Question 1

The Vikings were particularly successful in their attacks because they had mastered the use of gunpowder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What was the long-term outcome of the Fourth Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The capture of Jerusalem 
B)  The fall of Constantinople 
C)  The conquest of Alexandria 
D)  The sack of Istanbul 
E)  The occupation of Egypt 
A)  The capture of Jerusalem 
B)  The fall of Constantinople 
C)  The conquest of Alexandria 
D)  The sack of Istanbul 
E)  The occupation of Egypt B

Question 3

Scholasticism represented a medieval effort to reconcile

Accepted Answer

A)  theology and reason. 
B)  spiritual and secular power. 
C)  Christianity and Islam. 
D)  Catholic and Orthodox Christianity. 
E)  Catholic and Protestant Christianity. 
A)  theology and reason. 
B)  spiritual and secular power. 
C)  Christianity and Islam. 
D)  Catholic and Orthodox Christianity. 
E)  Catholic and Protestant Christianity. A

Question 4

The demesne was the land on the manor retained by the lord and worked by peasants and serfs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Loyalty was the foundation of the lord-vassal relationship in both Europe and Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A Muslim eye-witness account characterizes the medieval Rus as

Accepted Answer

A)  loyal retainers of Charlemagne. 
B)  filthy, parasite-ridden barbarians. 
C)  clever ship-builders. 
D)  superior strategists. 
E)  devout Muslims. 
A)  loyal retainers of Charlemagne. 
B)  filthy, parasite-ridden barbarians. 
C)  clever ship-builders. 
D)  superior strategists. 
E)  devout Muslims.

Question 7

The Frankish king Clovis followed Arian Christianity, the first German king to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was one of the effects of the crusades on European society?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conversion of parts of Southern and Eastern Europe to Islam 
B)  The importation of the Black Death 
C)  The architectural method of building stone fortifications 
D)  The temporary unification of Catholic and Orthodox branches of Christianity 
E)  The introduction of ginger in Europe 
A)  The conversion of parts of Southern and Eastern Europe to Islam 
B)  The importation of the Black Death 
C)  The architectural method of building stone fortifications 
D)  The temporary unification of Catholic and Orthodox branches of Christianity 
E)  The introduction of ginger in Europe

Question 9

Rivers near cities were used as the main source of drinking water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first Gothic church was constructed near

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Constantinople. 
A)  London 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Constantinople.

Question 11

Who was crowned Roman Emperor by the pope in 800?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belisarius 
B)  Alexius II 
C)  Charlemagne 
D)  Charles Martel 
E)  Richard the Lionhearted 
A)  Belisarius 
B)  Alexius II 
C)  Charlemagne 
D)  Charles Martel 
E)  Richard the Lionhearted

Question 12

All of the following peoples invaded Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims. 
B)  Vikings. 
C)  Magyars. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Norsemen of Scandinavia. 
A)  Muslims. 
B)  Vikings. 
C)  Magyars. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Norsemen of Scandinavia.

Question 13

Which of these motives did NOT lead to the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire for military adventure 
B)  The prevalence of religious fervor 
C)  The aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians 
D)  The desire to gain riches and land 
E)  The aim for the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land 
A)  The desire for military adventure 
B)  The prevalence of religious fervor 
C)  The aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians 
D)  The desire to gain riches and land 
E)  The aim for the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II Augustus of France accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

A)  He waged war successfully against the kings of England. 
B)  He became the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  He regained the provinces of Anjou, Normandy, and Aquitaine from the Plantagenets. 
D)  He established a royal bureaucracy. 
E)  He enlarged the power of the French monarchy. 
A)  He waged war successfully against the kings of England. 
B)  He became the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  He regained the provinces of Anjou, Normandy, and Aquitaine from the Plantagenets. 
D)  He established a royal bureaucracy. 
E)  He enlarged the power of the French monarchy.

Question 15

After the tenth century, Muslim power in Spain began to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the prime reason why Russia became increasingly separated from the rest of Europe during the 13th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its invasion by the Mongols 
B)  Its war with Japan 
C)  The famous outbreak of the Black Death 
D)  Its failed attempt to conquer the Western kingdoms 
E)  Its conversion to Islam 
A)  Its invasion by the Mongols 
B)  Its war with Japan 
C)  The famous outbreak of the Black Death 
D)  Its failed attempt to conquer the Western kingdoms 
E)  Its conversion to Islam

Question 17

The Slavs

Accepted Answer

A)  divided into seven specific groups during the Middle Ages. 
B)  became Roman Catholic, with the exception of the Russians, Turks and Magyars. 
C)  were divided into two religious groups, with most southern and eastern Slavs becoming Orthodox and most northern and western Slavs becoming Roman Catholic. 
D)  converted to Islam after the First Crusade. 
E)  briefly occupied northern Italy. 
A)  divided into seven specific groups during the Middle Ages. 
B)  became Roman Catholic, with the exception of the Russians, Turks and Magyars. 
C)  were divided into two religious groups, with most southern and eastern Slavs becoming Orthodox and most northern and western Slavs becoming Roman Catholic. 
D)  converted to Islam after the First Crusade. 
E)  briefly occupied northern Italy.

Question 18

Which statement about scholasticism is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a term used to depict the philosophical and theological system of medieval universities. 
B)  It attempted to prove the unity of faith and reason. 
C)  It was preoccupied with establishing the concurrence between Christian and Aristotelian thought. 
D)  Its early goal was to unite Christian and Muslim teachings. 
E)  It stressed that theology was the "queen of the sciences." 
A)  It is a term used to depict the philosophical and theological system of medieval universities. 
B)  It attempted to prove the unity of faith and reason. 
C)  It was preoccupied with establishing the concurrence between Christian and Aristotelian thought. 
D)  Its early goal was to unite Christian and Muslim teachings. 
E)  It stressed that theology was the "queen of the sciences."

Question 19

The Church's primary instrument of conversion was the monastic movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the agreement reached by the pope and a new German king in 1122, after a bishop was elected, he would pay ____ to the king.

Accepted Answer

A)  a tax 
B)  a fee 
C)  a visit 
D)  homage 
E)  an election cost 
A)  a tax 
B)  a fee 
C)  a visit 
D)  homage 
E)  an election cost

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

The Vikings were particularly successful in their attacks because they had mastered the use of gunpowder.

What was the long-term outcome of the Fourth Crusade?

Scholasticism represented a medieval effort to reconcile

The demesne was the land on the manor retained by the lord and worked by peasants and serfs.

Loyalty was the foundation of the lord-vassal relationship in both Europe and Japan.

A Muslim eye-witness account characterizes the medieval Rus as

The Frankish king Clovis followed Arian Christianity, the first German king to do so.

What was one of the effects of the crusades on European society?

Rivers near cities were used as the main source of drinking water.

The first Gothic church was constructed near

Who was crowned Roman Emperor by the pope in 800?

All of the following peoples invaded Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries EXCEPT the

Which of these motives did NOT lead to the Crusades?

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II Augustus of France accomplishments?

After the tenth century, Muslim power in Spain began to decline.

What was the prime reason why Russia became increasingly separated from the rest of Europe during the 13th century?

The Slavs

Which statement about scholasticism is FALSE?

The Church's primary instrument of conversion was the monastic movement.

According to the agreement reached by the pope and a new German king in 1122, after a bishop was elected, he would pay ____ to the king.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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