Deck 20: The European Middle Ages

Question 1

What is meant by the Medieval "economic revival"? What developments led to this resurgence?

Answer 1

Answers would include a discussion of the revival of towns,technological improvements,the Crusades,trade,the bourgeoisie and the Jewish population.

Question 2

Which of the following was expected of noblewomen?

A) Establishing businesses and overseas trade.
B) Refuse to remarry if a widow.
C) Running the government as monarch if the male heir is less capable.
D) Bearing children.
E) Both A and D.

Answer 2

Bearing children.

Question 3

European slavery declined after 1000 C.E.due to

A) expenses associated with keeping slaves.
B) the Crusades into the Middle East.
C) disapproval by the Church.
D) changes in climate that made keeping slaves unnecessary.
E) changing labor needs, as more people moved to urban areas.

Answer 3

disapproval by the Church.

Question 4

Describe monastic life in middle ages and challenges that new orders faced.

Question 5

The Benedictine monks of the Middle Ages were known for

A) leaving their monasteries to witness to the poor in foreign lands.
B) being members of the largest religious order in all of Europe.
C) competing with the Jesuits for territory.
D) their skill at winemaking, through which they made large amounts of money.
E) their vows of silence.

Question 6

The medieval guild system

A) hurt urban workers.
B) restricted competition for urban workers.
C) was more important in the countryside.
D) was the most important institution for serfs.
E) was organized by the suzerain.

Question 7

The rights of the European nobility stemmed generally from

A) conquests in which they had participated.
B) legal writs that had been chartered hundreds of years before.
C) royal patents given by monarchs to the chosen few.
D) church documents detailing family histories.
E) the purchase of titles by the wealthy.

Question 8

What changed for serfs after the Black Death?

A) None of them survived.
B) They were freed by their lords.
C) Their dues were removed.
D) Their treatment by the lords improved considerably since they could bargain for better working conditions.
E) They no longer were obligated legally to their lords, although they could commit themselves to him if they chose.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the experiences of England,France and German in the Middle Ages.

Question 10

One of the most important aspects of any noble's life was

A) his choice of wife.
B) wealth.
C) courage.
D) honor.
E) his religious life.

Question 11

Before the 12?? century,monks and nuns were usually taken from the

A) younger offspring of the aristocracy.
B) large families produced by the peasantry.
C) scandal-ridden members of the nobility.
D) already diminutive middle class.
E) better educated members of the community.

Question 12

Elaborate on the significant challenges and conflicts in Medieval Europe.

Question 13

The only true wealth for the nobility during the Middle Ages was

A) a plentiful supply of gold.
B) the hereditary rank they held.
C) that which they earned through trade.
D) land ownership.
E) that which had been inherited.

Question 14

Which of the following contributed to the improvement of medieval agriculture?

A) the steel-tipped plow
B) chemical fertilizers
C) the padded horse collar
D) turnip animal fodder
E) crop rotation

Question 15

Discuss the cultural achievements of Medieval Europe.

Question 16

The Inquisition conducted by parts of the Catholic Church was at its harshest in

A) France.
B) Spain.
C) England.
D) the Netherlands.
E) Germany.

Question 17

Describe the life of a serf on a feudal manor.How would you characterize the lot of the medieval peasantry? Compare the lives of serfs to those of the nobility.

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the situation of serfs in Europe during the Middle Ages?

A) They were bound by law to a particular place, but they could change occupations with the approval of their noble.
B) Dues and taxes to the lord were set by tradition, but these were occasionally renegotiated.
C) Laws governing serfdom were written, even though most serfs could not read them.
D) Most serfs owned a small strip of land that might be able to produce enough food for their individual families.
E) Serfdom, unlike slavery, seldom became hereditary.

Question 19

The medieval clergy,especially monks and nuns,

A) were for the most part money-hungry.
B) gained a reputation of unconcern for their parishioners.
C) too often became obsessed with investments and rents.
D) owned much of their country's best land.
E) did a tremendous amount of good works in their own communities.

Question 20

The Crusades contributed to ____ in Europe.

A) chaos
B) upheaval
C) instability
D) peace
E) crime

Question 21

A(n)____________________ was a person to which some form of feudal service was owed.

