Question 1

The medieval Church regarded heretics as all the following except

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A) traitors against a God. 
B) mistaken individuals who required guidance since all error is due to ignorance. 
C) dangerous individuals who undermined society. 
D) people who deserved death because they were aligned with Satan. 
E) rebels against clerical authority. 
A) traitors against a God. 
B) mistaken individuals who required guidance since all error is due to ignorance. 
C) dangerous individuals who undermined society. 
D) people who deserved death because they were aligned with Satan. 
E) rebels against clerical authority.

Question 2

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

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A) drive of bishops to increase their wealth. 
B) ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire. 
C) Concordat of Worms. 
D) emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity. 
E) revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople. 
A) drive of bishops to increase their wealth. 
B) ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire. 
C) Concordat of Worms. 
D) emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity. 
E) revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople.

Question 3

Which best explains why the Christian Church became the largest property owner in the cities?

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A) Most cities were built on Church lands. 
B) The Church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the Church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The Church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment. 
A) Most cities were built on Church lands. 
B) The Church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the Church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The Church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, draw in Charlemagne's Empire and the Roman Empire at its height.Clearly label all three.

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Question 5

What was the attitude of lords to peasants opening wastelands to cultivation?

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A) They discouraged it for fear of a drain on labor available to them. 
B) They encouraged it by replacing personal service with rents in exchange for moving to new lands. 
C) They confiscated newly opened land from peasants and enserfed them. 
D) They encouraged it by offering to buy the land from the peasants once it was improved. 
E) They remained indifferent since it was not a new phenomenon. 
A) They discouraged it for fear of a drain on labor available to them. 
B) They encouraged it by replacing personal service with rents in exchange for moving to new lands. 
C) They confiscated newly opened land from peasants and enserfed them. 
D) They encouraged it by offering to buy the land from the peasants once it was improved. 
E) They remained indifferent since it was not a new phenomenon.

Question 6

The principle export of northern Europe to Italy and the Mediterranean in the High Middle Ages was

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A) cheese. 
B) lumber. 
C) pig iron. 
D) wool. 
E) finished goods. 
A) cheese. 
B) lumber. 
C) pig iron. 
D) wool. 
E) finished goods.

Question 7

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

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Question 8

From the 1200s on, a safe generalization would be that compared to English kings, French kings had

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A) fewer legal limitations on their power but more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
B) more legal limitations on their power, but less difficulties keeping their realms united. 
C) fewer legal limitations on their power and less difficulty keeping their realms united. 
D) more legal limitations on their power and more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
E) roughly the same powers. 
A) fewer legal limitations on their power but more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
B) more legal limitations on their power, but less difficulties keeping their realms united. 
C) fewer legal limitations on their power and less difficulty keeping their realms united. 
D) more legal limitations on their power and more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
E) roughly the same powers.

Question 9

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following except

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A) insurance for cargoes. 
B) bills of exchange. 
C) double-entry book-keeping. 
D) limited-liability corporations. 
E) commercial law. 
A) insurance for cargoes. 
B) bills of exchange. 
C) double-entry book-keeping. 
D) limited-liability corporations. 
E) commercial law.

Question 10

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

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A) shift away from Christian otherworldliness. 
B) new respect for manual labor and trade. 
C) revived civic spirit reminiscent of active citizenship in Greco-Roman times. 
D) growing interest in secular education. 
E) All of these 
A) shift away from Christian otherworldliness. 
B) new respect for manual labor and trade. 
C) revived civic spirit reminiscent of active citizenship in Greco-Roman times. 
D) growing interest in secular education. 
E) All of these

Question 11

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

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A) still far behind. 
B) lagging but improving. 
C) roughly on the same level. 
D) somewhat more advanced. 
E) far superior. 
A) still far behind. 
B) lagging but improving. 
C) roughly on the same level. 
D) somewhat more advanced. 
E) far superior.

