Question 1

Which of the following kingdoms was NOT among the states to emerge in the twelfth century following the consolidation of the numerous small kingdoms of northern Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Castille 
B)  Navarre 
C)  Aragon 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Granada 
A)  Castille 
B)  Navarre 
C)  Aragon 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Granada

Question 2

The Church's primary instrument of conversion was the monastic movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-"the peasants' crusade"

Accepted Answer

The Peasants' Crusade, also known as the

Question 4

"The Dark Ages were in reality not so dark." Discuss critically.What was the role of monasticism during this period?

Accepted Answer

The statement "The Dark Ages were in rea

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Philip IV the fair and the Estates-General

Accepted Answer

Philip IV, also known as Philip the Fair

Question 6

The first Gothic church was constructed near

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Constantinople. 
A)  London 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Constantinople.

Question 7

All of the following were true about the development of Russia except

Accepted Answer

A)  Kievan Russia collapsed in the mid-twelfth century. 
B)  Byzantine Christianity provided a major foundation for early Russian unity. 
C)  Magyar dominance created a Western-oriented bent in Russia development. 
D)  Mongols recognized of the hegemony of Alexander Nevsky. 
E)  The descendants of Alexander Nevsky eventually became the rulers of all Russia. 
A)  Kievan Russia collapsed in the mid-twelfth century. 
B)  Byzantine Christianity provided a major foundation for early Russian unity. 
C)  Magyar dominance created a Western-oriented bent in Russia development. 
D)  Mongols recognized of the hegemony of Alexander Nevsky. 
E)  The descendants of Alexander Nevsky eventually became the rulers of all Russia.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-the Rus,Kiev,and Vladimir

Accepted Answer

The Rus, Kiev, and Vladimir are terms as

Question 9

Which of the following is a valid statement about manorialism and the medieval manor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manorialism provided the economic foundation of feudalism. 
B)  The manor was the fundamental unit of medieval urban organization. 
C)  The medieval village was usually in direct economic competition with the manor. 
D)  Manorialism increased the level of freedom and mobility among the peasantry. 
E)  Manorialism ended in the tenth century. 
A)  Manorialism provided the economic foundation of feudalism. 
B)  The manor was the fundamental unit of medieval urban organization. 
C)  The medieval village was usually in direct economic competition with the manor. 
D)  Manorialism increased the level of freedom and mobility among the peasantry. 
E)  Manorialism ended in the tenth century.

Question 10

Which of the following was not true about medieval Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The influence of feudalism increased the secular behavior of many religious leaders. 
B)  The Investiture Struggle was fought over the temporal role into the appointment of church officials. 
C)  Papal authority had diminished by the thirteenth century. 
D)  Innocent III provided proof of papal supremacy with his actions in a number of matters regarding the European monarchs. 
E)  The new friars of the 1200s directly influenced the lives of ordinary people. 
A)  The influence of feudalism increased the secular behavior of many religious leaders. 
B)  The Investiture Struggle was fought over the temporal role into the appointment of church officials. 
C)  Papal authority had diminished by the thirteenth century. 
D)  Innocent III provided proof of papal supremacy with his actions in a number of matters regarding the European monarchs. 
E)  The new friars of the 1200s directly influenced the lives of ordinary people.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-the "New Agriculture"

Accepted Answer

The term "New Agriculture" refers to a m

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Vikings and Magyars

Accepted Answer

The Vikings and the Magyars were two dis

Question 13

The interdict was the weapon used by kings and emperors against the Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Medieval cities were always under the direct rule of the local nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Charlemagne's oversight representatives,the "messengers of the lord king," were the

Accepted Answer

A)  mark graf. 
B)  chandiar. 
C)  missi dominici. 
D)  scriptoria. 
E)  flamboria. 
A)  mark graf. 
B)  chandiar. 
C)  missi dominici. 
D)  scriptoria. 
E)  flamboria.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Cyril and Methodius

Accepted Answer

Cyril and Methodius were two brothers wh

Question 17

Which of the following was not characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  stained glass windows 
B)  ribbed vaults and pointed arches 
C)  flying buttresses 
D)  thick walls 
E)  extensive use of colored light 
A)  stained glass windows 
B)  ribbed vaults and pointed arches 
C)  flying buttresses 
D)  thick walls 
E)  extensive use of colored light

Question 18

All of the following are true about scholasticism except

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a term used to depict the philosophical and theological system of medieval universities. 
B)  it attempted to prove the unity of faith and reason. 
C)  it was preoccupied with establishing the concurrence between Christian and Aristotelian thought. 
D)  the author of the Summa Theologica was Abelard dun Scotus. 
E)  theology was considered to be the "queen of the sciences." 
A)  it is a term used to depict the philosophical and theological system of medieval universities. 
B)  it attempted to prove the unity of faith and reason. 
C)  it was preoccupied with establishing the concurrence between Christian and Aristotelian thought. 
D)  the author of the Summa Theologica was Abelard dun Scotus. 
E)  theology was considered to be the "queen of the sciences."

Question 19

The traditional liberal arts included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  rhetoric. 
B)  biology. 
C)  music. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  geometry. 
A)  rhetoric. 
B)  biology. 
C)  music. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  geometry.

Question 20

Philip II Augustus of France accomplished all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  he waged war successfully against the kings of England. 
B)  he became the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  he regained the provinces of Anjou, Normandy, and Aquitaine from the Plantagenets. 
D)  he established a royal bureaucracy. 
E)  he enlarged the power of the French monarchy. 
A)  he waged war successfully against the kings of England. 
B)  he became the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  he regained the provinces of Anjou, Normandy, and Aquitaine from the Plantagenets. 
D)  he established a royal bureaucracy. 
E)  he enlarged the power of the French monarchy.

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

Which of the following kingdoms was NOT among the states to emerge in the twelfth century following the consolidation of the numerous small kingdoms of northern Spain?

The Church's primary instrument of conversion was the monastic movement.

Identify the following terms. -"the peasants' crusade"

"The Dark Ages were in reality not so dark." Discuss critically.What was the role of monasticism during this period?

Identify the following terms. -Philip IV the fair and the Estates-General

The first Gothic church was constructed near

All of the following were true about the development of Russia except

Identify the following terms. -the Rus,Kiev,and Vladimir

Which of the following is a valid statement about manorialism and the medieval manor?

Which of the following was not true about medieval Christianity?

Identify the following terms. -the "New Agriculture"

Identify the following terms. -Vikings and Magyars

The interdict was the weapon used by kings and emperors against the Church.

Medieval cities were always under the direct rule of the local nobility.

Charlemagne's oversight representatives,the "messengers of the lord king," were the

Identify the following terms. -Cyril and Methodius

Which of the following was not characteristic of Gothic architecture?

All of the following are true about scholasticism except

The traditional liberal arts included all of the following except

Philip II Augustus of France accomplished all of the following except

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