Question 22

Most of the work on Medieval European manors was performed by ____________________.

Question 23

Land which had to remain unplowed and unseeded until the soil recovered its nutrients was termed ____________________ land.

Question 24

____________________ were sections of Christian towns where Jews lived in a segregated status.

Question 25

The Gothic architectural style included

A) few windows.
B) use of arches.
C) short buildings.
D) flat and level doorways.
E) little decoration.

Question 26

All of the following explain the revival of cities in Europe EXCEPT

A) increased agricultural production.
B) large number of serfs.
C) peaceful environment.
D) increased trade.
E) All of the options contributed to the revival of cities.

Question 27

Which of the following statements was not true of Gothic architecture?

A) Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light.
B) Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate.
C) The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process.
D) Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith.
E) Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral.

Question 28

The main reason the literature of Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer is significant is because of which of the following?

A) Latin was no longer the preferred language of the educated.
B) They represent the educated who were underappreciated in their own time.
C) Education in Latin was clearly reinforced in their writings.
D) The Church engaged in serious reforms after their publication.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 29

The Investiture Controversy had to do with

A) the emperor's alleged right to select bishops.
B) the election of the Pope.
C) the church's disapproval of feudal warfare.
D) the Pope's alleged right to crown emperors.
E) the Church's right to formulate civil laws.

Question 30

The university founded at Bologna was celebrated mainly as a school of

A) law.
B) intercollegiate sports.
C) medicine.
D) theology.
E) philosophy.

Question 31

Frederick Barbarossa failed in his attempt to unify the Germans in large part because of

A) Austria.
B) Italy.
C) France.
D) Russia.
E) the Mediterranean.

Question 32

The great scandal of the Fourth Crusade was that it

A) lost Jerusalem to the Muslims.
B) resulted in the occupation of the Christian city of Constantinople by Crusaders.
C) led to a war with the Greeks.
D) deteriorated into a quest for wealth and power.
E) gave a bad name to Christians across the Muslim world.

Question 33

The first important literary work created in English was

A) The Domesday Book.
B) The Divine Comedy.
C) Summa Theologica.
D) Canterbury Tales.
E) The Charter of Lorris.

Question 34

The study of Classical pagan authors in Western Europe came mainly through the work done by

A) Frederick Barbarossa.
B) the Seljuk Turks.
C) Jews in France.
D) the Italian popes.
E) Muslims in Spain.

Question 35

After assuming the throne in France,Philip II Augustus

A) was assassinated by two of his rivals.
B) set out to unify the country while empowering the monarchy.
C) acceded to the wishes of his nobles for more autonomy.
D) found himself unable to handle the unruly French aristocracy.
E) began to model his government after that of England.

Question 36

The Domesday Book might most accurately be described as a

A) definitive law code.
B) religious prayer book.
C) royal census.
D) farmers' guide.
E) history of the Crusades.

Question 37

The large cathedrals were paid for

A) by monarchs.
B) through taxation.
C) by the Vatican.
D) through donations of time and labor.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 38

The university and its interest in Greek works were taken from which of the following societies?

A) Central Asian
B) East Asian
C) Catholic
D) Muslim
E) Buddhist

Question 39

Which of the following would be considered a member of the bourgeoisie?

A) doctor
B) Bishop
C) merchant
D) lawyer
E) All of the options are correct

Question 40

European Jews often provided needed financial services to non-Jews because

A) they had become wealthy after the diaspora.
B) they were deemed to be morally above reproach.
C) they believed lending money to Christians would help them to become accepted.
D) the Church disapproved of Christians committing usury.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 41

The idea that the church community had the power to end the "Great Schism" was exhibited in the ____________________.

Question 42

The greatest Christian teacher of the 12?? and 13?? centuries was ____________________.

Question 43

The abbey church of St.Denis is the first notable example of the ____________________ style.

Question 44

In his ____________________,St.Thomas Aquinas attempted to prove God's existence through Classical arguments.

Question 45

Recent interpretations of the Hundred Years War have stressed ____________________ factors.

Question 46

The patron saint of France is ____________________.