Question 1

The original religious motivations of the Crusaders came to be overshadowed by political and economic objectives, as evidenced by the Venetians' decision in the Fourth Crusade to

Accepted Answer

A)  abandon the Fourth Crusade when it became too costly 
B)  conquer Constantinople instead of Jerusalem, as that seemed a more profitable course of action 
C)  attack Jerusalem despite the city being under Christian control 
D)  hold Jerusalem ransom, demanding payment from the pope

Question 2

The end of the Crusades and the Mamluks' final expulsion of Latin Christians from Acre in 1291 led to the end of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Teutonic Knights 
B)  Hospitallers 
C)  Knights of the Temple 
D)  Cistercian order

Question 3

The disagreement between Pope Gregory VII and Holy Roman emperor Henry IV over the emperor's authority to appoint bishops within his domains is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Schism 
B)  Cistercian order 
C)  inquisition 
D)  investiture controversy

Question 4

The Yuan Empire under Qubilai marked the first time all of China had

Accepted Answer

A)  been unified 
B)  been ruled from Beijing 
C)  been subject to tax farming 
D)  fallen under foreign rule

Question 5

Under Mongol rule, the Chinese were

Accepted Answer

A)  forbidden to ride horses 
B)  strongly encouraged to marry Mongols 
C)  required to learn the Mongol language 
D)  required to own firearms and to serve as members of the army

Question 6

When Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade, he also

Accepted Answer

A)  urged Christian rulers in northern Spain to take up arms against their Muslim neighbors 
B)  announced a program to rid Europe of Jews 
C)  declared the Muslims of Spain to be friends of Latin Christendom 
D)  banned banking because of its affiliation with Judaism

Question 7

In the Rus lands, the Golden Horde

Accepted Answer

A)  instituted a form of indirect governance that relied on local rulers as intermediaries 
B)  ruled directly over the local populace, extracting tribute from peasants and lords alike 
C)  instituted a policy of deportation to ensure cooperation from conquered peoples 
D)  replaced local rulers with officials drawn from minority groups and foreigners

Question 8

The founding of the Knights of the Temple marked the beginning of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Crusades 
B)  the Reconquista 
C)  the new church institution of military orders 
D)  the rise of nationalist monarchies

Question 9

The first Crusade was launched after Pope Urban II received a call for aid against the advancing armies of

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantium 
B)  the Abbasid caliphate 
C)  Persia 
D)  the Seljuk Turks

Question 10

Under the Mongols in China,

Accepted Answer

A)  all religions were granted full tolerance 
B)  the teachings of the Saskya sect of Tibetan Buddhism became the only authorized religion 
C)  religions "of the book"-Christianity, Islam, and Judaism-were banned 
D)  religion was prohibited outright

Exam 13: Crusaders, Mongols, and Eurasian Integration 1050-1350