Question 1

All of the following were motives for the Crusades except

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A)  the desire for military adventure. 
B)  religious fervor. 
C)  the aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  the desire to gain riches and land. 
E)  to allow the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land. 
A)  the desire for military adventure. 
B)  religious fervor. 
C)  the aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  the desire to gain riches and land. 
E)  to allow the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Dominicans and Franciscans

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The Dominicans and Franciscans are two s

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Bayeux tapestry

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The Bayeux Tapestry is a medieval artifa

Question 4

All of the following were true of the medieval peasants' life except

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A)  their housing was quite basic. 
B)  they were members of agricultural craft guilds. 
C)  peasant women had a challenging role. 
D)  their diet was simple but adequate when food was available. 
E)  they owed labor services to the lord of the manor. 
A)  their housing was quite basic. 
B)  they were members of agricultural craft guilds. 
C)  peasant women had a challenging role. 
D)  their diet was simple but adequate when food was available. 
E)  they owed labor services to the lord of the manor.

Question 5

All of the following are correct regarding the development of fief-holding except it

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A)  was a response by local leaders who gathered military retainers to protect themselves, as the remnants of the imperial government could not adequately defend the state. 
B)  led to the creation of a large number of knights who literally owed their livings to the lord who granted them a fief. 
C)  led to a five-hundred-year period when warfare was dominated by heavily armed cavalry. 
D)  reflected the high value of land during the centuries during which it was established. 
E)  was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility. 
A)  was a response by local leaders who gathered military retainers to protect themselves, as the remnants of the imperial government could not adequately defend the state. 
B)  led to the creation of a large number of knights who literally owed their livings to the lord who granted them a fief. 
C)  led to a five-hundred-year period when warfare was dominated by heavily armed cavalry. 
D)  reflected the high value of land during the centuries during which it was established. 
E)  was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Gregory VII and the Investiture Controversy

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Gregory VII, also known as Pope Gregory

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-fiefs

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Fiefs were a central element in the feud

Question 8

Vassals

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A)  took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 
B)  generated most of their livable income from trade and commerce. 
C)  were supported by the income from a fief of land. 
D)  were owed allegiance by their lords. 
E)  were unfree peasants. 
A)  took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 
B)  generated most of their livable income from trade and commerce. 
C)  were supported by the income from a fief of land. 
D)  were owed allegiance by their lords. 
E)  were unfree peasants.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Saladin and the Third Crusade

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Saladin was a Muslim military leader and

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Erik the Red

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Erik the Red, also known as Erik Thorval

Question 11

Monasticism in medieval Europe

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A)  was entirely a male area of activity. 
B)  involved an egalitarian governance structure. 
C)  included women, many of whom belonged to royal families 
D)  was based upon the model established by St. Basil. 
E)  was made up of hermit monks. 
A)  was entirely a male area of activity. 
B)  involved an egalitarian governance structure. 
C)  included women, many of whom belonged to royal families 
D)  was based upon the model established by St. Basil. 
E)  was made up of hermit monks.

Question 12

Aristocratic medieval women

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A)  in unusual circumstances, could play a major role, as did Eleanor of Aquitaine. 
B)  were totally independent of their men. 
C)  never assumed managerial responsibilities in spite of their husband's frequent absences. 
D)  were always dominant in their marriages. 
E)  frequently led troops into battle in the absence of their husbands. 
A)  in unusual circumstances, could play a major role, as did Eleanor of Aquitaine. 
B)  were totally independent of their men. 
C)  never assumed managerial responsibilities in spite of their husband's frequent absences. 
D)  were always dominant in their marriages. 
E)  frequently led troops into battle in the absence of their husbands.

Question 13

Alexander Nevsky,prince of Novgorad,defeated the

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A)  Russians. 
B)  Byzantines. 
C)  Germans. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Poles 
A)  Russians. 
B)  Byzantines. 
C)  Germans. 
D)  Mongols. 
E)  Poles

Question 14

What societal needs and social and political trends were involved in the development of feudalism? What social problems did feudalism create,as well as solve,in western European societies?

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Feudalism developed in response to the s

Question 15

Compare and contrast the development of the English monarchy after 1066 with monarchy in France and in the Holy Roman Empire.What might account for both the similarities and the differences?

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After the Norman Conquest of England in

Question 16

The early Capetian kings of France

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A)  dominated their nobility. 
B)  were effective rulers only in the area around Paris. 
C)  governed only the Isle de Rhone. 
D)  took possession of the English kings' lands in France. 
E)  defeated Charlemagne at the battle of the Boyne. 
A)  dominated their nobility. 
B)  were effective rulers only in the area around Paris. 
C)  governed only the Isle de Rhone. 
D)  took possession of the English kings' lands in France. 
E)  defeated Charlemagne at the battle of the Boyne.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Innocent III and the interdict

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Innocent III was one of the most powerfu

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-chivalry

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-chivalry...

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Henry II and the common law

Accepted Answer

Henry II played a significant role in th

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Flanders and the wool cloth trade

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Flanders, historically a region located

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

All of the following were motives for the Crusades except

Identify the following terms. -Dominicans and Franciscans

Identify the following terms. -Bayeux tapestry

All of the following were true of the medieval peasants' life except

All of the following are correct regarding the development of fief-holding except it

Identify the following terms. -Gregory VII and the Investiture Controversy

Identify the following terms. -fiefs

Vassals

Identify the following terms. -Saladin and the Third Crusade

Identify the following terms. -Erik the Red

Monasticism in medieval Europe

Aristocratic medieval women

Alexander Nevsky,prince of Novgorad,defeated the

What societal needs and social and political trends were involved in the development of feudalism? What social problems did feudalism create,as well as solve,in western European societies?

Compare and contrast the development of the English monarchy after 1066 with monarchy in France and in the Holy Roman Empire.What might account for both the similarities and the differences?

The early Capetian kings of France

Identify the following terms. -Innocent III and the interdict

Identify the following terms. -chivalry

Identify the following terms. -Henry II and the common law

Identify the following terms. -Flanders and the wool cloth trade

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