Question 1

The income from a fief of land supported

Accepted Answer

A)  monks and friars. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  vassals. 
D)  poor women without dowry. 
E)  unfree peasants. 
A)  monks and friars. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  vassals. 
D)  poor women without dowry. 
E)  unfree peasants.

Question 2

The appearance of the violent and destructive Mongol Empire ended all trade between the West and China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  were the most threatening of the fifteenth century invaders to the peace of Europe. 
B)  were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers. 
C)  had little impact on the history of England and France. 
D)  were defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld. 
E)  led to Scandinavian control of Greece. 
A)  were the most threatening of the fifteenth century invaders to the peace of Europe. 
B)  were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers. 
C)  had little impact on the history of England and France. 
D)  were defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld. 
E)  led to Scandinavian control of Greece.

Question 4

During the Middle Ages, the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  were converted to Islam by force. 
B)  were united by Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  adopted either Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, depending on their geographic settlement. 
D)  remained true to their non-Christian religious traditions until the Renaissance. 
E)  converted to Protestantism. 
A)  were converted to Islam by force. 
B)  were united by Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  adopted either Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, depending on their geographic settlement. 
D)  remained true to their non-Christian religious traditions until the Renaissance. 
E)  converted to Protestantism.

Question 5

European knights during the first crusade were able to conquer the city of Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The medieval university

Accepted Answer

A)  was originally an educational association of students or scholars, as at Bologna. 
B)  taught only technical and scientific courses. 
C)  rejected the study of law. 
D)  only taught people trained in theology. 
A)  was originally an educational association of students or scholars, as at Bologna. 
B)  taught only technical and scientific courses. 
C)  rejected the study of law. 
D)  only taught people trained in theology.

Question 7

The Dominican friars

Accepted Answer

A)  were established in the ninth century. 
B)  were first led by the highly intellectual Dominic de Guzmán. 
C)  lived among the people and helped the poor. 
D)  became key factors in combating heresy under the leadership of the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E)  were led by Francis of Assisi. 
A)  were established in the ninth century. 
B)  were first led by the highly intellectual Dominic de Guzmán. 
C)  lived among the people and helped the poor. 
D)  became key factors in combating heresy under the leadership of the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E)  were led by Francis of Assisi.

Question 8

The Benedictine orders emphasized which activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prayer and manual labor 
B)  Manual labor and silence 
C)  Manual labor and charitable works 
D)  Writing and reading of scripture 
E)  Reading scripture and teaching others 
A)  Prayer and manual labor 
B)  Manual labor and silence 
C)  Manual labor and charitable works 
D)  Writing and reading of scripture 
E)  Reading scripture and teaching others

Question 9

Which of the following roles would a peasant woman be expected to fulfill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brewing ale for use in the household. 
B)  Doing the spinning and weaving for the house. 
C)  Socializing the children and training them in religion. 
D)  Providing meals for the family. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Brewing ale for use in the household. 
B)  Doing the spinning and weaving for the house. 
C)  Socializing the children and training them in religion. 
D)  Providing meals for the family. 
E)  All of these.

Question 10

High Middle Ages agriculture included all of these features EXCEPT

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A)  extensive swamp draining and land clearance. 
B)  increased output by increasing the amount of land used for farming. 
C)  improved methods through the use of iron tools. 
D)  application of the three-field system. 
E)  use of slave labor. 
A)  extensive swamp draining and land clearance. 
B)  increased output by increasing the amount of land used for farming. 
C)  improved methods through the use of iron tools. 
D)  application of the three-field system. 
E)  use of slave labor.

Question 11

Which statement about medieval peasants' life is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their housing was quite basic. 
B)  They were members of agricultural craft guilds. 
C)  The women had a challenging role. 
D)  Their diet was simple but adequate when food was available. 
E)  They owed labor services to the lord of the manor. 
A)  Their housing was quite basic. 
B)  They were members of agricultural craft guilds. 
C)  The women had a challenging role. 
D)  Their diet was simple but adequate when food was available. 
E)  They owed labor services to the lord of the manor.

