Question 1

A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  four-wheeled cart, which was pulled by horse or oxen. 
B)  watermill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil. 
C)  windmill, which was used primarily to process cloth. 
D)  steam engine, which was used to produce cloth goods. 
E)  open-hearth furnace, which was used to forge iron. 
A)  four-wheeled cart, which was pulled by horse or oxen. 
B)  watermill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil. 
C)  windmill, which was used primarily to process cloth. 
D)  steam engine, which was used to produce cloth goods. 
E)  open-hearth furnace, which was used to forge iron. B

Question 2

The European political structure in the tenth and eleventh centuries was typified by social mobility and egalitarianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The most common reason for people to go on Crusade was a desire:

Accepted Answer

A)  to fight the "infidels." 
B)  to make money as a mercenary. 
C)  to win a principality to rule. 
D)  for adventure. 
E)  to complete an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 
A)  to fight the "infidels." 
B)  to make money as a mercenary. 
C)  to win a principality to rule. 
D)  for adventure. 
E)  to complete an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. E

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a likely goal of Pope Urban II's for the First Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad. 
B)  To capture Jerusalem. 
C)  To reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope. 
D)  To slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found, especially Jews and Muslims. 
E)  To demonstrate the power of the papacy. 
A)  To establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad. 
B)  To capture Jerusalem. 
C)  To reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope. 
D)  To slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found, especially Jews and Muslims. 
E)  To demonstrate the power of the papacy.

Question 5

The expansion of the Byzantine Empire during the tenth and early eleventh centuries was assisted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian missionary activity in the Balkans. 
B)  Christian missionary activity among the Abbasids. 
C)  Muslim opposition to commerce. 
D)  the First Crusade, which captured Jerusalem. 
E)  the Fourth Crusade, which destroyed Venice. 
A)  Christian missionary activity in the Balkans. 
B)  Christian missionary activity among the Abbasids. 
C)  Muslim opposition to commerce. 
D)  the First Crusade, which captured Jerusalem. 
E)  the Fourth Crusade, which destroyed Venice.

Question 6

How did the Mediterranean serve to unify the vastly different cultures that lived on its shores?

Accepted Answer

The coastal communities around the Medit

Question 7

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 8

What was the impact of the Crusades on the West?

Accepted Answer

The West could not maintain its sparsely

Question 9

What effect did Islam have on the culture and society of Christian Europe?

Accepted Answer

Islamic philosophy and theology heavily

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 Sina. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam. 
A)  Ibn Rushd. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Ibn Sina. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam.

Question 11

The Crusades marked a fundamental turning point in the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantium and western Europe. 
B)  the Islamic world and the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  the Islamic world and western Europe. 
D)  western Europe and the Far East. 
E)  Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Church. 
A)  Byzantium and western Europe. 
B)  the Islamic world and the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  the Islamic world and western Europe. 
D)  western Europe and the Far East. 
E)  Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Church.

Question 12

After 1050,towns replaced _______________ as the nuclei of civilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Churches 
B)  Castles 
C)  Villages 
D)  Manor houses 
E)  Monasteries 
A)  Churches 
B)  Castles 
C)  Villages 
D)  Manor houses 
E)  Monasteries

Question 13

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.

Question 14

The Christian doctrine of holy war developed during the First Crusade has helped shape more modern narratives of conquest and colonization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1059,Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections,which gave the power to elect future popes to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  people of Rome. 
B)  German imperial court. 
C)  leading abbots of Cluniac monasteries. 
D)  College of Cardinals. 
E)  monarchs of England, France, and Germany. 
A)  people of Rome. 
B)  German imperial court. 
C)  leading abbots of Cluniac monasteries. 
D)  College of Cardinals. 
E)  monarchs of England, France, and Germany.

Question 16

All knights in the eleventh century came from the aristocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The agricultural revolution was the foundation on which the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages rested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When Alexius Comnenus asked for western help against the Seljuq Turks,he was hoping for a:

Accepted Answer

A)  crusading army that would recapture Jerusalem. 
B)  large army of foot soldiers to drive the Turks from Anatolia, the Byzantine heartland. 
C)  force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry. 
D)  group of Norman mercenaries to serve as his palace guard. 
E)  conquering army he could lead against the Muslims and thus unite all of Christendom. 
A)  crusading army that would recapture Jerusalem. 
B)  large army of foot soldiers to drive the Turks from Anatolia, the Byzantine heartland. 
C)  force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry. 
D)  group of Norman mercenaries to serve as his palace guard. 
E)  conquering army he could lead against the Muslims and thus unite all of Christendom.

Question 19

What events led to the loss of Byzantium's power and ultimately to Alexius's request for help?

Accepted Answer

Although the Eastern Roman Empire was st

Question 20

The medieval epic,The Song of Roland,is similar to Homer's Iliad in that both were the product of a long oral tradition rather than having been composed in a written form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe 950-1100

A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the:

The European political structure in the tenth and eleventh centuries was typified by social mobility and egalitarianism.

The most common reason for people to go on Crusade was a desire:

Which of the following was NOT a likely goal of Pope Urban II's for the First Crusade?

The expansion of the Byzantine Empire during the tenth and early eleventh centuries was assisted by:

How did the Mediterranean serve to unify the vastly different cultures that lived on its shores?

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

What was the impact of the Crusades on the West?

What effect did Islam have on the culture and society of Christian Europe?

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

The Crusades marked a fundamental turning point in the relationship between:

After 1050,towns replaced _______________ as the nuclei of civilization.

The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it:

The Christian doctrine of holy war developed during the First Crusade has helped shape more modern narratives of conquest and colonization.

In 1059,Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections,which gave the power to elect future popes to the:

All knights in the eleventh century came from the aristocracy.

The agricultural revolution was the foundation on which the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages rested.

When Alexius Comnenus asked for western help against the Seljuq Turks,he was hoping for a:

What events led to the loss of Byzantium's power and ultimately to Alexius's request for help?

The medieval epic,The Song of Roland,is similar to Homer's Iliad in that both were the product of a long oral tradition rather than having been composed in a written form.

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Rome's Three Heirs 500-950

The Consolidation of Europe 1100-1250

The Medieval World 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics 1870-1914

The First World War

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