Question 1

Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, 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 2

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II Augustus of France accomplishments?

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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.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
monasticism

Accepted Answer

Monasticism is a religious way of life i

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
heresy

Accepted Answer

Heresy is a term used to describe a beli

Question 5

Using examples, illustrate how European civilization was formed by the coming together of three major elements: the legacy of the Romans, the Christian church, and the Germanic peoples.

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European civilization was formed by the

Question 6

Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following measures EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  restoring an urban economy based upon the use of money. 
B)  encompassing much of western and central Europe. 
C)  depending upon the allegiance of counts who ruled for the monarch in local areas. 
D)  symbolizing the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe. 
E)  establishing a palace school and reforming the handwritten script. 
A)  restoring an urban economy based upon the use of money. 
B)  encompassing much of western and central Europe. 
C)  depending upon the allegiance of counts who ruled for the monarch in local areas. 
D)  symbolizing the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe. 
E)  establishing a palace school and reforming the handwritten script.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
capitalism

Accepted Answer

Capitalism is an economic system charact

Question 8

What remained an independent Muslim state until its fall in 1492?

Accepted Answer

A)  Castile 
B)  Aragon 
C)  Navarre 
D)  Granada 
E)  Iberia 
A)  Castile 
B)  Aragon 
C)  Navarre 
D)  Granada 
E)  Iberia

Question 9

Loyalty was the foundation of the lord-vassal relationship in both Europe and Japan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement about medieval peasants' life is FALSE?

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A)  Their housing was quite basic. 
B)  They were members of agricultural craft guilds. 
C)  The 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)  The 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 12

The early medieval church in the West

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A)  was headed by two rivals, the Archbishop of Milan and the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
B)  developed a more organized monastic structure under Saint Benedict. 
C)  was for a long time ruled by the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
D)  was under the sole control of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
E)  was dominated for several centuries by Arian Christians. 
A)  was headed by two rivals, the Archbishop of Milan and the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
B)  developed a more organized monastic structure under Saint Benedict. 
C)  was for a long time ruled by the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
D)  was under the sole control of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
E)  was dominated for several centuries by Arian Christians.

Question 13

During the Middle Ages, the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe

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A)  were converted to Islam by force. 
B)  were united by Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  adopted either Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, depending on their geographic settlement. 
D)  remained true to their non-Christian religious traditions until the Renaissance. 
E)  converted to Protestantism. 
A)  were converted to Islam by force. 
B)  were united by Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  adopted either Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, depending on their geographic settlement. 
D)  remained true to their non-Christian religious traditions until the Renaissance. 
E)  converted to Protestantism.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
interdict

Accepted Answer

The term "interdict" can be identified a

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
manor

Accepted Answer

A manor refers to a unit of land, origin

Question 16

The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  were the most threatening of the fifteenth century invaders to the peace of Europe. 
B)  were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers. 
C)  had little impact on the history of England and France. 
D)  were defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld. 
E)  led to Scandinavian control of Greece. 
A)  were the most threatening of the fifteenth century invaders to the peace of Europe. 
B)  were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers. 
C)  had little impact on the history of England and France. 
D)  were defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld. 
E)  led to Scandinavian control of Greece.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Irnerius

Accepted Answer

Irnerius was a notable Italian jurist an

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
demesne

Accepted Answer

The term "demesne" refers to the land th

Question 19

According to the agreement reached by the pope and a new German king in 1122, after a bishop was elected, he would pay ____ to the king.

Accepted Answer

A)  a tax 
B)  a fee 
C)  a visit 
D)  homage 
E)  an election cost 
A)  a tax 
B)  a fee 
C)  a visit 
D)  homage 
E)  an election cost

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Making of Europe

Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, defeated the

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II Augustus of France accomplishments?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). monasticism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). heresy

Using examples, illustrate how European civilization was formed by the coming together of three major elements: the legacy of the Romans, the Christian church, and the Germanic peoples.

Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following measures EXCEPT for

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). capitalism

What remained an independent Muslim state until its fall in 1492?

Loyalty was the foundation of the lord-vassal relationship in both Europe and Japan.

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

Which statement about medieval peasants' life is FALSE?

The early medieval church in the West

During the Middle Ages, the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). interdict

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). manor

The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Irnerius

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). demesne

According to the agreement reached by the pope and a new German king in 1122, after a bishop was elected, he would pay ____ to the king.

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

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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