Question 1

The Middle Ages gave rise to few if any intellectual or artistic achievements; such would have to wait until the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Before the fall of Constantinople in 1453,the Byzantine empire tried to shore up its defensive position against the Ottoman Turks by:

Accepted Answer

A)  restoring the ancient office of tsar (Caesar). 
B)  forging a peace treaty with Ivan the Great. 
C)  submitting to papal (Roman)authority in religious matters. 
D)  equipping foot soldiers with hand-held firearms called muskets. 
E)  agreeing to a mutual defense treaty with England and France. 
A)  restoring the ancient office of tsar (Caesar). 
B)  forging a peace treaty with Ivan the Great. 
C)  submitting to papal (Roman)authority in religious matters. 
D)  equipping foot soldiers with hand-held firearms called muskets. 
E)  agreeing to a mutual defense treaty with England and France. C

Question 3

During the rise of national monarchies,which modern country resisted unification and remained divided among dozens of independent principalities throughout the later Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Poland 
E)  Portugal 
A)  Germany 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Poland 
E)  Portugal A

Question 4

The sacraments of the Church:

Accepted Answer

A)  were valid only if administered by an upstanding priest of good moral character. 
B)  could be administered by any Christian regardless of his position within the Church. 
C)  could be negated by an individual who no longer professed to be a Christian. 
D)  were reserved for those Christians who had passed through all levels of initiation. 
E)  were valid if administered by a properly ordained priest. 
A)  were valid only if administered by an upstanding priest of good moral character. 
B)  could be administered by any Christian regardless of his position within the Church. 
C)  could be negated by an individual who no longer professed to be a Christian. 
D)  were reserved for those Christians who had passed through all levels of initiation. 
E)  were valid if administered by a properly ordained priest.

Question 5

In what ways did people of the late Middle Ages show their piety?

Accepted Answer

Religious devotion was extremely widespr

Question 6

Moscow replaced _________ as the center of Russian power in the late Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Petersburg 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Odessa 
D)  Novgorod 
E)  Vladivostok 
A)  Saint Petersburg 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Odessa 
D)  Novgorod 
E)  Vladivostok

Question 7

The combined effects of famine,war,and plague in the fourteenth century reduced the total population of western Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  at least one half. 
D)  at least two-thirds. 
E)  90 percent. 
A)  10 to 15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  at least one half. 
D)  at least two-thirds. 
E)  90 percent.

Question 8

When it fought against Poland-Lithuania in the late fifteenth century,Moscow appealed to its citizens by:

Accepted Answer

A)  asking the pope in Rome for help. 
B)  joining forces with the Ottoman Turks. 
C)  emphasizing the Roman Catholicism of Poland-Lithuania. 
D)  emphasizing the Orthodox beliefs of Poland-Lithuania. 
E)  emphasizing the large proportion of Jews living in Poland-Lithuania. 
A)  asking the pope in Rome for help. 
B)  joining forces with the Ottoman Turks. 
C)  emphasizing the Roman Catholicism of Poland-Lithuania. 
D)  emphasizing the Orthodox beliefs of Poland-Lithuania. 
E)  emphasizing the large proportion of Jews living in Poland-Lithuania.

Question 9

Master Eckhart taught that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a spark of the divine within every human soul. 
B)  secular leadership of the Church would purify its doctrine and discipline its clergy. 
C)  the laity should stop attending church and focus instead on the miracles of Christ. 
D)  the most practical devotional act for the laity was pilgrimage. 
E)  the laity should renounce marriage and enter monasteries and convents. 
A)  there was a spark of the divine within every human soul. 
B)  secular leadership of the Church would purify its doctrine and discipline its clergy. 
C)  the laity should stop attending church and focus instead on the miracles of Christ. 
D)  the most practical devotional act for the laity was pilgrimage. 
E)  the laity should renounce marriage and enter monasteries and convents.

Question 10

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The role of the nobility in the late Mid

Question 11

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; higher 
B)  fewer; higher 
C)  fewer; lower 
D)  more; lower 
E)  equal; equal 
A)  more; higher 
B)  fewer; higher 
C)  fewer; lower 
D)  more; lower 
E)  equal; equal

Question 12

The Golden Horde was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongol dynasty that controlled Russia. 
B)  payment for release of King John of France. 
C)  name of the Black Prince's new chivalric order of knights. 
D)  nickname given to the first Spanish ship to return from the New World. 
E)  gold amassed by the English crown after the Hundred Years' War. 
A)  Mongol dynasty that controlled Russia. 
B)  payment for release of King John of France. 
C)  name of the Black Prince's new chivalric order of knights. 
D)  nickname given to the first Spanish ship to return from the New World. 
E)  gold amassed by the English crown after the Hundred Years' War.

