Question 1

By the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French gained victory because of

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A)   the cannon and gunpowder.
B)   the crossbow.
C)   the longbow.
D)   heavily armored cavalry.
E)   German mercenaries. A

Question 2

England won the Hundred Year's War because of the English reliance on the longbow.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Emperor Justinian married the daughter of a circus trainer.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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taille

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Question 5

Which weapon helped the Ottomans take Constantinople in 1453?

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A)   The minié ball rifle
B)   The longbow
C)   The crossbow
D)   Greek fire
E)   Gunpowder

Question 6

The Great Schism

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A)   resulted in the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin.
B)   saw two different individuals claiming to be the true pope.
C)   was the result of the investiture controversy between Gregory VII and Henry IV.
D)   led to the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
E)   led to the sacking of Constantinople be crusaders from the West.

Question 7

What is NOT considered to be a consequence of the Black Death?

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A)   An increase in Anti-Semitism
B)   An increase in social unrest
C)   The exodus of many Jews eastwards
D)   The death of 50 to 60 percent of the population in Italian cities
E)   The end of flagellation

Question 8

Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE ?

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A)   It was a major creative force in the field of literature.
B)   It was part of an era of recovery in Europe.
C)   It was an era of great interest in the legacy of ancient Greco-Roman culture.
D)   It was a mass movement.
E)   It began as a reaction to the Crusades.

Question 9

Which statement about the Hundred Years' War is FALSE ?

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A)   Traditional nobles fighting on horseback were the keys to victory.
B)   New weapons were used in the war, including the long bow and gunpowder.
C)   The English were victorious at the battles of Crecy and Agincourt.
D)   Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.
E)   The war was fought between England and France.

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sack of Constantinople

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Question 11

The Renaissance artist who moved away from realistic portrayals to idealized forms was

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A)   Leonardo da Vinci.
B)   Michelangelo.
C)   Masaccio.
D)   Raphael.
E)   Alberti.

Question 12

Which statement about the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century is FALSE ?

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A)   It was a strong centralized territorial state.
B)   It consisted of hundreds of largely independent states.
C)   The position of Holy Roman Emperor was held by the Habsburgs.
D)   It was made up primarily of German-speaking peoples.
E)   Habsburg power rested upon their control of vast agricultural estates.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Renaissance humanism

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Question 14

Which Byzantine emperor blinded fourteen thousand Bulgar soldiers in the eleventh century?

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A)   Justinian
B)   Theodericus
C)   Basil II
D)   Angelos
E)   Alexios Comnenos

Question 15

How would European life in the fourteenth century have been different if the Black Plague had not come to Europe? Which individuals and groups might have been better off if it had not occurred, and which groups might have been worse off? Why?

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Question 16

As a result of the Fourth Crusade, the West established a permanent political presence in the Byzantine Empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In which ways the "new kind" of Byzantine empire that rose after the problems of the seventh century was different from the Empire of Justinian?

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Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Joan of Arc

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Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ottoman Turks and 1453

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Latin Empire of Constantinople

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Exam 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West