Question 1

What is true of the relationship between cities and lords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lords largely treated towns the same way they did vassals and serfs. 
B)  Some lords sold liberties to the townspeople that they demanded. 
C)  Townspeople would overthrow lords in order to create the laws they wanted. 
D)  Lords provided protection for towns, which in turns gave a portion of trade earnings to the lord. 
E)  Townspeople willingly provided military obligations to their local lord. 
A)  Lords largely treated towns the same way they did vassals and serfs. 
B)  Some lords sold liberties to the townspeople that they demanded. 
C)  Townspeople would overthrow lords in order to create the laws they wanted. 
D)  Lords provided protection for towns, which in turns gave a portion of trade earnings to the lord. 
E)  Townspeople willingly provided military obligations to their local lord.

Question 2

All of the following were factors in nearly doubling Europe's population by the High Middle Ages EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a cessation of Viking invasions. 
B)  increased agricultural output due to the three-field rotation system. 
C)  use of wind- and watermills. 
D)  expansion of arable land through deforestation. 
E)  importation of rice from Asia as a staple crop. 
A)  a cessation of Viking invasions. 
B)  increased agricultural output due to the three-field rotation system. 
C)  use of wind- and watermills. 
D)  expansion of arable land through deforestation. 
E)  importation of rice from Asia as a staple crop.

Question 3

Which characteristic was NOT shared by medieval towns and cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many received charters of liberties by the 1100s and 1200s. 
B)  Their location near transportation routes was essential. 
C)  They were food-producing, self-sufficient units, in which commerce was secondary. 
D)  Many were revived Roman cities whose size and populations grew as trade increased. 
E)  New towns or cities were begun at strategically viable locations. 
A)  Many received charters of liberties by the 1100s and 1200s. 
B)  Their location near transportation routes was essential. 
C)  They were food-producing, self-sufficient units, in which commerce was secondary. 
D)  Many were revived Roman cities whose size and populations grew as trade increased. 
E)  New towns or cities were begun at strategically viable locations.

Question 4

The medieval religious order which was noted for its commitment to living among the common people and ministering to the poor was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Cistercians. 
B)  Dominicans. 
C)  Jesuits. 
D)  Benedictines. 
E)  Franciscans. 
A)  Cistercians. 
B)  Dominicans. 
C)  Jesuits. 
D)  Benedictines. 
E)  Franciscans.

Question 5

Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following measures EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  restoring an urban economy based upon the use of money. 
B)  encompassing much of western and central Europe. 
C)  depending upon the allegiance of counts who ruled for the monarch in local areas. 
D)  symbolizing the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe. 
E)  establishing a palace school and reforming the handwritten script. 
A)  restoring an urban economy based upon the use of money. 
B)  encompassing much of western and central Europe. 
C)  depending upon the allegiance of counts who ruled for the monarch in local areas. 
D)  symbolizing the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe. 
E)  establishing a palace school and reforming the handwritten script.

Question 6

Medieval town populations were primarily comprised of

Accepted Answer

A)  merchants and artisans. 
B)  artisans and peasants. 
C)  peasants and serfs. 
D)  nobles and peasants. 
E)  serfs and beggars. 
A)  merchants and artisans. 
B)  artisans and peasants. 
C)  peasants and serfs. 
D)  nobles and peasants. 
E)  serfs and beggars.

Question 7

The ____ was the piece of land that provided a feudal vassal's economic support.

Accepted Answer

A)  fief 
B)  tallage 
C)  homage 
D)  vassalage 
E)  right 
A)  fief 
B)  tallage 
C)  homage 
D)  vassalage 
E)  right

Question 8

By the end of the thirteenth century, the institutionalization of the English Parliament

Accepted Answer

A)  provided the foundation for the absolute rule of the monarch. 
B)  enabled the barons and church lords to establish themselves in the House of Commons. 
C)  was a system of power sharing between the monarch and groups within the society. 
D)  enabled the knights and burgesses to establish themselves in the House of Lords. 
E)  had failed because of the impact of the Black Death. 
A)  provided the foundation for the absolute rule of the monarch. 
B)  enabled the barons and church lords to establish themselves in the House of Commons. 
C)  was a system of power sharing between the monarch and groups within the society. 
D)  enabled the knights and burgesses to establish themselves in the House of Lords. 
E)  had failed because of the impact of the Black Death.

Question 9

The jurisdiction of a Christian bishop was called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ecclesia. 
B)  diocese. 
C)  latifundia. 
D)  demesne. 
E)  abbey. 
A)  ecclesia. 
B)  diocese. 
C)  latifundia. 
D)  demesne. 
E)  abbey.

