Question 1

The Magna Carta was forced on an English king by

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A) the common people. 
B) the Church hierarchy. 
C) the nobles. 
D) a general church council. 
E) the patricians of London. 
A) the common people. 
B) the Church hierarchy. 
C) the nobles. 
D) a general church council. 
E) the patricians of London.

Question 2

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

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Excommunication is the act of officially

Question 3

The Magna Carta is historically significant because it

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A) reflected the growing literacy in Europe. 
B) established the English Parliament. 
C) created a democracy in medieval England. 
D) contained principles that, over time, would develop privileges for the elite into basic civil rights. 
E) ended feudalism and manorial in England. 
A) reflected the growing literacy in Europe. 
B) established the English Parliament. 
C) created a democracy in medieval England. 
D) contained principles that, over time, would develop privileges for the elite into basic civil rights. 
E) ended feudalism and manorial in England.

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-In an essay, explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi.Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

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The ideas of Peter Waldo and Saint Franc

Question 5

Guilds performed all the following functions except

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A) ensure fair prices. 
B) encourage competition. 
C) extend aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) foster a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensure the production of high quality products. 
A) ensure fair prices. 
B) encourage competition. 
C) extend aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) foster a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensure the production of high quality products.

Question 6

The most important reason why Germany was not unified in the Middle Ages under a strong government was

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A) German intervention in Italy and the papacy. 
B) the bishops' resistance to expanded royal powers. 
C) the opposition of dukes who did want to lose their own independence. 
D) strong pressure from France in the west. 
E) German colonization in the east. 
A) German intervention in Italy and the papacy. 
B) the bishops' resistance to expanded royal powers. 
C) the opposition of dukes who did want to lose their own independence. 
D) strong pressure from France in the west. 
E) German colonization in the east.

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

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The commercial revolution of the High Mi

Question 8

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following except

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A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book. 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer. 
A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book. 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer.

Question 9

Factors contributing to the expansion of trade in the High Middle Ages includes all the following except

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A) the clearing of Muslim fleets from the Mediterranean. 
B) the organization of international fairs. 
C) increased population provided more consumers. 
D) compasses and improved sails. 
E) Waldensians. 
A) the clearing of Muslim fleets from the Mediterranean. 
B) the organization of international fairs. 
C) increased population provided more consumers. 
D) compasses and improved sails. 
E) Waldensians.

Question 10

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

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The Concordat of Worms was an agreement

Question 11

Which of the following groups believed that there was an eternal struggle between the evil God of the Old Testament and the good God of the New Testament, that the soul was trapped in a corrupt world, and that all products of sexual activity (cheese, meat, etc) should be avoided?

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A) Waldensians 
B) Cathari 
C) Franciscans 
D) Dominicans 
E) Adamites 
A) Waldensians 
B) Cathari 
C) Franciscans 
D) Dominicans 
E) Adamites

Question 12

During the Early Middle Ages, the limited foreign trade of Western Europe was handled mainly by

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A) the Dutch and the Italians. 
B) Jews and Italians. 
C) Jews and Arabs. 
D) Arabs and Byzantines. 
E) None of these 
A) the Dutch and the Italians. 
B) Jews and Italians. 
C) Jews and Arabs. 
D) Arabs and Byzantines. 
E) None of these

Question 13

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

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A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition. 
A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition.

Question 14

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

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A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300. 
A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the evolution of the Catholic Church as an institution in the High Middle Ages.

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The High Middle Ages, which spanned from

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Write an essay comparing the development of England and France as centralized states.

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The development of England and France as

Question 17

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

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The answer of Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show...

Question 18

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

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The Cathari were a Christian religious s

Question 19

Each of the following statements about France's Estates General is true except

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A) the Estates General was a national assembly. 
B) members represented three estates (classes) in society: clergy, nobility, and townspeople. 
C) the Estates General was initially called as a demonstration of support for the king in his struggle with the pope. 
D) the institution voted funds for the king. 
E) the Estates General developed into a check on royal power in the Middle Ages. 
A) the Estates General was a national assembly. 
B) members represented three estates (classes) in society: clergy, nobility, and townspeople. 
C) the Estates General was initially called as a demonstration of support for the king in his struggle with the pope. 
D) the institution voted funds for the king. 
E) the Estates General developed into a check on royal power in the Middle Ages.

Question 20

Views commonly associated with heresy in the Middle Ages included

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A) challenges to ecclesiastical authority. 
B) criticism of clerical immorality. 
C) a desire to return to the simpler and purer life of Jesus. 
D) opposition to the use of Latin in Church services. 
E) All of these 
A) challenges to ecclesiastical authority. 
B) criticism of clerical immorality. 
C) a desire to return to the simpler and purer life of Jesus. 
D) opposition to the use of Latin in Church services. 
E) All of these

The Magna Carta was forced on an English king by

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

The Magna Carta is historically significant because it

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -In an essay, explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi.Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

Guilds performed all the following functions except

The most important reason why Germany was not unified in the Middle Ages under a strong government was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following except

Factors contributing to the expansion of trade in the High Middle Ages includes all the following except

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

Which of the following groups believed that there was an eternal struggle between the evil God of the Old Testament and the good God of the New Testament, that the soul was trapped in a corrupt world, and that all products of sexual activity (cheese, meat, etc) should be avoided?

During the Early Middle Ages, the limited foreign trade of Western Europe was handled mainly by

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the evolution of the Catholic Church as an institution in the High Middle Ages.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay comparing the development of England and France as centralized states.

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

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

Each of the following statements about France's Estates General is true except

Views commonly associated with heresy in the Middle Ages included

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 Magna Carta was forced on an English king by

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

The Magna Carta is historically significant because it

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -In an essay, explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi.Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

Guilds performed all the following functions except

The most important reason why Germany was not unified in the Middle Ages under a strong government was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the commercial revolution of the High Middle Ages and its consequences.

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following except

Factors contributing to the expansion of trade in the High Middle Ages includes all the following except

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

Which of the following groups believed that there was an eternal struggle between the evil God of the Old Testament and the good God of the New Testament, that the soul was trapped in a corrupt world, and that all products of sexual activity (cheese, meat, etc) should be avoided?

During the Early Middle Ages, the limited foreign trade of Western Europe was handled mainly by

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the evolution of the Catholic Church as an institution in the High Middle Ages.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay comparing the development of England and France as centralized states.

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

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

Each of the following statements about France's Estates General is true except

Views commonly associated with heresy in the Middle Ages included

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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