accepted Answer

A)  King Henry IV humiliated himself before Pope Gregory VII. 
B)  King Henry IV humiliated Pope Gregory VII. 
C)  Pope Gregory humiliated himself before King Henry IV. 
D)  King Henry IV arrived,but Pope Gregory VII refused to see him. 
E)  Pope Gregory VII received Henry IV and they resolved their differences peacefully. 
A)  King Henry IV humiliated himself before Pope Gregory VII. 
B)  King Henry IV humiliated Pope Gregory VII. 
C)  Pope Gregory humiliated himself before King Henry IV. 
D)  King Henry IV arrived,but Pope Gregory VII refused to see him. 
E)  Pope Gregory VII received Henry IV and they resolved their differences peacefully.

Question 18

In the eleventh century,the struggle for power in central Europe was,for the most part,between:

Accepted Answer

A)  king and pope. 
B)  king and nobility. 
C)  nobility and bishops. 
D)  bishops and pope. 
E)  king and bishops. 
A)  king and pope. 
B)  king and nobility. 
C)  nobility and bishops. 
D)  bishops and pope. 
E)  king and bishops.

Question 19

The Muslim philosopher known in Europe as Averroès attempted to resolve a perceived problem in philosophy of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reconciling the apparent contradiction between the apparent rational principles that govern the world and the unpredictability of the world. 
B)  understanding how Aristotle's logic applied to real-world problems. 
C)  understanding Aristotle's philosophy as it was changed and modified by Neoplatonism. 
D)  reconciling the Greek idea of the freedom individuals had in the world and the view that God determined everything that happens in the world. 
E)  reconciling the Greek idea of the eternity of the world with the Islamic idea of the limited nature of the world. 
A)  reconciling the apparent contradiction between the apparent rational principles that govern the world and the unpredictability of the world. 
B)  understanding how Aristotle's logic applied to real-world problems. 
C)  understanding Aristotle's philosophy as it was changed and modified by Neoplatonism. 
D)  reconciling the Greek idea of the freedom individuals had in the world and the view that God determined everything that happens in the world. 
E)  reconciling the Greek idea of the eternity of the world with the Islamic idea of the limited nature of the world.

Question 20

The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  formally,though 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,though 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.

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

Many factors contributed to the growth of towns and cities in the early medieval period; among these was:

The tenth century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and:

Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe,social mobility:

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.

One of the greatest Islamic philosophers of the medieval period was:

Although it represented a monumental struggle for power at the upper levels of society,the Investiture Controversy was a largely private affair that had little impact or interest in the average person's life.

Many Christians believed in the special protective and curative powers of objects associated with saints such as a fragment of bone or cloth from their garment.Such relics:

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

The Crusades take their name from the symbol of the Christian religion.

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

What was the impact of the Crusades on the West?

Ruling from their castles,lords claimed the right to:

The medieval economy was based primarily on:

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

The compromise that ended the Investiture Conflict was known as the:

The First Crusade:

At Canossa in the winter of 1077:

In the eleventh century,the struggle for power in central Europe was,for the most part,between:

The Muslim philosopher known in Europe as Averroès attempted to resolve a perceived problem in philosophy of:

The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it:

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