Question 1

Meister Eckhart

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A) challenged the works of Thomas Aquinas in public disputations. 
B) was a mystic who claimed that one could achieve a union of the soul with God. 
C) was a noted leader of the flagellants who turned to persecution of the Jews. 
D) led the reform of the Franciscan order in Germany. 
E) rejected the leadership of the pope and was burnt at the stake. 
A) challenged the works of Thomas Aquinas in public disputations. 
B) was a mystic who claimed that one could achieve a union of the soul with God. 
C) was a noted leader of the flagellants who turned to persecution of the Jews. 
D) led the reform of the Franciscan order in Germany. 
E) rejected the leadership of the pope and was burnt at the stake.

Question 2

define the following term:
-gunpowder

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Gunpowder, also known as black powder, i

Question 3

Women benefited from the Black Death because

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A) they were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) they were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) of social custom they were isolated, being restricted to their houses. 
D) there were new employment opportunities. 
E) women always lived longer than men. 
A) they were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) they were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) of social custom they were isolated, being restricted to their houses. 
D) there were new employment opportunities. 
E) women always lived longer than men.

Question 4

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

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The greatest short-term consequence of t

Question 5

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

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A) increasing their prices. 
B) restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C) blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D) pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E) adopting laissez-faire policies. 
A) increasing their prices. 
B) restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C) blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D) pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E) adopting laissez-faire policies.

Question 6

define the following term:
-Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

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Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron is a coll

Question 7

define the following term:
-the "four humors"

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The theory of the "four humors" was a co

Question 8

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was

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A) composed the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B) under the sole authority of the pope. 
C) a land of hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D) a highly centralized monarchy under the power of the emperor. 
E) none of the above. 
A) composed the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B) under the sole authority of the pope. 
C) a land of hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D) a highly centralized monarchy under the power of the emperor. 
E) none of the above.

Question 9

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

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During the fourteenth century, Italy exp

Question 10

define the following term:
-Orléans

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Orléans is a beautiful city located in n

Question 11

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

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A) inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B) reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C) decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D) clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E) use of heavier armor and larger horses. 
A) inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B) reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C) decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D) clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E) use of heavier armor and larger horses.

Question 12

What factors that led to the urban and rural revolts in the fourteenth century. Which causes were most important and why?

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The urban and rural revolts in the fourt

Question 13

define the following term:
-Giotto

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Giotto di Bondone, commonly known as Gio

Question 14

define the following term:
-pneumonic plague

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Pneumonic plague is one of the three mai

Question 15

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

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A) Avignon. 
B) Bordeaux. 
C) Provence. 
D) Dijon. 
E) Paris. 
A) Avignon. 
B) Bordeaux. 
C) Provence. 
D) Dijon. 
E) Paris.

Question 16

At the Battle of Crécy

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A) the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B) the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C) French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D) English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E) French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy. 
A) the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B) the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C) French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D) English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E) French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy.

Question 17

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Joan of Arc

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A) was captured by the Burgundians and turned over to their English allies. 
B) was handed over to the Inquisition on charges of witchcraft. 
C) was considered transgressive because she wore men's clothing. 
D) was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. 
E) all of the above. 
A) was captured by the Burgundians and turned over to their English allies. 
B) was handed over to the Inquisition on charges of witchcraft. 
C) was considered transgressive because she wore men's clothing. 
D) was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. 
E) all of the above.

Question 19

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this political and religious conflict?

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The main causes of the Great Schism, als

Question 20

It is estimated that famine in the early fourteenth century killed 35 percent of the European population.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

Meister Eckhart

define the following term: -gunpowder

Women benefited from the Black Death because

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

define the following term: -Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

define the following term: -the "four humors"

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

define the following term: -Orléans

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

What factors that led to the urban and rural revolts in the fourteenth century. Which causes were most important and why?

define the following term: -Giotto

define the following term: -pneumonic plague

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

At the Battle of Crécy

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

Joan of Arc

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this political and religious conflict?

It is estimated that famine in the early fourteenth century killed 35 percent of the European population.

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