Question 12

The Crusades resulted in all the following except

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A) an intellectual revolution sparked by contact with Muslim scholars. 
B) literature based on Crusading. 
C) accelerated the decline of feudalism and the strengthening of monarchical power. 
D) an increased curiosity about geography and interest in travel. 
E) new food, architecture, and clothing in Europe. 
A) an intellectual revolution sparked by contact with Muslim scholars. 
B) literature based on Crusading. 
C) accelerated the decline of feudalism and the strengthening of monarchical power. 
D) an increased curiosity about geography and interest in travel. 
E) new food, architecture, and clothing in Europe.

Question 13

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

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Who? - The term "deicide" refers to the

Question 14

An issue in the Investiture Controversy was the

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A) rule of the Holy Roman Emperor in Sicily. 
B) right of secular rulers to appoint and confirm bishops in their offices. 
C) debate between medieval scholars about nominalism and realism. 
D) Franciscan brothers' preaching of poverty. 
E) role of the Church in the new commercial revolution. 
A) rule of the Holy Roman Emperor in Sicily. 
B) right of secular rulers to appoint and confirm bishops in their offices. 
C) debate between medieval scholars about nominalism and realism. 
D) Franciscan brothers' preaching of poverty. 
E) role of the Church in the new commercial revolution.

Question 15

Increased grain production led to

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A) less starvation and disease. 
B) more milk, meat, and manure. 
C) population increase. 
D) more possibilities for trade and the revival of town life. 
E) All of these 
A) less starvation and disease. 
B) more milk, meat, and manure. 
C) population increase. 
D) more possibilities for trade and the revival of town life. 
E) All of these

Question 16

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) All of these 
A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) All of these

Question 17

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

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The Domesday Book:

Who?
The Domesday Bo

Question 18

Little Brothers were individuals who

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A) closely obeyed the dictates of Innocent III. 
B) were followers of Saint Francis. 
C) tried to protect the children on the Children's Crusade. 
D) spread the message of Cluny during the Investiture Controversy. 
E) assisted parish priests; they are sometime known as deacons. 
A) closely obeyed the dictates of Innocent III. 
B) were followers of Saint Francis. 
C) tried to protect the children on the Children's Crusade. 
D) spread the message of Cluny during the Investiture Controversy. 
E) assisted parish priests; they are sometime known as deacons.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Inquisition was a series of institut

Question 20

At the end of the eleventh century Europe showed all the signs of recovery except

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A) one centralized government. 
B) increased agricultural production. 
C) reappearance of towns and revival of trade. 
D) improved technology. 
E) campaigns against Europe's neighbors. 
A) one centralized government. 
B) increased agricultural production. 
C) reappearance of towns and revival of trade. 
D) improved technology. 
E) campaigns against Europe's neighbors.

The medieval Church regarded heretics as all the following except

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

Which best explains why the Christian Church became the largest property owner in the cities?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, draw in Charlemagne's Empire and the Roman Empire at its height.Clearly label all three.

What was the attitude of lords to peasants opening wastelands to cultivation?

The principle export of northern Europe to Italy and the Mediterranean in the High Middle Ages was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

From the 1200s on, a safe generalization would be that compared to English kings, French kings had

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following except

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

The Crusades resulted in all the following except

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

An issue in the Investiture Controversy was the

Increased grain production led to

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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

Little Brothers were individuals who

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

At the end of the eleventh century Europe showed all the signs of recovery 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 Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

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 10: The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The medieval Church regarded heretics as all the following except

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

Which best explains why the Christian Church became the largest property owner in the cities?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, draw in Charlemagne's Empire and the Roman Empire at its height.Clearly label all three.

What was the attitude of lords to peasants opening wastelands to cultivation?

The principle export of northern Europe to Italy and the Mediterranean in the High Middle Ages was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

From the 1200s on, a safe generalization would be that compared to English kings, French kings had

Advances in business techniques in the High Middle Ages included all of the following except

The new outlook developed among the townspeople of the High Middle Ages included a

Compared to the ancient world, European agricultural technology at the end of the thirteenth century was

The Crusades resulted in all the following except

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

An issue in the Investiture Controversy was the

Increased grain production led to

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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

Little Brothers were individuals who

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

At the end of the eleventh century Europe showed all the signs of recovery 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 Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

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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