Question 1

Sovereignty implies governmental control over:

Accepted Answer

A)  peoples. 
B)  space. 
C)  farming. 
D)  the Church. 
E)  towns. 
A)  peoples. 
B)  space. 
C)  farming. 
D)  the Church. 
E)  towns.

Question 2

The medieval doctrine of transubstantiation taught that:

Accepted Answer

A)  when Christ became human he had two natures. 
B)  people became fully human only when baptized. 
C)  the Eucharist became the body and blood of Christ during Mass. 
D)  Christ never became fully human. 
E)  people would rise from the earth on Judgment Day. 
A)  when Christ became human he had two natures. 
B)  people became fully human only when baptized. 
C)  the Eucharist became the body and blood of Christ during Mass. 
D)  Christ never became fully human. 
E)  people would rise from the earth on Judgment Day.

Question 3

How did the integration of European and Asian commerce impact European technological development?

Accepted Answer

The economic boom that resulted from the

Question 4

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

There were many causes of the Hundred Ye

Question 5

Philip IV's decision to suppress the Knights Templar and exile Jews from France was driven by:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious concerns-both groups were regarded as heretics. 
B)  political concerns-both powerful groups were challenging the king's authority. 
C)  social concerns-both groups presented challenges to the traditional class structure in France. 
D)  financial concerns-both groups were wealthy and Philip was in debt to them. 
E)  economic concerns-both groups were exempt from taxes. 
A)  religious concerns-both groups were regarded as heretics. 
B)  political concerns-both powerful groups were challenging the king's authority. 
C)  social concerns-both groups presented challenges to the traditional class structure in France. 
D)  financial concerns-both groups were wealthy and Philip was in debt to them. 
E)  economic concerns-both groups were exempt from taxes.

Question 6

Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical journey through:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail. 
B)  the mountains in and around medieval Florence. 
C)  hell, purgatory, and heaven. 
D)  Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers. 
E)  England and France with the knights of the Round Table. 
A)  the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail. 
B)  the mountains in and around medieval Florence. 
C)  hell, purgatory, and heaven. 
D)  Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers. 
E)  England and France with the knights of the Round Table.

Question 7

Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  most towns agreeing that only one church bell would ring the hours. 
B)  the increased use of sundials. 
C)  the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks. 
D)  the recent adoption of Islamic methods of timekeeping. 
E)  the standardization of candles, which burned hour by hour. 
A)  most towns agreeing that only one church bell would ring the hours. 
B)  the increased use of sundials. 
C)  the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks. 
D)  the recent adoption of Islamic methods of timekeeping. 
E)  the standardization of candles, which burned hour by hour.

Question 8

Mongol rulers were highly intolerant of religious and philosophical differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The nominalist distinction between reason's ability to understand the natural world and its inability to understand the divine world encouraged people to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore the natural world. 
B)  contemplate God alone, as all important knowledge came through revelation. 
C)  understand the human world as a metaphor for the divine world. 
D)  understand the real world without reference to the supernatural. 
E)  look to universals in the world, which could provide some small insight into the divine world. 
A)  ignore the natural world. 
B)  contemplate God alone, as all important knowledge came through revelation. 
C)  understand the human world as a metaphor for the divine world. 
D)  understand the real world without reference to the supernatural. 
E)  look to universals in the world, which could provide some small insight into the divine world.

Question 10

The Norse colony in Greenland ceased to exist during the fourteenth century because:

Accepted Answer

A)  their territory was taken over by Inuit groups. 
B)  during the plague, all the settlers of Greenland died. 
C)  the climate had cooled considerably and farming was no longer possible. 
D)  the Norse no longer had any resources to exploit in Greenland. 
E)  the Norse who lived in Greenland moved to a new colony in modern-day Newfoundland. 
A)  their territory was taken over by Inuit groups. 
B)  during the plague, all the settlers of Greenland died. 
C)  the climate had cooled considerably and farming was no longer possible. 
D)  the Norse no longer had any resources to exploit in Greenland. 
E)  the Norse who lived in Greenland moved to a new colony in modern-day Newfoundland.

Question 11

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Islam. 
A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Islam.

Question 12

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine Empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans. 
A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine Empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans.

Question 13

What events marked the decline of the papacy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The papacy had been in sharp decline for

Question 14

The Stone of Destiny was taken to Westminster Abbey by Edward I:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a memento of Edward's failed invasion of Scotland. 
B)  to show his English subjects the unusual way Scottish kings were crowned. 
C)  to demonstrate England's power over Scotland. 
D)  to ritually bless it before returning it to Scone Abbey. 
E)  as a mark of his respect for the Scottish Army who fought against him. 
A)  as a memento of Edward's failed invasion of Scotland. 
B)  to show his English subjects the unusual way Scottish kings were crowned. 
C)  to demonstrate England's power over Scotland. 
D)  to ritually bless it before returning it to Scone Abbey. 
E)  as a mark of his respect for the Scottish Army who fought against him.

Question 15

Increasing European interest in African gold was driven by:

Accepted Answer

A)  declining gold prices. 
B)  the discovery of large gold deposits in Europe. 
C)  increasing demand for bulk goods from Asia. 
D)  decreasing demand for silver in Europe. 
E)  increasing demand for expensive luxury goods in Europe. 
A)  declining gold prices. 
B)  the discovery of large gold deposits in Europe. 
C)  increasing demand for bulk goods from Asia. 
D)  decreasing demand for silver in Europe. 
E)  increasing demand for expensive luxury goods in Europe.

Question 16

Dante's Divine Comedy is an important social and political commentary on fourteenth-century Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Black Death appears to have originated in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy. 
B)  India. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Iran. 
E)  China. 
A)  Italy. 
B)  India. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Iran. 
E)  China.

Question 18

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After the 1340s,the economy of Europe was marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  gold shortages. 
B)  silver shortages. 
C)  inflation. 
D)  decreasing demand for luxury goods from the Far East. 
E)  the discovery of new gold supplies within Europe itself. 
A)  gold shortages. 
B)  silver shortages. 
C)  inflation. 
D)  decreasing demand for luxury goods from the Far East. 
E)  the discovery of new gold supplies within Europe itself.

Question 20

Although Louis IX's attempts at crusading were failures,they cemented his reputation as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  bad military strategist and king. 
B)  lover of lost causes. 
C)  self-absorbed king who cared little about his subjects. 
D)  relic hunter. 
E)  protector of the Church. 
A)  bad military strategist and king. 
B)  lover of lost causes. 
C)  self-absorbed king who cared little about his subjects. 
D)  relic hunter. 
E)  protector of the Church.

Exam 10: The Medieval World 1250-1350

Sovereignty implies governmental control over:

The medieval doctrine of transubstantiation taught that:

How did the integration of European and Asian commerce impact European technological development?

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Philip IV's decision to suppress the Knights Templar and exile Jews from France was driven by:

Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical journey through:

Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to:

Mongol rulers were highly intolerant of religious and philosophical differences.

The nominalist distinction between reason's ability to understand the natural world and its inability to understand the divine world encouraged people to:

The Norse colony in Greenland ceased to exist during the fourteenth century because:

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

What events marked the decline of the papacy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

The Stone of Destiny was taken to Westminster Abbey by Edward I:

Increasing European interest in African gold was driven by:

Dante's Divine Comedy is an important social and political commentary on fourteenth-century Italy.

The Black Death appears to have originated in:

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

After the 1340s,the economy of Europe was marked by:

Although Louis IX's attempts at crusading were failures,they cemented his reputation as a:

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