Question 1

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

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A) the state ran according to religious commands originated in a higher realm. 
B) the state was self-sufficient and needed no guidance from a high authority. 
C) the king had the duty to be "Defender of the Peace," hence he had the ultimate spiritual authority in the land. 
D) the king had the duty to aid the Pope in maintaining peace. 
E) each individual should dedicate himself to imitating Christ, the Prince of Peace. 
A) the state ran according to religious commands originated in a higher realm. 
B) the state was self-sufficient and needed no guidance from a high authority. 
C) the king had the duty to be "Defender of the Peace," hence he had the ultimate spiritual authority in the land. 
D) the king had the duty to aid the Pope in maintaining peace. 
E) each individual should dedicate himself to imitating Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Question 2

Feudal traditions that lasted into modern times include all the following except

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A) the primacy of religion and the Church in society. 
B) aristocratic notions of duty, honor, loyalty, and courtly love. 
C) domination of the officer corps by the nobility. 
D) special privileges for the French nobility until the French Revolution. 
E) aristocratic control of English local government until the 19th century. 
A) the primacy of religion and the Church in society. 
B) aristocratic notions of duty, honor, loyalty, and courtly love. 
C) domination of the officer corps by the nobility. 
D) special privileges for the French nobility until the French Revolution. 
E) aristocratic control of English local government until the 19th century.

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Comment on two heresies of the fourteenth century and early fifteenth century.Explain the threat they posed to the traditions of the Christian Church.

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In the fourteenth and early fifteenth ce

Question 4

Which of the following exemplified medieval technical skills?

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A) The sundial 
B) The astrolabe 
C) The quadrant 
D) Mechanical clocks 
E) All of these 
A) The sundial 
B) The astrolabe 
C) The quadrant 
D) Mechanical clocks 
E) All of these

Question 5

According to the author, the modern worldview differs from the medieval because

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A) the modern universe no longer seems to have a built-in purpose. 
B) the modern universe is much older and infinite. 
C) in the modern view God is no longer an active agent in human history. 
D) in the modern view, the earth is not the center of the universe. 
E) All of these 
A) the modern universe no longer seems to have a built-in purpose. 
B) the modern universe is much older and infinite. 
C) in the modern view God is no longer an active agent in human history. 
D) in the modern view, the earth is not the center of the universe. 
E) All of these

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-secularism

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Secularism is the principle of separatin

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Describe some of the social and political effects of famine, disease, and inflation that occurred in the fourteenth century.

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The fourteenth century was a period of s

Question 8

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

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A) vassals possessed personal rights that their lord was legally bound to respect. 
B) lords enjoyed unlimited freedom of action vis-à-vis their vassals. 
C) feudal thought gave later advocates of liberty and equality before the law something to react against. 
D) of the Christian notion that God cared about the salvation of each individual soul. 
E) nobles believed that their position freed them from accountability. 
A) vassals possessed personal rights that their lord was legally bound to respect. 
B) lords enjoyed unlimited freedom of action vis-à-vis their vassals. 
C) feudal thought gave later advocates of liberty and equality before the law something to react against. 
D) of the Christian notion that God cared about the salvation of each individual soul. 
E) nobles believed that their position freed them from accountability.

Question 9

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid fourteenth century originated in

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A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia. 
A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia.

Question 10

The Chronicle of Jean de Venette lists all the following as the possible causes of the Black Death except

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A) the will of God. 
B) corrupt humors. 
C) evil inherent in air and water. 
D) famine. 
E) the poisoning of wells. 
A) the will of God. 
B) corrupt humors. 
C) evil inherent in air and water. 
D) famine. 
E) the poisoning of wells.

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Conciliar Movement

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The Conciliar Movement was a reform move

Question 12

According to the author, the fundamental reason for the failure of the Conciliar Movement was

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A) Pope Pius II's condemnation of the Movement as heretical. 
B) withdrawal of support by the Holy Roman Emperor and the French king. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the death of Jan Hus. 
E) the inability of a Church Council to end the Great Schism. 
A) Pope Pius II's condemnation of the Movement as heretical. 
B) withdrawal of support by the Holy Roman Emperor and the French king. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the death of Jan Hus. 
E) the inability of a Church Council to end the Great Schism.

Question 13

The Jacquerie was the

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A) English peasant uprising of 1381. 
B) Bohemian peasant uprising of 1403 led by Jan Hus. 
C) popular French name for the Avignon papacy. 
D) French peasant uprising of 1358. 
E) the collective name for the French peasantry. 
A) English peasant uprising of 1381. 
B) Bohemian peasant uprising of 1403 led by Jan Hus. 
C) popular French name for the Avignon papacy. 
D) French peasant uprising of 1358. 
E) the collective name for the French peasantry.

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the continuities between the Middle Ages and modern times.