Question 10

The pope who gave his blessing and authorized the First Crusade was

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban II. 
B)  Gregory VII. 
C)  Gregory the Great. 
D)  Innocent III. 
E)  Edward the Confessor. 
A)  Urban II. 
B)  Gregory VII. 
C)  Gregory the Great. 
D)  Innocent III. 
E)  Edward the Confessor.

Question 11

All Slavic peoples came under the influence of the Byzantine empire and, therefore, embraced the Orthodox Christian religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who was NOT a participant in the Third Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard the Lionhearted 
B)  Belisarius 
C)  Saladin 
D)  Frederick Barbarosa 
E)  Philip II Augustus 
A)  Richard the Lionhearted 
B)  Belisarius 
C)  Saladin 
D)  Frederick Barbarosa 
E)  Philip II Augustus

Question 13

In Medieval European society, the ____ held most of the political, economic, and social power.

Accepted Answer

A)  emperor 
B)  nobility 
C)  priests 
D)  scholars 
E)  merchants 
A)  emperor 
B)  nobility 
C)  priests 
D)  scholars 
E)  merchants

Question 14

The reputation of Medieval Europe as a violent time and place is not supported by recent historical studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Principality of Kiev was founded by

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Asian Mongols. 
B)  Scandinavian Vikings. 
C)  Byzantines from Constantinople. 
D)  the Germanic Holy Roman Emperors. 
E)  Hungarian Magyars. 
A)  Central Asian Mongols. 
B)  Scandinavian Vikings. 
C)  Byzantines from Constantinople. 
D)  the Germanic Holy Roman Emperors. 
E)  Hungarian Magyars.

Question 16

Nuns achieved equal status with monks in the medieval church of the 13th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

After their defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, the ____ became Christians and went on to establish the Kingdom of Hungary.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongols 
B)  Magyars 
C)  Vikings 
D)  Slavs 
E)  Golden Horde 
A)  Mongols 
B)  Magyars 
C)  Vikings 
D)  Slavs 
E)  Golden Horde

Question 18

What was Frederick II's main goal concerning Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  To become a respected military general. 
B)  To become official emperor of the Italian people. 
C)  To create a "holy empire" enforced by the Catholic church. 
D)  To take over the Catholic church and wield papal power. 
E)  To establish a strong centralized state dominated by Sicily. 
A)  To become a respected military general. 
B)  To become official emperor of the Italian people. 
C)  To create a "holy empire" enforced by the Catholic church. 
D)  To take over the Catholic church and wield papal power. 
E)  To establish a strong centralized state dominated by Sicily.

Question 19

Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, defeated the

Accepted Answer

A)  Russians. 
B)  Byzantines. 
C)  Germans. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Poles 
A)  Russians. 
B)  Byzantines. 
C)  Germans. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Poles

Question 20

Medieval European cities tended to rely on ____ for drinking water.

Accepted Answer

A)  rivers 
B)  wells 
C)  melted snow preserved in cisterns 
D)  fermented liquids, such as beer and wine 
E)  aqueducts 
A)  rivers 
B)  wells 
C)  melted snow preserved in cisterns 
D)  fermented liquids, such as beer and wine 
E)  aqueducts

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

What is true of the relationship between cities and lords?

All of the following were factors in nearly doubling Europe's population by the High Middle Ages EXCEPT

Which characteristic was NOT shared by medieval towns and cities?

The medieval religious order which was noted for its commitment to living among the common people and ministering to the poor was the

Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following measures EXCEPT for

Medieval town populations were primarily comprised of

The ____ was the piece of land that provided a feudal vassal's economic support.

By the end of the thirteenth century, the institutionalization of the English Parliament

The jurisdiction of a Christian bishop was called a(n)

The pope who gave his blessing and authorized the First Crusade was

All Slavic peoples came under the influence of the Byzantine empire and, therefore, embraced the Orthodox Christian religion.

Who was NOT a participant in the Third Crusade?

In Medieval European society, the ____ held most of the political, economic, and social power.

The reputation of Medieval Europe as a violent time and place is not supported by recent historical studies.

The Principality of Kiev was founded by

Nuns achieved equal status with monks in the medieval church of the 13th century.

After their defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, the ____ became Christians and went on to establish the Kingdom of Hungary.

What was Frederick II's main goal concerning Italy?

Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, defeated the

Medieval European cities tended to rely on ____ for drinking water.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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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

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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

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