Question 13

A fresco painting is essentially:

Accepted Answer

A)  pigment mixed with plaster that is applied to a wall. 
B)  pigment mixed with egg white that is applied to a wood panel. 
C)  pigment mixed with oil that is applied to a stretched canvas. 
D)  an image that is modeled and executed on an outside wall. 
E)  pigment mixed with oil that is applied to a wall. 
A)  pigment mixed with plaster that is applied to a wall. 
B)  pigment mixed with egg white that is applied to a wood panel. 
C)  pigment mixed with oil that is applied to a stretched canvas. 
D)  an image that is modeled and executed on an outside wall. 
E)  pigment mixed with oil that is applied to a wall.

Question 14

The Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages:

Accepted Answer

A)  remained essentially unchanged from the late Roman Empire. 
B)  came very close to being supplanted by orthodoxy. 
C)  underwent a radical transformation with the power of the papacy completely dissipated. 
D)  changed a great deal as it suffered from the same economic hardships caused by the Black Death as the rest of Europe did. 
E)  returned to its earliest manifestation as a decentralized community of believers who held all property in common. 
A)  remained essentially unchanged from the late Roman Empire. 
B)  came very close to being supplanted by orthodoxy. 
C)  underwent a radical transformation with the power of the papacy completely dissipated. 
D)  changed a great deal as it suffered from the same economic hardships caused by the Black Death as the rest of Europe did. 
E)  returned to its earliest manifestation as a decentralized community of believers who held all property in common.

Question 15

One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries.An example of such an order would be the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Knights of the Garter. 
B)  Order of the Phoenix. 
C)  Knights of Malta. 
D)  Teutonic Knights. 
E)  Knights of the Temple of Solomon. 
A)  Knights of the Garter. 
B)  Order of the Phoenix. 
C)  Knights of Malta. 
D)  Teutonic Knights. 
E)  Knights of the Temple of Solomon.

Question 16

How did people respond to the plague?

Accepted Answer

Reactions to the plague varied from pani

Question 17

Henry IV's seizure of the crown from Richard was met with a series of rebellions and made it impossible for him to engage in the war with France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until:

Accepted Answer

A)  1525. 
B)  1648. 
C)  1714. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1918. 
A)  1525. 
B)  1648. 
C)  1714. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1918.

Question 19

When merchants were ennobled by a king or prince,they were expected to abandon their old employment and take up a noble lifestyle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A "noble" in Europe was defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual who had been born into the class. 
B)  someone who had achieved the rank by his deeds in war. 
C)  a person who had achieved wealth through commerce. 
D)  one who lived according to a particular lifestyle. 
E)  an individual who had been made such by his king. 
A)  an individual who had been born into the class. 
B)  someone who had achieved the rank by his deeds in war. 
C)  a person who had achieved wealth through commerce. 
D)  one who lived according to a particular lifestyle. 
E)  an individual who had been made such by his king.

Exam 10: Crisis,unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

The Middle Ages gave rise to few if any intellectual or artistic achievements; such would have to wait until the Renaissance.

Before the fall of Constantinople in 1453,the Byzantine empire tried to shore up its defensive position against the Ottoman Turks by:

During the rise of national monarchies,which modern country resisted unification and remained divided among dozens of independent principalities throughout the later Middle Ages?

The sacraments of the Church:

In what ways did people of the late Middle Ages show their piety?

Moscow replaced _________ as the center of Russian power in the late Middle Ages.

The combined effects of famine,war,and plague in the fourteenth century reduced the total population of western Europe by:

When it fought against Poland-Lithuania in the late fifteenth century,Moscow appealed to its citizens by:

Master Eckhart taught that:

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

The Golden Horde was the:

A fresco painting is essentially:

The Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages:

One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries.An example of such an order would be the:

How did people respond to the plague?

Henry IV's seizure of the crown from Richard was met with a series of rebellions and made it impossible for him to engage in the war with France.

Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until:

When merchants were ennobled by a king or prince,they were expected to abandon their old employment and take up a noble lifestyle.

A "noble" in Europe was defined as:

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 Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

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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