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The Middle Ages, also known as the medie

Question 15

The usual pattern in the High Middle Ages was for peasant rebellions to occur

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A) in prosperous times when peasants felt particularly powerful and chaffed under the burden that still continued. 
B) during economic troubles when nobles and kings broke with tradition and increased their demands. 
C) at any time. 
D) in areas adjacent to towns; town offered an example of freedom. 
E) only in the less developed regions of Europe. 
A) in prosperous times when peasants felt particularly powerful and chaffed under the burden that still continued. 
B) during economic troubles when nobles and kings broke with tradition and increased their demands. 
C) at any time. 
D) in areas adjacent to towns; town offered an example of freedom. 
E) only in the less developed regions of Europe.

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-What was the Thomistic synthesis and how did it begin to break down in late medieval Europe?

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The Thomistic synthesis refers to the in

Question 17

During the Late Middle Ages

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A) there was crop failure, famine, starvation, war, and rebellion. 
B) the population fell, many villages were abandoned, and there was much unemployment. 
C) the synthesis of faith and reason in scholasticism began to fall apart. 
D) Italy experienced a major new cultural movement. 
E) All of these 
A) there was crop failure, famine, starvation, war, and rebellion. 
B) the population fell, many villages were abandoned, and there was much unemployment. 
C) the synthesis of faith and reason in scholasticism began to fall apart. 
D) Italy experienced a major new cultural movement. 
E) All of these

Question 18

Lasting Christian influences on Western civilization include the belief in

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A) the intrinsic value of each individual. 
B) the fundamental equality of all people. 
C) the need for a coherent and rational legal system. 
D) limitations on the power of rulers. 
E) All of these 
A) the intrinsic value of each individual. 
B) the fundamental equality of all people. 
C) the need for a coherent and rational legal system. 
D) limitations on the power of rulers. 
E) All of these

Question 19

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about the Black Death?

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A) The Black Death was an outbreak of the bubonic plague. 
B) The Black Death swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. 
C) The Black Death periodically returned after its initial outbreak. 
D) During its first outbreak, the Black Death killed about half of the population in Europe. 
E) Contemporaries viewed the Black Death as divine punishment. 
A) The Black Death was an outbreak of the bubonic plague. 
B) The Black Death swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. 
C) The Black Death periodically returned after its initial outbreak. 
D) During its first outbreak, the Black Death killed about half of the population in Europe. 
E) Contemporaries viewed the Black Death as divine punishment.

Question 20

All of the following are true statements about Joan of Arc except

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A) as the name indicates, her family was noble. 
B) at age thirteen, she believed she was hearing voices of angels and saints. 
C) at age sixteen, she believed that she had been sent on a sacred from God to raise the siege at Orléans. 
D) in battle, she wore a full set of armor and carried a lance. 
E) at a decisive moment in the battle for Orléans, she led a successful assault on the English fortress. 
A) as the name indicates, her family was noble. 
B) at age thirteen, she believed she was hearing voices of angels and saints. 
C) at age sixteen, she believed that she had been sent on a sacred from God to raise the siege at Orléans. 
D) in battle, she wore a full set of armor and carried a lance. 
E) at a decisive moment in the battle for Orléans, she led a successful assault on the English fortress.

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

Feudal traditions that lasted into modern times include all the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Comment on two heresies of the fourteenth century and early fifteenth century.Explain the threat they posed to the traditions of the Christian Church.

Which of the following exemplified medieval technical skills?

According to the author, the modern worldview differs from the medieval because

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -secularism

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Describe some of the social and political effects of famine, disease, and inflation that occurred in the fourteenth century.

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid fourteenth century originated in

The Chronicle of Jean de Venette lists all the following as the possible causes of the Black Death except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Conciliar Movement

According to the author, the fundamental reason for the failure of the Conciliar Movement was

The Jacquerie was the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the continuities between the Middle Ages and modern times.

The usual pattern in the High Middle Ages was for peasant rebellions to occur

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What was the Thomistic synthesis and how did it begin to break down in late medieval Europe?

During the Late Middle Ages

Lasting Christian influences on Western civilization include the belief in

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about the Black Death?

All of the following are true statements about Joan of Arc except

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

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Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 12: The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The core argument of The Defender of the Peace by Marsiglio of Padua was that

Feudal traditions that lasted into modern times include all the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Comment on two heresies of the fourteenth century and early fifteenth century.Explain the threat they posed to the traditions of the Christian Church.

Which of the following exemplified medieval technical skills?

According to the author, the modern worldview differs from the medieval because

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -secularism

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Describe some of the social and political effects of famine, disease, and inflation that occurred in the fourteenth century.

The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid fourteenth century originated in

The Chronicle of Jean de Venette lists all the following as the possible causes of the Black Death except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Conciliar Movement

According to the author, the fundamental reason for the failure of the Conciliar Movement was

The Jacquerie was the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the continuities between the Middle Ages and modern times.

The usual pattern in the High Middle Ages was for peasant rebellions to occur

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What was the Thomistic synthesis and how did it begin to break down in late medieval Europe?

During the Late Middle Ages

Lasting Christian influences on Western civilization include the belief in

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about the Black Death?

All of the following are true statements about Joan of Arc except

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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