Question 1

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 2

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

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The decline of the papacy during the fou

Question 4

Talk about:
-William of Occam and nominalism

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William of Ockham, also spelled as Occam

Question 5

During the Black Death

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A) Western Europe became home to large Jewish communities because of persecutions in Russia and Poland. 
B) the worst organized massacres of the Jews were carried out in England. 
C) the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D) Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E) Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells. 
A) Western Europe became home to large Jewish communities because of persecutions in Russia and Poland. 
B) the worst organized massacres of the Jews were carried out in England. 
C) the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D) Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E) Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells.

Question 6

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

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A) devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C) caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) had little impact. 
A) devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C) caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) had little impact.

Question 7

The bubonic plague caused great mortality in Italy but had relatively limited impact on the rest of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Talk about:
-grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Accepted Answer

Grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Question 9

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 10

Talk about:
-Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron is a coll

Question 11

Talk about:
-Meister Eckhart

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Meister Eckhart was a German theologian,

Question 12

The Decameron is set

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A) in London during the Hundred Years' War. 
B) in Rome during the Great Schism. 
C) in German lands after the Golden Bull. 
D) in Paris during the Avignon papacy. 
E) in Florence at the time of the Black Death. 
A) in London during the Hundred Years' War. 
B) in Rome during the Great Schism. 
C) in German lands after the Golden Bull. 
D) in Paris during the Avignon papacy. 
E) in Florence at the time of the Black Death.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Marsiglio of Padua

Accepted Answer

Marsiglio of Padua was an Italian mediev

Question 14

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

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A) became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D) became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E) was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament. 
A) became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D) became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E) was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament.

Question 15

The Great Schism

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A) put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B) badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C) rejuvenated Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D) prohibited the abuse of pluralism. 
E) lasted for ten years. 
A) put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B) badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C) rejuvenated Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D) prohibited the abuse of pluralism. 
E) lasted for ten years.

Question 16

Talk about:
-Catherine of Siena

Accepted Answer

Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century It

Question 17

Talk about:
-Petrarch's sonnets

Accepted Answer

Petrarch's sonnets are a collection of 3

Question 18

Talk about:
-Joan of Arc

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Joan of Arc, also known as the Maid of O

Question 19

Talk about:
-Council of Ten and the doge

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The Council of Ten was a powerful govern

Question 20

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.

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

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

Talk about: -William of Occam and nominalism

During the Black Death

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

The bubonic plague caused great mortality in Italy but had relatively limited impact on the rest of Europe.

Talk about: -grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Pogroms were

Talk about: -Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Talk about: -Meister Eckhart

The Decameron is set

Talk about: -Marsiglio of Padua

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

The Great Schism

Talk about: -Catherine of Siena

Talk about: -Petrarch's sonnets

Talk about: -Joan of Arc

Talk about: -Council of Ten and the doge

Dante's Divine Comedy

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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

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

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

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

Talk about: -William of Occam and nominalism

During the Black Death

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

The bubonic plague caused great mortality in Italy but had relatively limited impact on the rest of Europe.

Talk about: -grandi, popolo grasso, and popolo minuto

Pogroms were

Talk about: -Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Talk about: -Meister Eckhart

The Decameron is set

Talk about: -Marsiglio of Padua

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

The Great Schism

Talk about: -Catherine of Siena

Talk about: -Petrarch's sonnets

Talk about: -Joan of Arc

Talk about: -Council of Ten and the doge

Dante's Divine Comedy

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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

Filters