Question 1

define the following term:
-Petrarch's sonnets

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Petrarch's sonnets are a collection of 3

Question 2

define the following term:
-Black Death

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The answer of define the following term:
-Black Death...

Question 3

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

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A) made heredity rather than election the process by which German kings were selected. 
B) ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C) gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D) ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E) gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews. 
A) made heredity rather than election the process by which German kings were selected. 
B) ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C) gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D) ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E) gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews.

Question 4

define the following term:
-the longbow

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The longbow is a type of bow that is cha

Question 5

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

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A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B) particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C) emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D) was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E) abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism. 
A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B) particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C) emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D) was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E) abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism.

Question 6

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

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A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions. 
A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions.

Question 7

define the following term:
-the Visconti and the d'Este

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The Visconti and the d'Este were two pro

Question 8

Postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe

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A) improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God. 
B) did not alter from their preplague character. 
C) deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages. 
D) improved radically as the economy entered into a period of sustained prosperity. 
E) got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants. 
A) improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God. 
B) did not alter from their preplague character. 
C) deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages. 
D) improved radically as the economy entered into a period of sustained prosperity. 
E) got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants.

Question 9

define the following term:
-the vernacular

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The term "vernacular" refers to the lang

Question 10

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

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The failure of Germany and Italy to deve

Question 11

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

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A) was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D) gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E) led to the end of the Hundred Years' War. 
A) was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D) gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E) led to the end of the Hundred Years' War.

Question 12

define the following term:
-Meister Eckhart

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Meister Eckhart was a German theologian,

Question 13

define the following term:
-Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Accepted Answer

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a collecti

Question 14

define the following term:
-clocks, eyeglasses, and paper

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Clocks, eyeglasses, and paper are all es

Question 15

Pogroms were

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A) religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B) special indulgences granted to those infected with the plague. 
C) organized massacres against the Jews. 
D) the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E) mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague. 
A) religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B) special indulgences granted to those infected with the plague. 
C) organized massacres against the Jews. 
D) the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E) mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague.

Question 16

Dante's Divine Comedy

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A) is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B) was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian. 
A) is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B) was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian.

Question 17

France's "first woman of letters" was

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A) Catherine of Siena. 
B) Joan of Arc. 
C) Heloise. 
D) Christine de Pizan 
E) Hildegard. 
A) Catherine of Siena. 
B) Joan of Arc. 
C) Heloise. 
D) Christine de Pizan 
E) Hildegard.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Dante's Divine Comedy

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Dante's Divine Comedy is a classic work

Question 19

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

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A) Brétigny. 
B) Tours. 
C) Poitiers. 
D) Calais. 
E) Agincourt. 
A) Brétigny. 
B) Tours. 
C) Poitiers. 
D) Calais. 
E) Agincourt.

Question 20

define the following term:
-Wat Tyler, John Ball, and the English Peasants' Revolt

Accepted Answer

Wat Tyler, John Ball, and the English Pe

Exam 11: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

define the following term: -Petrarch's sonnets

define the following term: -Black Death

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

define the following term: -the longbow

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

define the following term: -the Visconti and the d'Este

Postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe

define the following term: -the vernacular

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

define the following term: -Meister Eckhart

define the following term: -Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

define the following term: -clocks, eyeglasses, and paper

Pogroms were

Dante's Divine Comedy

France's "first woman of letters" was

define the following term: -Dante's Divine Comedy

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

define the following term: -Wat Tyler, John Ball, and the English Peasants' Revolt

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The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

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Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

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Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

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The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

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The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

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