Question 12

Both European and Japanese society in the Middle Ages were dominated by men of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

France's first parliament, begun under Philip IV, was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Chambre des Comptes. 
B)  Parlement. 
C)  Diet of Paris. 
D)  Reichstagen. 
E)  Estates-General. 
A)  Chambre des Comptes. 
B)  Parlement. 
C)  Diet of Paris. 
D)  Reichstagen. 
E)  Estates-General.

Question 14

Which statement about the development of fief-holding is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a response by local leaders who gathered military retainers to protect themselves, as the remnants of the imperial government could not adequately defend the state. 
B)  It led to the creation of a large number of knights who literally owed their livings to the lord who granted them a fief. 
C)  It led to a five-hundred-year period when warfare was dominated by heavily armed cavalry. 
D)  It reflected the high value of land during the centuries during which it was established. 
E)  It was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility. 
A)  It was a response by local leaders who gathered military retainers to protect themselves, as the remnants of the imperial government could not adequately defend the state. 
B)  It led to the creation of a large number of knights who literally owed their livings to the lord who granted them a fief. 
C)  It led to a five-hundred-year period when warfare was dominated by heavily armed cavalry. 
D)  It reflected the high value of land during the centuries during which it was established. 
E)  It was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true about the lives of serfs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serfs had freedom to travel to a new lord's land if the current lord did not suit them. 
B)  By the ninth century, probably 60 percent of the population in Western Europe were serfs. 
C)  They paid rents to their lord through a share of every product they farmed. 
D)  Serfs could not marry anyone outside their manor without their lord's approval. 
E)  They could be tried in their lord's personal courts. 
A)  Serfs had freedom to travel to a new lord's land if the current lord did not suit them. 
B)  By the ninth century, probably 60 percent of the population in Western Europe were serfs. 
C)  They paid rents to their lord through a share of every product they farmed. 
D)  Serfs could not marry anyone outside their manor without their lord's approval. 
E)  They could be tried in their lord's personal courts.

Question 16

Medieval cities were always under the direct rule of the local nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

There were no significant changes in the production methods of food in Medieval Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The staple of the medieval diet was

Accepted Answer

A)  potatoes. 
B)  eggs. 
C)  fish. 
D)  bread. 
E)  pasta. 
A)  potatoes. 
B)  eggs. 
C)  fish. 
D)  bread. 
E)  pasta.

Question 19

Which church practice resonated especially powerfully with ordinary people in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Study of scripture 
B)  Holy pilgrimages 
C)  The practice of good works 
D)  Obtaining sacraments 
E)  Saints and relics 
A)  Study of scripture 
B)  Holy pilgrimages 
C)  The practice of good works 
D)  Obtaining sacraments 
E)  Saints and relics

Question 20

Which feature was NOT typically characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stained glass windows 
B)  Ribbed vaults and pointed arches 
C)  Flying buttresses 
D)  Thick walls 
E)  A play of lightness 
A)  Stained glass windows 
B)  Ribbed vaults and pointed arches 
C)  Flying buttresses 
D)  Thick walls 
E)  A play of lightness

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

The income from a fief of land supported

The appearance of the violent and destructive Mongol Empire ended all trade between the West and China.

The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe

During the Middle Ages, the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe

European knights during the first crusade were able to conquer the city of Jerusalem.

The medieval university

The Dominican friars

The Benedictine orders emphasized which activities?

Which of the following roles would a peasant woman be expected to fulfill?

High Middle Ages agriculture included all of these features EXCEPT

Which statement about medieval peasants' life is FALSE?

Both European and Japanese society in the Middle Ages were dominated by men of war.

France's first parliament, begun under Philip IV, was the

Which statement about the development of fief-holding is FALSE?

Which of the following is not true about the lives of serfs?

Medieval cities were always under the direct rule of the local nobility.

There were no significant changes in the production methods of food in Medieval Europe.

The staple of the medieval diet was

Which church practice resonated especially powerfully with ordinary people in Europe?

Which feature was NOT typically characteristic of Gothic architecture?

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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